[Systems Engineering Teachers' Mailing List] Engineering skills shortage

[Tran, Lorraine I]

>From Industry Search www.industrysearch.com.au<http://www.industrysearch.com.au/> 27/06/11

23/06/2011-
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.
A recent survey from the Australian National Engineering Taskforce claims skills shortages are still rife across many engineering disciplines.
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.
These are alarming statistics, particularly given Australia's engineering<http://www.industrysearch.com.au/Engineering-and-Maintenance-5162> skills shortage is not new.
"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.
http://www.industrysearch.com.au/Features/Engineering-skills-shortage-problem-still-chronic--7409




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