& INSIDE: ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA . U niversities respond to govt budget Upgrading Melbourne's M80 Ring Road Closing construction engineering knowledge gap ‘ T ake up of ISO 55000 for asset management inc.GST $7.20 2014 engineers a ustralia June 6, No 86 Vol DITION E @ cued GENERAL 7!“ AUSTRALIA'S M OST INFLUENTIAL ENGINEERS T _ ‘%- $1.5 i 7a g \‘-c TP é‘W‘ sa T 1 1 Galvanizing A ustralia before there was Australia In 1 883, the first international telegraph system using galvanized steel poles was built in the colonies of what was to become Australia 18 years later. After 1 10 years of service and still fully functional, the poles were decommissioned in 1993. A testament to the durability of the galvanizing process. Compared t o any other protective coating for steel, hot dip galvanizing is unmatched in its superior corrosion resistance, strong and tough coating, proven performance, sustainability and lifetime cost benefits. Hot D ip Galvanizing - First and last line of defence For f urther examples of the durability of hot dip galvanizing please visit www.gaa.com.au galvanizers ASSOCIATION O F AUSTRALIA FROMHE T PRESIDENT a ENGINEERS A USTRALIA Supporting y oung engineers he f uture of our profession rests very When I r eflect on my own experience, I Tmuch with our young engineers. was fortunate to have secured a cadetship Young members (aged 35 years on entering university. This gave me work and under) represent 58% of our total experience throughout my undergraduate membership. Excluding students, program (and so I missed out on the 30% are aged 35 years and under. extended breaks that most university Young engineers are, naturally, students had) and then on graduation, I primarily responsible for their own was required through the nature of the career development. However, in my bond to work for the organisation for five opinion, industry and members of years. This was no hardship as I was given the profession have a responsibility the opportunity to be rotated through in ensuring that young engineers all the major groups of the organisation have opportunities to ensure that they for periods of 6-12 months and had great become valuable members of the mentoring support. profession. Industry needs This was an ideal training/ to step up to the mark and development program while still embrace these responsibilities. doing useful work. Regrettably, Decades ago, government such opportunities are now organisations were the major rarely available. Bonds are no employers of students via longer allowed and employees cadetships, and of young readily move jobs in order to graduates. These organisations improve their positions. Often were the training ground Alex B aitch this results in a very narrow field for graduates and had active [email protected] of experience and promotion to development programs to ensure leadership positions in either technical well rounded and balanced development of these or management fields without the sort of development young engineers. that would be ideal. The employment environment has now changed Engineers Australia is now putting great effort into substantially and it is very much in the hands of private the development of programs that will assist both industry to provide employment opportunities. During young graduates and employers to provide structured the transformation process over these years, industry training and experiential opportunities. The Professional has largely not taken up its responsibilities in providing Development Program, for example, is aimed at giving training opportunities and development of graduates. employers the opportunity to assist graduates and young The cry from industry tends to be that universities members to identify the need for building engineering need to produce 'industry ready' graduates. In reality, competencies and becoming Chartered. the role of university training is to produce engineering EA Connect is a new service available to engineering graduates who have a sound theoretical background, employers to promote work placement opportunities analytical skills, with some in-depth knowledge in an to EA student and graduate members. Our strength area of practice in their discipline and an understanding campaign is a member engagement initiative which, of their future roles as engineers. A graduate of an among other things, encourages members to be EA Accredited engineering degree achieves Stage 1 Chartered. Mentoring programs are also being introduced Competency. The development of the young graduate to by various units. Another new service that is available be industry ready is then dependent on the opportunities through Engineering Education Australia is the online that the graduate gets or creates for him or herself. learning portal, EOL. This is of value for all members It is when Stage 2 Competency is achieved that the to assist with development and maintenance of member can become a Chartered Professional Engineer competencies. It is a subscription service and, depending and be on the National Professional Engineers Register on the category of subscription, provides access to an (NPER). Realistically, it is only then that the member is array of learning programs, courses and videos. industry ready and has standing in terms of our various So the challenge is for all parts of industry (be it international accords with respect to mobility. government, government owned entities or private The experience needs to combine a range of activities. industry) to recognise the importance of the development Post-graduate education, opportunities for job rotation of our young members for the future of their own to have exposure to a range of experiences, and training organisations, the profession and for the benefit of courses are all elements of development programs. the community. MW Engineers A ustralia | June 2014 3 ENGINEERS A USTRALIA NATIONAL O FFICE 0 11 National Circuit, Barton, ACT 2600 phone 02 6270 6555 ENGINEERS www.engineersaustralia.org.au AUSTRALIA CONTENTS [email protected] 1 300 653 113 NATIONAL PRESIDENT: Prof Alex Baitch, FIEAust CPEng NATIONAL D EPUTY PRESIDENT: Dr David Cruickshanks-Boyd, FIEAust EngExec NATIONAL I MMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT: Dr Marlene Kanga, FIEAust CPEng COUNCILLORS: C arla Cher, FIEAust; Barry Finlay, FIEAust CPEng; John Mcintosh, FIEAust CPEng, EngExec; Alexandra Meldrum, FIEAust CPEng; Simon Orton, MIEAust EngExec; Greg Walters (National Vice President - Finance), FIEAust CPEng EngExec. 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