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The Naval Shipbuilding College (NSC) has announced the endorsement of a suite of engineering courses provided by WA’s Edith Cowan University (ECU). The courses help create a robust talent pipeline for engineering careers identified by the naval shipbuilding industry.
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ECU is part of the NSC’s national Training and Education Provider Network, which has locations in every state and territory in Australia. The university offers seven bachelor of engineering courses endorsed by the NSC: mechanical, electrical power, mechatronics, electronics and communications, instrumentation, control and automation, computer systems and naval architecture.
Endorsement – which is provided, in ECU’s case, in conjunction with the Australian Maritime College – confirms that these courses meet industry requirements.
Defence Industry Minister Melissa Price said the $90 billion National Naval Shipbuilding Enterprise was creating long-term, highly skilled jobs for generations of workers.
“This endorsement by the Naval Shipbuilding College means students in WA can quickly and easily identify education options that will fast-track their career in naval shipbuilding,’’ she said. “The Morrison government has also just announced an additional six patrol boats for the Navy will be built here in WA, so it’s clear there’s no shortage of opportunities in our naval shipbuilding industry.’’
NSC chief executive Ian Irving said students who completed industry-endorsed courses across Australia would be well placed to take advantage of the careers on offer as a result of the growth of the enterprise. “Western Australia will play a critical role as part of the continuous National Naval Shipbuilding Enterprise with substantial construction and sustainment activities occurring in the west,’’ he said.
These works include construction of the 21 Guardian Class patrol boats, as well as the Arafura Class OPV program.
ECU dean of engineering Professor Daryoush Habibi said the university’s School of Engineering had been undergoing a period of accelerated growth over the past 10 years, including substantial infrastructure investments to help graduate job-ready engineers who can serve the changing needs of industry, including Defence.
“The results are reflected in the fact that ECU is now in the top 175 universities in the world for engineering and technology,” Professor Habibi said.
