All the News from Weld Australia’s Advanced Welder Training Centres Weld Australia has worked with partners around the country to secure State and Federal Government funding for the establishment of Advanced Welder Training Centres (AWTCs). Using the state-of-the Soldamatic augmented reality welding simulator, the training delivered at the AWTCs quickly qualifies welders to the only industry Standard in the world that is accepted in both Europe and America: ISO 9606-1 Qualification testing of welders – Fusion welding. This Standard is the minimum requirement for working on rolling stock, defence and infrastructure projects, which are crucial to onshore Australian manufacturing and a stronger national economy. New South Wales Department of Education Advanced Manufacturing Outreach Pilot Program Weld Australia is committed to ensuring that Australia develops and maintains a world-class, modern welding workforce. To facilitate this, we’re working on programs that improve STEM skills and give high school students the chance to use emerging technologies. That’s why we proposed the Advanced Manufacturing School Outreach Program to the New South Wales (NSW) State Government. Late last year, their Department of Education and Training initiated a pilot with Weld Australia.
Image: Students at Woolgoolga High School.
Image: Teacher training at Lake Illawarra High School.
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Phase one of the Program has funded teacher training for 16 schools across the state. Weld Australia is rolling out this training at the moment,
