Thiess has selected Careers Australia to be its national apprenticeship training provider.
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Yingli Solar program to raise quality benchmark for Australia’s solar industry
Yingli Solar has introduced a new partner program, Yingli4You that aims to raise the quality benchmark for Australia’s solar PV industry.
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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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Prime Minister commits $35.6 million for manufacturing jobs
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced that Labor will spend $35.6 million to retrain manufacturing workers under a Manufacturing Skills Plus program.
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Ford assembly plant trains new recruits with simulation (VIDEO INCLUDED)
Following the popularity of its Fusion model in the United States, Ford Motor Co has taken to assembly line simulations to train 1,400 new recruits at the company’s Flat Rock assembly plant in Michigan.
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Cloud is good for business: Report
According to MYOB, those who use the cloud are 106% more likely to have seen a revenue rise in the past year than those who don’t.
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Planning for a blue collar Australia: the role of venture capital and SMEs
In the second of his two part series, UWA Professor Tim Mazzarol examines plans to skill up local companies – and in particular smaller businesses – currently missing out on lucrative industry contracts
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Fair Work Review: A short fall for industry
Government needs to address manufacturing's labour challenges through supporting skills develop and collaboration rather than pushing for a bottom line on rights and conditions, says AMWU.
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New program promotes women in welding
A new program to encourage women into the welding trade has kicked off in Queensland.
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Robogals inspire a new generation of engineers
Fifty school children, many under 10 years old, recently took part in the Robogals pilot session at the Schneider Electric head office in Macquarie Park, Sydney.
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First international metal fabrication graduates
A group of talented international students are reaping the benefits of studying at SkillsTech Australia after recently graduating from the Salisbury Training Centre with Engineering qualifications.
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Resources boom invites expanded role for industry
While Queensland is riding the resources boom, the manufacturing industry remains a key component of the state's GDP, as delegates at a recent QMI Solutions conference discussed.
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Industry to benefit from minimum wage increase
With a recent report revealing that a majority of apprentices in the manufacturing industry have contemplated quitting their jobs because of poor wages, the new wage increase that went into effect on 1 July is good news – not only for the manufacturing industry, but for workers across all industries in Australia.
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Technology and innovation at the heart of Toowoomba’s energy and mining event
QMI Solutions will be running a lunch clinic on new technology and innovation in manufacturing at Southern Queensland’s largest energy and mining event.
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Campaign targets musculoskeletal injuries in the workplace
WorkSafe Victoria has launched a state-wide campaign to minimise musculoskeletal injuries caused through falls and slips at industrial sites.
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Apprentices consider walking out due to poor wages
A new survey reveals a majority of apprentices have contemplated quitting their jobs in the manufacturing industry due to poor wages and lack of acceptable on-the-job training.
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Solutions to the manufacturing industry’s talent shortage
A recent survey by Ernst and Young revealed that a lack of skilled talent is the second biggest risk for the metal manufacturing and mining industries both this year and next.
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Perth trade show is all about safety
The WA Safety Show at the Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre 7-9 August will provide an opportunity for manufacturers not only to get a close look at the latest safety technology but also to hear from experts about what the future holds.
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Female engineering graduate numbers are increasing
Mid-year figures reveal female graduates at the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies are reaching record numbers.
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Boeing boss answers the question: “Why manufacture in Australia?”
Australia is not a cheap place to manufacture, as Boeing Aerostructures Australia managing director John Duddy said in a speech at the recent National Manufacturing Week (NMW) Conference.
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