Melbourne Polutechnics ‘Mini Maker Fare’

Weld Australia recently participated in the ‘Mini Maker Fare’ at Melbourne Polytechnic’s Greensborough Campus.

The Mini Maker Fair is an annual event that is attended by hundreds of primary students to engage in handson activities, make things and learn new skills. The event is supported by different community and industry partners each year and the style of engagement is varied. Some past examples are Telstra providing one of their Cruzr robots for the 2019 event and Yarra Plenty Regional Library running an electronic circuits activity using play dough at the 2018 event.

Tania Martin (Manager, Advanced Welder Training, Weld Australia) was on-hand, demonstrating welding with the Soldamatic augmented reality simulators. The students all enjoyed training their hand at welding, and all feedback from the event has been very positive.

Melbourne Polytechnic has been delivering practical and professional education to the northern suburbs of Melbourne for over 100 years. From NMIT, Preston College of TAFE, Collingwood College of TAFE, Northern Metropolitan College of TAFE, to our beginnings as Collingwood Technical School, and Preston Technical School.

Today, Melbourne Polytechnic offers a broad range of innovative training and higher education programs providing knowledge and skills needed for challenges in a competitive marketplace. With a focus on practical experience and theoretical learning in Melbourne Polytechnic’s modern facilities, programs have been designed and developed with industry consultation to ensure the best employment outcomes.