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51 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® SEPTEMBER 2017 Partnering in Education Adapted from a Press Release by Major Drilling Group International, Inc. Major Drilling Group International, Inc. entered into a partnership with a new training school for drilling professionals, which is designed to help mitigate the challenges of labor shortages in the industry. The company provided a drill rig and their expertise to the new training program in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada, which is scheduled to open this month. The partnership will help the company gain new recruits in a time where labor shortages in the mining industry have continued to grow. "As the mining industry enters into a potential upturn, we are already seeing the need for new qualified workers. We are therefore pleased to collaborate with the new [drilling professional] training school at the Bathurst campus of the Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick," said Ben Graham, vice president of human resources and safety at Major Drilling. "One of the challenges that is re-emerging in our sector is the shortage of experienced drill crews in the industry, a factor that will put some pressure on cost and produc- tivity as we go forward," said Denis Larocque, president and CEO of Major Drilling. "Our partnership with this new [drilling professional] training program in Bathurst will help with the initiatives we are deploying to recruit and train new employees, and is part of the efforts we are making to get prepared for a potential upturn in our industry." Editor’s Note: In between our print issues, the WWDR Team prepares an electronic newsletter called E-News Flash . Based on readership, this was the most pop ular E-News Flash article of the month. Get in on the action and subscribe today at: www.worldwidedrillingresource.com