When National Manufacturing Week begins this week, it will feature, for the first time, an additive manufacturing product zone.
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SAE-A plan to stop brain drain of car sector engineers
Australia needs a plan to prevent an automotive engineering skills drain when local car manufacturing ends, according to an engineering group.
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Manufacturing needs highly skilled workforce: report
A study has found Australia will need a more highly skilled and qualified workforce to build a competitive, high-end Australian manufacturing base over the next decade.
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TAFE campus opens on old Mitsubishi site in Adelaide
A new TAFE campus with the capacity for over 6,000 students has been opened on the former Mitsubishi site at Tonsley Park in Adelaide.
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Lean Lessons from Japan – Australian Industry Group Lean Japan Tour
In November, Shinka Management, in conjunction with the Australian Industry Group, conducted a lean manufacturing study tour of Japan. The tour provided Australian industry leaders with first-hand experience of world-class lean implementation in a country renowned for its productivity, quality and safety levels.
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FactCheck: are Australian apprentices ‘disappearing’?
Following changes to employer incentives and policies, apprentice numbers have dropped significantly, but is is the end for the Australian apprentice?
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UTS seeks industry feedback for business degrees
UTS Business School is considering re-introducing a manufacturing/industrial operations focused business degree, but we need your feedback.
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Victorian program shows benefits of 3D printing in classrooms
Quantum Victoria, a Victorian government Department of Education and Early Childhood initiative, has trained its first cohort of teachers on how to incorporate 3D printing in classrooms.
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TAFE agreement saves Fab Lab Adelaide
3D Manufacturing and design hub Fab Lab Adelaide has been saved from possible closure by a deal with TAFE.
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Apprentices win pay rise
The Fair Work Commission has awarded first and second-year apprentices pay rises of up to $100 a week.
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Manufacturing & Engineering Institute of Australia launched
Officially launched on July 1, the Manufacturing & Engineering Institute of Australia aims to be a bridge between established, larger industry associations and small metal manufacturers.
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SA Premier promises $27m for job growth
SA Premier Jay Weatherill has announced that Thursday’s budget will offer an extra $27 million over two years for the state’s Skills for all program.
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Swan promises $1 billion plan for Australian jobs
The government has announced a $1 billion Plan for Australian Jobs which includes the setting up of 10 Industry Innovation precincts around the country.
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Advanced manufacturing is what Adelaide’s northern suburbs need
The future for Adelaide’s north may lie in advanced manufacturing. As such, school leavers need to receive the training to prepare them for such careers.
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3D printer hype may end up disappointing consumers: analyst
Consumers might be disappointed by the reality of widely-available, high-end 3D printers, claims an analyst at research firm Gartner.
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Behind every great safety solution is a need for attention
While there are so many measures, strategies, training and equipment within any safety management system, why do accidents still occur?
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Apprentice wages not keeping up with reality: ETU
Research produced by the University of Sydney Workplace Research Centre has shown that many apprentices are living below the poverty line, says the Electrical Trades Union.
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Adaptation, innovation to be discussed at Austech 2013
Austech has announced its speaker program for 2013.
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Kimberley-Clark and GE execs highlight need for Australian innovation
Tony MacMahon, Kimberley-Clark’s CFO for Australia and New Zealand, has said that innovation – and not government subsidies – was the key to Australian manufacturers performing well.
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RMIT axes manufacturing course
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union has slammed a decision by RMIT University to axe a TAFE course aimed at training apprentices for the manufacturing industry.
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