Career
As views shift, the mining industry faces a growing skills shortage
Reports that Australia’s mining industry will continue to shrink have led to a skills shortage as few young engineers pursue...
Engineering students struggle with work-life balance too
Engineering curriculums are hard because they need to be. But that's not the only explanation for the degree's high risk...
Engineers Australia President: More engineers need to be key decision makers
New Engineers Australia National President Trish White wants the profession to play a bigger role in nation building. She sits...
More help from industry the missing link for better STEM education
What comes first: demand for STEM skills from industry, or student interest in STEM careers based on education? It’s probably...
Sourcing overseas talent a tricky issue in the global tech economy
The government’s recent changes to temporary migration visas have hit the local tech sector hard, according to a recent analysis....
Trust in engineering is more important than ever – here’s why
The future probably won't be a dystopian nightmare, but it feels like the world is dangerously close to the edge....
AI for kids: New book hopes to get young minds interested in the future of tech
With robotics and AI changing our world at a rate of knots, kids need to get a handle on these...
How mentoring can help take your career to the next level
This pair proves that whether you're the mentor or the mentee, everyone has something to gain from mentoring.
3 ways work experience taught me what it’s really like to be an engineer
After undertaking work experience for my engineering degree, I learned that there are just some things you can’t learn in...
How the demand for soft skills is creating a new kind of engineer
David Goldberg, the mind behind University of Illinois’s iFoundry incubator and co-author of the book A Whole New Engineer: The Coming...
