| We demonstrated greatly improved ability to contribute to national debate on issues relevant to the profession and the community via our own in-house research – such as this year’s infrastructure spending analysis. |
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| Engineers Australia made submissions to Federal and State governments and other stakeholders on a wide range of issues including education, infrastructure, trade in engineering services, climate change, skills shortages, the digital economy, the national broadband network and the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission. |
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| Our Engineering Excellence Awards celebrations in Divisions and nationally again exceeded overall expectations for entries and attendances. |
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| We are now seeing positive engagement in several States on the issue of registration of engineers, and a National Engineering Associates Register was established. |
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| In 2008 The Year of the Engineering Team, Council’s Task Force delivered a plan of action to achieve increasing acceptance of technologists and associates in Engineers Australia and the Australian community. |
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| We continued to respond to member needs across a wide range of new interest areas – such as biomedical engineering, manufacturing, mechatronics, nano-engineering, oil and gas, regional groups, software engineering. |
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| Total membership grew 3.3% to 88,560, and the number of first-time full members grew by nearly 1,600 – 50% higher than last year! |
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| Major efforts were undertaken by members and staff in our Divisions to engage with literally tens of thousands of children and teachers at all levels in our improved schools outreach programs. |
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| With a fresh approach, we have seen excellent growth in all areas of our Professional Development Program – via industry roundtables, special emphasis on engaging with senior engineers, and a doubling of our liaison effort. |
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| In a significant advance for members taking a career break or working part-time, Engineers Australia Council agreed to scale back requirements for CPD hours relevant to Chartered Status and registration. |
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| We supported 15 successful major national and international conferences during 2008-09, as far afield as Perth (CELM) and Christchurch, NZ (biomedical) and Newcastle (Chemeca). |
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| We put increased emphasis on our national CPD seminars and eminent speaker tours, such as high profile engineer Ron Cox’s presentations on the challenge presented by climate change for coastal engineers. Our subsidiary Engineering Education Australia has made major strides in its course offerings. |
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| Good progress was made with Stage 1 of the major Australian Rainfall and Runoff project, and funding for the next stage has been provided by the Commonwealth Government. |
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| Our migration skills assessment service processed a record 7,800 applications. Support for migrant engineer groups grew across several Divisions this year, following earlier successes in Victoria Division. |
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| Our last Annual Report was recognised for transparency and accountability to our members with a Bronze Certificate at the Australasian Reporting Awards in June 2009. |
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| With a positive operating result, our financial position was sustained with members’ funds standing at $36.5 million at 30 June 2009. |
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