Careers & Pathways

We invite students, parents, teachers, employers and anyone interested in a career in advanced manufacturing, to explore our collection of free resources and advice.

If you are a representative of a school interested in becoming part of the Gateway to Industry Schools Program for Advanced Manufacturing, contact us.

Fast track your post-school studies

Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths (STEAM) and Skills and Training in schools can fast track students post-school studies. Gain a greater understanding of how subjects connect to the advancing manufacturing and engineering industry by exploring this list of study pathways.

If you choose to complete a certificate as part of Skills and Training, you may then be eligible to receive credits towards universities courses.

Most manufacturing and engineering industry, if you commit to a trade pathway, will consider contributing to your university degree in engineering, mechatronics or robotics once you finish.

Access our comprehensive advanced manufacturing career and subject pathway guide.

Structured Learning Workplace Program

We offer a program that prepares students for entering a manufacturing and engineering workplace and is suitable for students from second semester Year 10 to the end of Year 12.

The Structured Workplace Learning Program gives students experiences with a maximum of four employees (4 x 1 week blocks) and a minimum one employer (in weekly blocks) or any combination that results in 4 x weekly block of SWL experiences being completed.

If you’re a school or student interested in the program contact us.

Download the Student
Expression Of Interest form for schools

Gateway Schools Access the full kit here

Subjects

Visit https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au for further information on these subjects.

Skills and Training

We recommend speaking with your careers advisor to confirm the following as seek advice on which certificates can be offered in school, or as part of a careers pathways from industry.

University Pathways

We reached out to our university partners to find out pathways for students to enter an advanced manufacturing career. Here is their advice:

University of Southern Queensland

There are 3 pathways via the mechanical engineering discipline into the Advanced Manufacturing sector. Manufacturing is a sub-discipline of Mechanical.

Pathway 1: The 4 year Bachelor of Engineering Hons (Mechanical)
Pathway 2: The 3 Year Bachelor of Engineering Science (Mechanical)
Pathway 3: The 2 Year Associate Degree in Engineering (Mechanical)

The 4 year Bachelor of Engineering Hons (Mechatronics) is also creditable pathway into manufacturing because of the AI and Robotics involved in advanced manufacturing.

Griffith University

• Bachelor of Industrial Design Program QCA/Eng  Code 1407

• Bachelor of Design  Product/3D Major    QCA  Code 1189

Dual Degrees: 

• Industrial Design/Engineering  Code 1441

• BDES Product 3D/Business  Code 1568

RMIT University

• Associate Degree in Digital Technologies (Advanced Manufacturing)

Downloads

• GISP Advanced Manufacturing Careers Guide

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• Industry 4.0 – Fourth Industrial Revolution

• School leaver’s guide to jobs and training