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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="inline1"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">From Industry Search
<a href="http://www.industrysearch.com.au/"><span style="font-weight:normal">www.industrysearch.com.au</span></a> 27/06/11<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></span></p>
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<h2><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">A survey of over 2,300 engineers has found 60 per cent identified a skills shortage in their work area, according to the Australian National Engineering Taskforce.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">A recent survey from the Australian National Engineering Taskforce claims skills shortages are still
rife across many engineering disciplines.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">A total of 54 per cent said there was a loss of capability in their workplace and 40 per cent felt their
company did not have the correct engineering skills mix to meet current or future needs.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
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engineering</a> skills shortage is not new.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">"Good, talented people are always in demand and difficult to source at short notice," Stuart Fowler,
director at engineering consultancy firm Norman Disney & Young, said.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial"><a href="http://www.industrysearch.com.au/Features/Engineering-skills-shortage-problem-still-chronic--7409">http://www.industrysearch.com.au/Features/Engineering-skills-shortage-problem-still-chronic--7409</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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