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Australian jobs market positive but engineering below average

Posted on 25 Mar 2015 by Tim Brown

The Q2 2015 ‘Hudson Report: Employment Trends’ has revealed a broadly positive outlook for the Australian jobs market, with net intentions to hire remaining strong.

Mazda announces recruitment plan to create 475 new jobs

The new Mazda MX-5 has commenced production in Japan. Image courtesy of Mazda.

Posted on 12 Mar 2015 by Tim Brown

Mazda has announced a new graduate recruitment plan for fiscal year ending March 2017 which will see it employ a total of 475 new workers.

Annual funding for US ed tech companies up 55% in 2014

Posted on 9 Mar 2015 by Aiden Burgess

THE US Education Technology sector received a massive boost last year, with funding having reached $1.87bn in 2014.

Victorian Government purchase new trains from Ballarat manufacturer

An existing X’Trapolis train in Australia - image courtesy of Alstom.

Posted on 6 Mar 2015 by Aiden Burgess

The Victorian Government have boosted its public transport stocks this week after the purchase of 30 new train carriages from French manufacturing company Alstom, which has a site in Ballarat.

No changes planned to minimum wage and awards system says Govt

Posted on 24 Feb 2015 by Tim Brown

The government is not intending to alter penalty rates or the minimum wage according to Employment Minister Eric Abetz.

Chicago-area teens explore unexpected STEM careers in the music industry

ComEd and The Remix Project Chicago are using music to encourage students to take an interest in STEM - image courtesy of DFC.

Posted on 17 Feb 2015 by Tim Brown

Educational groups ComEd and The Remix Project Chicago have launched their “Power of Possibilities” campaign to promote STEM subjects in schools.

Industry breathes a sigh of relief as paid parental leave scrapped

Child care support and paid parental leave continues to be a contentious topic

Posted on 4 Feb 2015 by Tim Brown

The Prime Minister Tony Abbott has scrapped his paid parental leave scheme and replaced it with a proposed increased focus on child care, much to the delight of business groups.

Foreign workers exploited at Manildra site alleges CFMEU

Many US factory workers are supplementing their income with welfare highlighting the issue of the US minimum wage - image courtesy of Dollar Photo Club.

Posted on 22 Jan 2015 by Tim Brown

According to the CFMEU, the main trade union in construction, forestry and forest products, mining and energy production, 29 foreign metal construction workers are being exploited by a Chinese company operating at Manildra’s Bomaderry site.

Design, build, manufacture and inpsire with BLOODHOUND

Posted on 5 Jan 2015 by Victoria Fitzgerald

The BLOODHOUND gang have been playing with their favourite Christmas toy, the BLOODHOUND Supersonic Car kit, the latest release from the BLOODHOUND Project.

Mind the gap: lost in translation

Posted on 17 Dec 2014 by The Manufacturer

Skills Gap Programme Director at the D&T Association, Cheryl Philips, stresses the importance of the manufacturing industry working with educators to ensure the next generation of engineers.