A Guide to Manufacturing
Australian manufacturing offers some truly amazing career opportunities.
Have a peak at some of our In Focus interviews to find out where a career in manufacturing can take you!
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Interview - Bruce Parker
Bruce Parker first began working on engines as a boy helping his dad. Now he's Managing Director of HM GEM Engines, a company that remanufactures engines.
How did he get to where he is? Read on to find out.
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Interview - Matt Cole
Matt started working as a trades assistant. This gave him a great opportunity to find out about a range of jobs.
He then went on to complete an apprenticeship in fitting and turning through Chisolm TAFE in Dandenong. Now he enjoys the challenges of his job and the satisfaction he gets out of the large variety of things he manufactures and produces.
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Interview - Prue Morgan
Prue obtained her private pilot's licence in 2003 and her commercial licence in 2005. This has led her to flying Airvans all over Australia and the world.
Prue now works at Gippsland Aeronautics and is a Young Industry Ambassador for the Victorian State Government and the Careers in Manufacturing Program.
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Interview - Peter Angelico
Peter Angelico is the Managing Director of A Bending Company Pty Ltd.
Despite having no experience in the area, he began this manufacturing business from scratch and has guided it to its current successful status.
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Term Challenge
This term we challenge you to take on a set of activities that will give you new insights and understandings about your future career.
Come on - take the challenge to develop the skills that will help you succeed in the future.
You have nothing to lose and everything to gain!
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My Career Plan
Whatever career path you may be interested in, the benefit of thinking about the education and skills you need to get there means you can prepare for it now.
The advantage of this is that even if you decide down the track not to enter this career path - you will have developed a strong set of skills that you can transfer into a future career that does interest you.
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Core Skills
Australian Manufacturing offers you many exciting career opportunities!
Here you can learn about the key employability skills you can develop now to ensure your success in any career.
Go on - give it a go!
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Q & A
Our resident career path expert answers your questions about your future career, career-life skills and school-related issues.
Read on or send us a question.
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Quiz Biz
Think you would love to work in manufacturing?
Think about what you have read and test your knowledge by answering the following questions.
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