Backfill Production Process Control Techniques Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply principles of backfill production to control process parameters effectively.
• Analyze backfill production data to identify trends and deviations.
• Evaluate the quality of backfill materials and processes against specified standards.
• Implement corrective actions to address process deviations and maintain product quality.
• Demonstrate safe work practices and adherence to environmental regulations during backfill production.
• Design process monitoring plans to optimize backfill production efficiency.

Target Audience

This course is designed for production supervisors, shift bosses, and backfill plant operators in the mining industry who are responsible for overseeing or executing backfill production processes.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Hands-on practical sessions are essential for learners to apply process control techniques in simulated and real plant environments. These practicals reinforce theoretical knowledge through equipment operation, troubleshooting, and quality control testing, ensuring competency in backfill production process control.

Practical Activities

• Practical 1: Instrument Calibration and Loop Tuning — Learners calibrate density, flow, and pressure transmitters, then tune PID control loops on a simulated backfill plant using PLC software. (8h)
• Practical 2: Thickener and Filter Operation — Learners operate a pilot-scale thickener and filter, adjusting flocculant dosage and underflow rate to achieve target density and cake moisture. (8h)
• Practical 3: Backfill Mixing and Quality Control Testing — Learners prepare backfill mixes with varying binder content and measure fresh properties (slump, density, rheology) to optimize mix design. (8h)
• Practical 4: Troubleshooting and Process Optimization — Learners diagnose simulated plant faults (e.g., sensor drift, pump cavitation) and implement corrective actions using a SCADA system. (8h)
• Practical 5: Integrated Plant Simulation Exercise — Teams run a full backfill plant simulation from startup to shutdown, handling normal operations and upset scenarios while maintaining product quality. (8h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.