The Naval Shipbuilding College leads the way in advocating the development and sustainment of a skilled, national naval shipbuilding workforce. Share our journey as we meet key stakeholders across Australia.

Webinar series: Quality in naval shipbuilding
Webinar series: Quality in naval shipbuilding
Webinar eighteen featuring:
Duncan Powrie: Deputy Program Manager Naval Shipbuilding College
Ben Forrest: Quality Assurance Manager ASC Pty Ltd
Adam Stingemore: General Manager, Engagement and Communications Standards Australia.

Naval Shipbuilding College reflects on Q3 2020 with our CEO, Ian Irving
Naval Shipbuilding College reflects on Q3 2020 with our CEO, Ian Irving
Thank you for footage:
- Naval Shipbuilding Institute
- Department of Defence
- ASC Pty Ltd
- Office of the Minister for Defence Industry
- BAE Systems Australia
- Naval Group Australia
- Royal Australian Navy
- Questacon
Please note: activity detailed in this video took place before COVID-19 social distancing restrictions were put in place. The College is currently following whole-of-government guidance from the Department of Health in relation to COVID-19. www.navalshipbuildingcollege.com.au

NSC Webinars – the story so far
NSC Webinars – the story so far
The NSC webinar series, launched in May 2020, has reached over 1,300 people nationally. The series has engaged and educated job seekers, students, parents, teachers, business leaders and small to medium enterprises on a variety of shipbuilding topics. The webinars take viewers on a shipbuilding journey, covering how you can become employment ready, showcasing some of the diverse job roles available, and providing information on these exciting, technologically advanced programs.

From inception to sustainment: Supporting Australian jobs
From inception to sustainment: Supporting Australian jobs
Webinar sixteen featuring:
Duncan Powrie: Deputy Program Manager, Naval Shipbuilding College
Paddy Fitzpatrick: Assistant Secretary Shipbuilding Industry Branch Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group, Department of Defence
Captain Mark Bailey: Director of Professional Engineering and Governance (DPEG), Navy Engineering Branch (NEB)
Samantha Roald: Graduate 2018 Navy Civilian Engineer Development Program (CEDP)

Webinar series: Redefining resilience and supporting your wellbeing
Webinar series: Redefining resilience and supporting your wellbeing
Webinar fifteen featuring:
Shelley Morgan: Talent Acquisition Manager, Naval Shipbuilding College
Lizzie Allen: Sales Director, Right Management

Webinar series: Career opportunities in the naval shipbuilding industry
Webinar series: Career opportunities in the naval shipbuilding industry
Webinar fourteen featuring:
Ed Watson: Candidate Engagement Consultant, Naval Shipbuilding College
Preben Kohler: Candidate Engagement Consultant, Naval Shipbuilding College

Webinar Series: Turning ideas into reality -engineering in shipbuilding
Webinar Series: Turning ideas into reality -engineering in shipbuilding
Webinar thirteen featuring:
Duncan Powrie; Deputy Program Manager, Naval Shipbuilding College
Samantha Zdjelar; National Manager Membership Growth, Engineers Australia
Rebecca Brickhill; Technical Lead Combat and Automation, SAAB Australia

Webinar series: Above and below the seas – where will your naval shipbuilding career take you?
Webinar series: Above and below the seas – where will your naval shipbuilding career take you?

Webinar Series: Defence Industry – complex project management and systems acquisition life cycle
Webinar Series: Defence Industry – complex project management and systems acquisition life cycle

Webinar Series: Activate the naval shipbuilding job search for your candidates
Webinar Series: Activate the naval shipbuilding job search for your candidates

Webinar Series: Engineering the future of naval shipbuilding
Webinar Series: Engineering the future of naval shipbuilding

Webinar Series: Building Australia’s most technologically advanced workforce
Webinar Series: Building Australia’s most technologically advanced workforce

Webinar Series: The future of shipbuilding – equipping young people for the jobs of tomorrow
Webinar Series: The future of shipbuilding – equipping young people for the jobs of tomorrow

Webinar Series: Trades – A world of opportunity
Webinar Series: Trades – A world of opportunity

Webinar Series: Women in engineering and shipbuilding
Webinar Series: Women in engineering and shipbuilding
Webinar features Leanne Stace Communications Director, Duncan Powrie Deputy Program Manager Naval Shipbuilding College and Melissa Weston ASC.

Webinar Series: Let’s work it out. How to become job ready.
Webinar Series: Let’s work it out. How to become job ready.
Webinar four featuring Ian Irving CEO Naval Shipbuilding Institute, Tracy Marsh Owner and Publisher Tracy Marsh Publications and Kelly Peucker Transition Pathways Coordinator Mount Carmel College.

Webinar Series: Maritime engineering; the endless career possibilities
Webinar Series: Maritime engineering; the endless career possibilities

Webinar Series: How to prepare for a career in Naval Shipbuilding
Webinar Series: How to prepare for a career in Naval Shipbuilding
Webinar two featuring:
Nick Howie; Training Solutions Manager -Naval Shipbuilding College
Shelley Morgan; Acquisition Manager -Naval Shipbuilding College

Webinar Series: Australia’s next generation shipbuilding industry – what’s the job for you?
Webinar Series: Australia’s next generation shipbuilding industry – what’s the job for you?

