For National Science Week (13-21 August), the federal government has pledged to help close the gender gap and inspire the next generation to join the highly skilled STEM sector.
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Skills are key to securing local content
Manufacturers’ Monthly speaks with South East Melbourne Manufacturers Alliance CEO Vonda Fenwick about the government’s approach to local content and the skills challenge facing Australian manufacturing.
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ON Program: Helping researchers build commercialisation skills
Australian researchers will have the opportunity to build their entrepreneurial and commercialisation skills as the ON Program returns, delivered by the CSIRO.
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Jobs and Skills Australia aims to address the skills crisis
The Australian government is taking immediate action to address the urgent skills crisis by introducing legislation to establishSkills Australia Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA).
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Manufacturing skills fit for the future
Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has created an opportunity to boost Australia’s manufacturing sector. Companies are rightly optimistic about the future.
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Additional $88 million by SA gov to boost skills for more South Australians
Young South Australians, school leavers and job seekers will benefit from increased low-cost training under a significant investment through the JobTrainer package to be rolled out across SA. An additional
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Construction commences for first OPV in WA
The department of defence has announced the first Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) will be built in Western Australia as part of the federal government’s $90 billion Continuous Naval Shipbuilding Program.
This
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Automation to transform manufacturing employment landscape by 2034
Over 60 per cent of Australia’s manufacturing jobs will potentially be impacted by automation technologies over the next 15 years, according to a new report.
Thirty per cent of existing manufacturing
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TAFE SA and Groupe FIVA team up to tackle skills shortage
In order to address the skills shortage in naval shipbuilding and advanced manufacturing, TAFE South Australia has signed an MoU with French engineering services company, Groupe FIVA towards an industry
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WA invests in targeted regional skills development
The Western Australian government will focus on growing the number of trainees and apprentices in regional areas of the state.
Minister for Education and Training, Sue Ellery, announced that the VET Regional
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Airshow inspires next generation
A multi-stakeholder partnership to inspire the next generation of manufacturing kicked off at the 2019 Edinburgh Air Show on November 8.
The Royal Australian Air Force, along with Boeing, BAE Systems Australia,
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Australian WorldSkills titles to be in Perth
The WorldSkills national competition will be held in Perth in August 2020, announced Education and Training Minister, Sue Ellery.
Across 60 skill categories, the WorldSkills Australia National Championships
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Curriculum overhaul to drive VET enrolments
The NSW government will encourage more high school students to pursue future education through TAFE through a new program to embed trade education in senior secondary schooling.
The move comes as part
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Skills transfer as part of shipbuilding program
The transfer of knowledge and skills as part of the Hunter Class Frigate Program has been realised through the secondment of over 50 employees from ASC Shipbuilding to BAE Systems’ shipyards in Scotland.
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Partnership signed to prepare workforce for naval shipbuilding
Weld Australia has signed an agreement to develop a national shipbuilding welding education and training competency framework, with the Naval Shipbuilding College.
With welding required for major projects
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Preparing the workforce for the skills of the future
During a day of robust discussion, delegates, speakers, and panellists came to grips with the skills crisis confronting the Australian manufacturing industry, and what can be done to overcome this.
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Airport construction provides skills for the future
The construction of Western Sydney Airport will provide the skills and training for local workers employed on the project.
A partnership between Western Sydney Airport and TAFE NSW has seen the establishment
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Building an internationally competitive shipbuilding sovereign capability
Geoff Crittenden, CEO of Weld Australia, explains what it will take for Australia to successfully deliver its major shipbuilding project.
I recently visited two BAE
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Automotive Innovation Hub to inspire next generation of tradespeople
The Automotive Innovation Hub has launched in South Australia.
A partnership between the Motor Trade Association of South Australia, along with Tradiebot Industries, the Hub will deliver Industry 4.0 automotive
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TAFE looks to prepare students with digital trades qualifications
TAFE will look to deliver training in digital trades to meet the growth of “blue tech” jobs, such as cyber security, data and analytics, augmented and virtual reality, software engineering, the Internet
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