The instrumentation skills shortage — is there light at the end of the tunnel?
10 September, 2008 by John Immelman*The demise of the instrumentation technician in Australia began over 20 years ago when formal training in these skills ceased. Throw in Generation Y, short-sighted venture capitalists, outsourced servicing and company reengineering and it is evident that all is not well with the instrumentation profession.
Uni to help navy retain corporate knowledge
09 July, 2008Specialised corporate knowledge loss is a significant business risk in the 21st century with a large number of ‘baby boomers’ now approaching retirement. The University of Wollongong and the Navy have committed themselves to a project that plans to maximise retention of irreplaceable knowledge before it ‘walks out the door’. The research project will be directly applied to Navy’s maritime engineering community and the knowledge gained could also provide benefits for other Australian organisations.
Building a better maintenance force — how knowledge testing simplifies training
25 June, 2008 by Roland T Ramsay, PhD*The maintenance manager of any facility has as first priority the efficient and reliable operation of the organisation. But sometimes the individual employee assigned to a maintenance activity may not be equal to the task at hand.
ABB re-launches Australian Graduate Program
13 March, 2008ABB Australia is calling for applicants to its graduate program for future business leaders.