Naval Shipbuilding College reflects on Q2 2020 with our CEO, Ian Irving
Naval Shipbuilding College reflects on Q2 2020 with our CEO, Ian Irving

Naval Shipbuilding College reflects on Q1 2020 with our CEO, Ian Irving
Naval Shipbuilding College reflects on Q1 2020 with our CEO, Ian Irving
Naval Shipbuilding College reflects on Q1 2020 with our CEO, Ian Irving.
Thank you for footage:
– Naval Shipbuilding Institute
– Austal
– BAE Systems Australia
– Luerssen Australia
– Naval Group Australia
Thank you ASC, NSI and AWD Alliance for allowing us to film onsite.
Please note: activity detailed in this video took place before COVID-19 social distancing restrictions were put in place. The College is currently following whole-of-government guidance from the Department of Health in relation to COVID-19.

IWD 2020 Message from Naval Shipbuilding College Chief Executive Ian Irving
IWD 2020 Message from Naval Shipbuilding College Chief Executive Ian Irving
In celebration of International Women’s Day, Ian Irving, Chief Executive of the Naval Shipbuilding College talks about our commitment to enhancing the educational and career pathway opportunities for women to join, or advance within, the National Naval Shipbuilding Enterprise workforce.
Our goal for 2020 is to motivate, engage and elevate shipbuilding as a career of choice for women.

End of Year Message from Naval Shipbuilding College Chief Executive Ian Irving
End of Year Message from Naval Shipbuilding College Chief Executive Ian Irving

Student sets course for naval shipbuilding
Student sets course for naval shipbuilding

Workforce Register is getting the job done
Workforce Register is getting the job done

Australian students get on board with naval shipbuilding industry
Australian students get on board with naval shipbuilding industry

Naval Shipbuilding College update from Ian Irving
Naval Shipbuilding College update from Ian Irving
Since our last newsletter the College has continued to make great progress in leading the development of a truly national and sustainable workforce which will deliver the Australian Government’s $90 billion continuous National Naval Shipbuilding Enterprise.

Video highlights from PACIFIC 2019
Video highlights from PACIFIC 2019
Check out some of the Naval Shipbuilding College’s achievements during our first Pacific Expo.

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Pathways into Naval Shipbuilding Jobs
Pathways into Naval Shipbuilding Jobs
Nick Howie, Training Solutions Manager, Naval Shipbuilding College speaks about pathways into naval shipbuilding jobs. “Defence work requires the best of the best for shipbuilding and my role is to help people get into educational pathways to develop skills and knowledge to be the best.”

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TAFE NSW and the Naval Shipbuilding College
TAFE NSW and the Naval Shipbuilding College
TAFE NSW has partnered with the Naval Shipbuilding College to support more people to secure careers in the rapidly expanding naval shipbuilding, supply and sustainment industries.

Transferring your skills and experience into the naval shipbuilding industry
Transferring your skills and experience into the naval shipbuilding industry
After 30 years on the car production line Mike Butcher has found a new lease of life.

Discover the reasons why this university student decided to join the Workforce Register
Discover the reasons why this university student decided to join the Workforce Register
Flinders University engineering student Joshua Francis talks about the appeal of a ‘job for life’ within the naval shipbuilding industry.

Opportunities across the Naval Shipbuilding Enterprise
Opportunities across the Naval Shipbuilding Enterprise
The Naval Shipbuilding College is working hard to ensure a coordinated, national approach to workforce development and skilling across the National Naval Shipbuilding Enterprise. Approximately fifteen thousand skilled and professional workers are needed throughout Australia – the opportunities span from the ship’s deck to the office boardroom. We’re working with training and education providers in every state and territory to ensure that students graduate job-ready, equipped with the skills, knowledge and experience they need to secure rewarding and meaningful employment. We’re continuing to reach out across Australia to promote naval shipbuilding as a career of choice.

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Why I joined the Naval Shipbuilding Workforce Register
Why I joined the Naval Shipbuilding Workforce Register
Robotics Engineering student Caitlin Kramer from Flinders University in South Australia talks about why she is pursuing a career in naval shipbuilding.

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A Message from Graham Winter, Deputy Program Manager – Naval Shipbuilding College
A Message from Graham Winter, Deputy Program Manager – Naval Shipbuilding College

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Careers in Naval Shipbuilding
Careers in Naval Shipbuilding
Engineering specialist Rick Burgos discusses how the Naval Shipbuilding College is helping thousands of Australians to pursue exciting skilled and professional careers.

TAFE Queensland welding course endorsed for naval shipbuilding
TAFE Queensland welding course endorsed for naval shipbuilding
TAFE Queensland has become the first education provider in the state to receive course endorsement from the Naval Shipbuilding College. Students that complete the Certificate III in Engineering-Fabrication Trade (welding component) are now acknowledged by shipbuilding and supply chain industries across the country as being ‘job-ready.’

Careers in Shipbuilding
Careers in Shipbuilding
Hear from the experts why naval shipbuilding is fast becoming a career of choice and how the Naval Shipbuilding College is helping thousands of Australians to get involved through our Workforce Register. This video highlights how the Naval Shipbuilding College’s collaboration with industry and the education and training sectors is helping to develop a suite of endorsed courses throughout Australia, with the first being TAFE SA’s welding program. These courses are helping to produce ‘job ready’ graduates to seize the diversity of naval shipbuilding career opportunities ahead.

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