Tag: welding
Weld Australia tackles welding workforce shortage with micro-credential program
Weld Australia has launched a 12-week micro-credential program to address the nation’s critical welding skills shortage, which threatens major projects like the $9.9 billion Torrens to Darlington (T2D) development and the AUKUS submarine initiative.
TasTAFE introduces cutting-edge welding simulators for metals students
TasTAFE has become the first institution in Australia to implement advanced Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) welding simulators, offering students a safer and more cost-effective way to learn metalwork.
Australian manufacturing quality boosted as 100th company earns ISO 3834 certification
Weld Australia announced a major milestone with the certification of Griffin Marine Services as the 100th company to achieve the AS/NZS ISO 3834 Quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials.
Welding industry struggles with costs, urges local content mandates
Weld Australia has unveiled the findings of its 2024 Member Survey, revealing a critical situation in the nation’s welding and fabrication industry.
Top global award for Weld Australia’s technical training innovation
Weld Australia announced its receipt of the Andre Leroy Prize at the 2024 International Institute of Welding (IIW) Awards, which took place during the IIW Annual Assembly and International Conference on Welding and Joining in Rhodes, Greece.
South Australia partners with HII to prepare suppliers for AUKUS
Premier Peter Malinauskas announced a new initiative in collaboration with America’s largest shipbuilder, HII, to integrate South Australian companies into the global supply chain for nuclear-powered submarines.
NSW Government pumps $1.5 million into TAFE NSW Lithgow
Responding to the surging demand for construction courses in the Bathurst region, the NSW Government has allocated $1.5 million to enhance facilities at TAFE NSW Lithgow.
Metso inaugurates largest service centre worldwide in Karratha
Metso, a provider of sustainable solutions for the mining and aggregates industries, has inaugurated its largest service centre worldwide in Karratha, Western Australia.
Weld Australia’s MEM Training Packaging Resources suite wins Endeavour Award
Weld Australia has clinched the Excellence and Manufacturing Skills Development Award at the 2023 Endeavour Awards for its MEM Training Packaging Resources.
Weld Australia unveils winners of 2023 Victoria and Tasmania Welding Excellence Awards
The 2023 Victoria and Tasmania Welding Excellence Awards winners have been announced in Melbourne, showcasing the best and brightest welders, fabricators, and industry educators in the two states.
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