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MESAB Projects 

MESAB conducts a range of research and implementation projects that support its' core functions.

These include facilitating the up-skilling of the existing manufacturing, engineering and mining workforce and promoting and assisting the implementation of various education and training system reforms. 
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"Improving Communications in the Workplace"  report issued. 

The project will develop a national language, literacy and numeracy strategy for the metals, engineering, chemical and plastics industries.

The strategy is to research the status of the workplace language, literacy and numeracy skills in each industry sector and recommend strategies that encourage and support the development of workplace language, literacy and numeracy skills as an integral part of industry skills development.

The report "Improving Communications in the Workplace" released on 20th November 2009 can be accessed here.
 
For further information please contact:
 
Alex Bernhardt on 03 9889 0966 or abernhardt@mesab.com.au

Careers in Manufacturing Program (CiM)

This program has been developed to promote the exciting and extensive range of career options available to young people in the Manufacturing & Engineering sectors. 

The Program has been designed to ensure that Years 9 & 10 secondary students are able to “see, taste, touch & feel manufacturing”. It is a Victoria wide program.

Young Industry Ambassador Program

The program promotes enthusiastic apprentices, trainees & graduates, who have a passionate, positive & youthful message about career choices available in the Manufacturing & Engineering sectors. 

Young Industry Ambassadors can visit schools and talk about their own career pathway. 

They may also be able to host small groups of students through their own worksite. YIA’s promote the Industry as:

·         being high tech

·         providing safe & well organised working environments

·         being highly sustainable,

·         having multiple opportunities for further training

·         being focused on Research & Development

·         providing opportunities for rapid promotion, travel & the development of portable skill sets

·         being an “industry of choice” for enthusiastic & ambitious young people.

The CiM program can also organise an exciting number of industry tour options. These tours can be funded under the CiM program and many sites have a Young Industry Ambassador available on site.

For more information about CiM program options, contact Judith Graham on 039889 0966 or jgraham@mesab.com.au and  here

Victorian Project to assist Language Literacy Numeracy Providers

This project seeks to assist Language Literacy and Numeracy Providers  to better develop the contextualised language, literacy and/or numeracy skills of clients.

 This contextualised material enables clients to participate more effectively in the Process Manufacturing labor force and process related preparatory and probationary vocational training programs.

 You can download a pdf file of the contextualising tool here

If you require further information please contact:

 Alex Bernhardt on 03 9889 0966 or abernhardt@mesab.com.au

 

5S DVD Project

The Manufacturing and Engineering Advisory Board, in partnership with Ideas That Work, are developing a DVD that centers on the 5S concept for production workers.

This resource will focus on the development of effective communication and leadership skills that workers need to support the facilitation, monitoring and improvement of the 5S system in their workplace.

 For further information please contact:

Alex Bernhardt on 03 9889 0966 or abernhardt@mesab.com.au

or Maree McEvoy on 03 9525 1407 or ideas@ideasthatwork.com.au

 WELL funded Professional Development

The Manufacturing and Engineering Skills Advisory Board (MESAB) oversaw the WELL - Professional Development project.

The purpose of the project was to develop a practical resource for the professional development of WELL practitioners, delivering WELL funded training nationally across industry. 

This resource encourages best practice project facilitation, training delivery and assessment to enhance the language and numeracy skills of Australian workers.
 
You can access the professional development guide at www.wellpractitioners.com.au
 
For further information please contact:
 
Alex Bernhardt on 03 9889 0966 or abernhardt@mesab.com.au