Archive for category: skills and training
Infrastructure skills in a post-COVID world
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , COVID-19, Featured, Industry Insight, Opinion, People, skills and training, Trends, 0Claire Parry, Managing Director, Infrastructure Skills Advisory discusses the infrastructure skills needed in a post-COVID world.
The Critical Infrastructure Summit is back in April 2021
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Asset Management, Construction, Cyber security, Disaster Management, Events, Featured, Industry Insight, Investment, People, Planning, Policy, Project, Rail, Road, skills and training, Smart Cities, Technology, Transport, Trends, 0After a huge inaugural event in 2020, the Critical Infrastructure Summit – Australia’s premier event for the whole infrastructure...
South Australia invests in virtual reality to boost road safety
Imogen Hartmann, , News, Project, Road, SA, Safety, skills and training, Software, Technology, Transport, 0The Australian and South Australian governments have partnered with the South Australian Road Transport Association (SARTA) to buy a...
Key takeaways from the Critical Infrastructure Summit
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Asset Management, Condition monitoring and maintenance, Construction, COVID-19, Disaster Management, Featured, Industry Insight, InfraPeople, Investment, People, Policy, Project, skills and training, Technology, Trends, 0The inaugural Critical Infrastructure Summit featured five Virtual Conferences running every Wednesday in September, thousands of delegates tuning in,...
Join the critical infrastructure community
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Asset Management, Construction, Disaster Management, Featured, Industry Insight, skills and training, Transport, 0Infrastructure is hosting the Critical Infrastructure Summit – a landmark virtual event for the Australian infrastructure industry involving five...
Self-isolation to self-improvement: becoming a Chartered Engineer
Infrastructure Journalist, , Construction, Industry Insight, Planning, Research, skills and training, Standards, Trends, 0by Lindsay Smith CPEng, Team Leader – Traffic and Road Safety at SMEC. Earning CPEng status is a major professional...
PM commits $1.5 billion to infrastructure including fast-tracking 15 major projects
Infrastructure Journalist, , Construction, COVID-19, Disaster Management, Energy infrastructure, Industry Insight, Investment, News, NSW, Planning, Policy, Project, QLD, Rail, Regional, Road, Safety, Security, skills and training, spotlight, Sustainability, Transport, Urban Development, WA, 1The Federal Government will fast-track investment in critical infrastructure projects including Inland Rail; the Marinus Link; the Olympic Dam...
Change management sustainability starts with people
Infrastructure Journalist, , Construction, Partner Solutions, Planning, Project, Risk management, skills and training, Software, Trends, 0By Suzanne Motica Constant change has become the norm, and the need to adapt to this ongoing change has...
The Australian Railway Association (ARA) has created two social media initiatives to help develop the careers of women and...
Metro Trains is passionate about ensuring its workforce reflects the passengers and communities it serves every day and is...
The push towards achieving gender parity in the rail sector
Infrastructure Journalist, , Case study, Company news, Partner Solutions, People, Project, Rail, skills and training, Standards, Transport, VIC, 0It’s no secret that the Australian rail industry currently has an ageing, male-dominated workforce. However, exciting progress is being...
$24.5 million COVID-19 support package for WA construction apprentices
Infrastructure Journalist, , Construction, COVID-19, Disaster Management, Investment, News, Planning, Policy, skills and training, Urban Development, WA, 0The Western Australian Government has announced a $24.5 million support package for workers in the building and construction industry...
The new construction platform bridging the digital divide
Infrastructure Journalist, , Asset Management, communications and connectivity, Company news, Construction, Digital technologies, Partner Solutions, Planning, skills and training, Standards, Urban Development, 0The arrival of COVID-19 has created unprecedented disruption in Australia’s infrastructure sector. However, amidst the challenges new opportunities to...
Using VR to promote construction to female high school students
Infrastructure Journalist, , Awards, Construction, Digital technologies, Industry Insight, News, People, Planning, Regional, Research, skills and training, Urban Development, 0New research from the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) proposes the use of a Virtual Construction Site...
Australia’s smart cities and communities leaders to gather in Melbourne
chris, , Events, Intelligent Transport Systems, News, Renewables, Research, skills and training, Smart Cities, Sustainability, Technology, VIC, 0This May, leaders from Australia and around the world in the field of smart cities and communities will gather...
Intelligent Transport Systems innovation competition launches
Infrastructure Journalist, , Awards, Events, Industry Insight, Intelligent Transport Systems, News, Partner Solutions, QLD, skills and training, Smart Cities, Sustainability, 1Coinciding with the 17th ITS Asia Pacific Forum, taking place in May, a new competition aims to find and...
Shaking up continuing professional development in construction
chris, , Construction, Featured, Industry Insight, Partner Solutions, People, Policy, skills and training, Standards, Technology, Urban Development, 0The Building Confidence Report that was handed down by Professor Peter Shergold and Bronwyn Weir last year, delivered a...
Critical infrastructure summit 2–3 September 2020 | Brisbane
chris, , Asset Management, Construction, Disaster Management, Featured, Industry Insight, People, QLD, skills and training, Standards, Technology, Urban Development, 0Industry leaders from the whole infrastructure cycle will come together 2–3 September at the Hilton Hotel in Brisbane for The...
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