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Innovation: “It’s in the AIR”
The Nowra Avionics project focussed on the employment and training needs of industries linked with the Department of Defence naval base on the South Coast. The Department of Defence is upgrading its Nowra naval base operations and is outsourcing work to local businesses.
The project was completed in 2003. Nowra is in the Shoalhaven area and is home to a large naval base, a naval aviation defence facility, a number of defence industry contractors and aviation companies and a newly-created aviation technology park. New ways are being developed for businesses in the avionics and defence support industry to collaborate in identifying training needs and developing flexible and innovative ways to deliver training for both existing workers and job- seekers following outsourcing of training by the Department of Defence.
Under the aegis of the Southern Adult Education College a network was established of local employers, local government and training providers, known as the Defence Industry Innovation Network. A skills mapping framework was used to identify current and future skill needs and more appropriate means of training delivery, and to provide the basis for planning adequate training provision. Nearby schools were made aware of employment potential within local industry and ways of establishing career paths within that industry. Local training providers, as a result of their engagement with the project, learnt more about the training needs of the avionics and defence support industry and how their services could meet these needs.
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For more information about the Nowra Avionics project, contact
Raj Narchal on (02) 9561 1143 or email:raj.narchal@det.nsw,edu.au
View the final report of the Innovation: "It's in the AIR" project.
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