Engineers Australia has welcomed the Australian government’s announcement of $128.5 million investment over four years to fund 4,000 additional university places to help power the AUKUS workforce.
Engineers Australia CEO Romilly Madew AO praised the Government for their commitment to addressing skills shortages in the engineering sector and acknowledging its significant role in Australia’s future. “The recognition of the vital role engineers will play in AUKUS is not only a testament to the importance of engineering in safeguarding Australia’s national security but also a commitment to ensuring our nation remains at the forefront of technological advancements,” Ms Madew said. “AUKUS is one our nation’s biggest engineering endeavour since the Snowy Hydro project and the profession will be a critical voice in areas of regulation and oversight, as well as the operation and maintenance will be required to support this program.”
Madew said that while the initiative is a commendable step in the right direction, the ever-growing demand for engineers required further interventions. “Australia’s engineering sector is at a tipping point and without urgent action projects such as AUKUS, the infrastructure pipeline and reaching net zero by 2050 will not be achieved. Engineers Australia is calling on the Government to adopt the target of producing 60,000 additional engineering graduates by 2033. This will help cater to our nation’s engineering needs and ensure that Australia continues to thrive in an increasingly complex and interconnected world. Engineers play a pivotal role in shaping the future. This investment highlights the government’s understanding and appreciation of that fact. We remain committed to working alongside policymakers to ensure that Australia’s engineering potential is fully realised.”
All this investment in Engineering and other skilled workers education is commendable and should be applauded BUT the AUKUS project still has so many questions to answers. Apart from the obvious,How are we going to dispose of spent fuel, How are we going to Crew them, Is the U.S. Senate going to approve the sale. The one question that hasn’t been answered is, Navy argued that an interim Submarine would cause all sorts of problems with having two different Class of Boats in service at the same time, they agree to accept an interim Nuclear Boat therefore having two different Class of Boats in service at the same time.
All this investment in Engineering and other skilled workers education is commendable and should be applauded BUT the AUKUS project still has so many questions to answers. Apart from the obvious,How are we going to dispose of spent fuel, How are we going to Crew them, Is the U.S. Senate going to approve the sale. The one question that hasn’t been answered is, Navy argued that an interim Submarine would cause all sorts of problems with having two different Class of Boats in service at the same time, they agree to accept an interim Nuclear Boat therefore having two different Class of Boats in service ( Virginia and A design based on the Astute )at the same time.
we have different aircraft and pilots are transferred and endorsed on different machines, Same in principle for subs. Other navies have more than one class of sub. I can’t see the problem having more than one class or type
Correct. It’s Navy bs.
the investment in engineering education is a great idea, but how many will be Australians as opposed to foreign students who’ll be given/sold courses with a view to citizenship.
USA is very touchy about who gets to work with subs and we’ve already seen one example of a young man of a certain foreign background who complained in the media and press he was discriminated against due to his nationality/ethnicity/religion and denied a position working the AUKUS programme. USA said ” too bad that’s the way it is “, That’s one we know about. I suspect there are others we don’t
I gather there are exemptions for discrimination in one or more Acts of parliament here
So our gov’t will need to be selective about who qualifies as a student for these courses that will see them eventually working on our/USA nuclear boats
My contribution here may sound silly, but…..
No, your point is quite valid. I also understand the situation to be that the US has some sort of veto power over the ethnicity of who works in the submarine supply chain. So if you are born in Australia, educated in Australia, but your parents come from, say…..Iran – forget it. You aren’t going to get a job.
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