{"id":79915,"date":"2024-06-28T13:29:57","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T03:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aumanufacturing.com.au\/?p=79915"},"modified":"2024-06-28T13:29:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T03:59:57","slug":"new-industry-integrated-master-of-engineering-program-begins-at-la-trobe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aumanufacturing.com.au\/new-industry-integrated-master-of-engineering-program-begins-at-la-trobe","title":{"rendered":"New Industry-Integrated Master of Engineering Program begins at La Trobe"},"content":{"rendered":"
A cohort of 30 students, predominantly overseas qualified engineers, commenced a new\u00a0 Industry-Integrated Master of Engineering Program at La Trobe University this month, designed to upskill engineers for the Australian job market.<\/span><\/p>\n According to a statement from the university, many skilled and highly-experienced migrants struggle to find work due to a \u201ca lack of familiarity with Australia’s engineering workforce culture\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Professor Hossam Aboel Naga<\/span><\/a>, Head of La Trobe’s Department of Engineering, said \u201cDespite a high demand for engineers in Australia, many skilled migrant engineers find themselves without employment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p> \u201cIn fact, only 50 per cent of skilled migrant engineers in Australia are employed in engineering roles.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIn response, we have developed a course in collaboration with leading engineering companies in Australia, including Siemens, John Holland and Fulton Hogan, and endorsed by Engineers Australia to help bridge this gap.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The one-year course is described as blending academic learning with practical industry experience, and participants must undertake 800 hours of work placement, gaining practical experience and contributing to genuine engineering projects.<\/span><\/p> Expressions of interest in the course can be made <\/span>here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Picture: credit vicwag\/pixabay (released<\/a> under Creative Commons Zero)<\/p>\n Further reading<\/strong><\/p>\n Demand slowed in second half of 2021, but engineer shortage at ten-year high<\/a><\/p>\n Defence projects at risk due to shortage of engineers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n
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