Your Region: Gold Coast
Known as one of the most popular holiday destinations, Gold Coast boasts not only beautiful beaches, but a strong manufacturing and export economy.
Gold Coast certainly provides a wealth of collaborative opportunities for industries to develop and expand their manufacturing capabilities, which benefit the state as a whole.
Here we aim to serve up a snapshot of events and opportunities available to teachers, support staff, parents and students interested to explore the world of STEAM and manufacturing.
What’s on
Manufacturing and engineering career opportunities on the Gold Coast
Help your students discover the exciting and highly diverse prospect of a career in manufacturing and engineering, connect to our job board to find out more.
Local Industry Partners
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Allkind is an experienced local manufacturer of premium quality, custom-made timber doors and windows.
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Audeara is a global hearing health leader specialised in innovative listening solutions for people with hearing challenges.
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ACS is the leading professional association with over 40,000 members representing Australia’s technology community, across industry, government and education.
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B&R specialises in the design and manufacture of enclosures.
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The Baking Association of Australia is an industry body supporting and educating industry wherever possible. The association also works with allied organisations including agriculture groups that are part of the baking industry.
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Belgotex Fabrics is a specialist manufacturer of high-quality jacquard fabrics for a wide range of commercial and residential applications.
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Bendpro is a leading metal fabricators and manufacturers in Australia. It specialises in advanced bending, rolling and fabrication services.
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Cascade is a global leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of materials handling.
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Downer designs, builds and sustains assets, infrastructure and facilities and is a provider of integrated services in Australia and New Zealand.
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The Drake Group has extensive experience in the Australian heavy haulage and transport industry, offering a wide range of trailer solutions.
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Ferra Group specializes in the design, manufacture, and maintenance of complex electromechanical subsystems and structures primarily for defense, commercial and military aviation, and other industries
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G&O Kert provides a range of services including comprehensive precision CNC machining, fabrication, assembly and reverse engineering of obsolete parts.
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G.James Glass & Aluminium is an Australian industrial company, producing glass and aluminium products.
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GCI Group manufactures precision components from singular parts to large complex assemblies for businesses across Australia.
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GLT Trailers manufactures a vast range of light weight aluminium trailers and specialises in producing end tippers, side tippers, bottom dump, dollies and fracking units.
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Hetech is an Australian established company specialising in Electronics Design and Manufacturing.
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3d-Printing Services is a subsidiary of iOrthotics, which provides access to HP MultiJet Fusion 3D print capability.
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Kingfisher specialises in all aspects of boat building and shipwright work.
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Konica Minolta offers print solutions including office printers, scanners, photocopiers, commercial printers, professional managed services and solutions.
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Lighthouse Shipwrights provides a range of services from anti foul coatings to complex restorations.
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Maritimo builds luxury offshore motor yachts with advanved technology.
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Micromelon aims to further the impact that STEM education can have on students, teachers and adults alike. With experience in not only programming, but also manufacturing, engineering, product development and innovation Micromelon can bring these parties together to provide better outcomes through STEM education, workshops and teacher training.
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Kallipr (formerly known as mIoT) designs and manufactures a range of world-leading, innovative IoT solutions that allow users to better measure and monitor their own data in an easy to use end-to-end package, ultimately reducing business downtime and operating costs, while improving sustainability.
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Thermo Fisher Scientific provides industry-leading pharma services solutions for drug development, clinical trial logistics, and commercial manufacturing to customers through their Patheon brand.
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Plastics Australia is a plastic stationery manufacturer and it provides off-the-shelf or custom-made products to a range of customers.
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Platinum Electricians offers reliable and cost-effective electrical services to thousands of businesses across Australia.
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Rockpress has been in business since 1972 and has grown to become one of Brisbane’s most highly-regarded steel fabrication suppliers.
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Scania is a world-leading provider of transport solutions, including trucks and buses for heavy transport applications combined with an extensive product-related service offering.
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SDI Plastics is a full service plastic injection moulding company that specialises in product design and innovation, protyping, toolmaking, manufacturing, packaging and the distribution of high quality products in Australia, and globally.
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StyroMAX is a specialist designer and manufacturer of fibreglass composite insulated panels.
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Teys Australia is a meat-processing company headquartered in Queensland.
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THG designs and manufactures a range of award-winning trailerable fiberglass boat brands including their flagship Haines Signature Boats range and Seafarer Boats
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Triple M Holdings specialises in providing the service and design for truck bodies, ute trays, alloy tray bodies and more.
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Watkins Stell specialises in 3D scanning, metalwork and structural steel fabrication.
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Visy offer unique, fully integrated, forward thinking closed loop packaging and recycling solutions that align with customer and industry needs.
Reach out to the listed businesses who have been actively involved with schools in your area or expressed and interest to do so.
Government & Non-for-profit organisations
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Their aim is to accelerate AI adoption and capability development, improve productivity, and support job generation and economic growth.
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QMI’s focus is on delivering programs and services that are designed to develop and grow Queensland’s entire manufacturing industry.
Student Work Experience Opportunities
We encourage schools to connect students with our industry partners with the aim of setting up work experience placements.
Are you familiar with our student-led Structured Learning Workplace Program?