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The 2011 ‘F1 in Schools Challenge’ Queensland Championships was held at QMI Solutions on 3 and 4 November 2011. The ‘F1 in Schools Challenge’ is about raising the profile of engineering and manufacturing careers and addressing skills shortages in these industries with a focus on regional school and industry partnerships.
The Premier Anna Bligh officially announced a specialised Coal Seam Gas (CSG) and Gas Transmissions Pipeline Operations Training Centre today at SkillsTech Australia’s Acacia Ridge Training Centre to combat skills shortages in the CSG sector.
Primarily led by the resources boom, Queensland has enjoyed significant growth rates outperforming the rest of Australia for most of the past decade. More recently with the onset of the GFC and natural disasters, Queensland is faced with the unique challenges of business recovery - one of which is addressing the balance between growth and capacity.
Strategies to address the skilling issues facing Queensland manufacturing and recognition of industrys' achievements were the focus of the 2011 Manufacturing Skills Conference and Awards Night.
The 2011 Conference included speakers from industry heavyweights such as Atlas Heavy Engineering, Varley Specialty Vehicles, Gladstone Industry Leadership Group, Teys Bros and Worley Parsons. The second Industry Awards night recognised the contributions of individuals, employers and training organisations to the industry.
As a key enabler for the next resource boom and a significant infrastructure rebuilding program, is the manufacturing industry up to the challenge?
This question is the central theme - “Building capacity for growth” – for QMI Solutions' 2011 Manufacturing Skills Conference to be held in Brisbane on 9 June.
