Try A Trade Showcase in Gladstone

In conjunction with the Australian Cobotics Centre, Weld Australia recently attended the Try a Trade Showcase in Gladstone.

Almost 200 Grade 9 and 10 girls from Gladstone and surrounds gathered at CQUniversity for the event. This event brought together manufacturing, aerospace, energy, mining, engineering and construction industry businesses and stakeholders from government and education to encourage female high school students to learn about a range of careers in STEM and try out some practical activities they might encounter in STEM jobs.

Weld Australia had two Soldamatic welding simulators on-hand for students to try. Students had the opportunity to compete in a fun competition to compare welding accuracy. The Australian Cobotics Centre discussed the impact of cobots and other advanced technology on future work, asking students to think about the skills and attributes that would be required in the future to work with a cobot as a team member.

The event was organised by the Gladstone Engineering Alliance in partnership with the National Association of Women in Construction and the Queensland Government‘s Department of Employment, Small Business and Training and Gladstone Manufacturing Hub.