Australian Aviation — December 2017

DEC EDITION

A/AA Skills Summit - Skilling for the Future

The second A/AA Skills Summit was held on Tuesday 24 October

2017 at the RACV City Club in Melbourne. Following on from its

inauguariton in 2012, we revisted the skills landscape following the

theme of 'Skilling for the Future'.

Sponsored by Australian Industry Standards (AIS) the summit

featured a diverse range of professionals from civil and military,

with aviation and HR backgrounds each providing their own insight

into gaps within the industry and sharing ideas, case studies and

proposing solutions on how to combat an industry-wide skills

shortage.

With the theme of the summit being Skilling for the Future, much

of the discussion was around Automation and Artificial Intelligence

and its impact on the changing workforce. Rapid advancement in

technology dictates that individuals now need to be prepared to

have multiple careers through their lifetime. Nicolette Barnard

(Head of HR Pacific, Siemens) spoke on how the workforce must

be adaptable and we must re-think the way we look at training the

future generations. From apprenticeship to university, curriculums

need to be re-designed to prepare individuals for an ever-changing

career, making them adaptable from the get-go. As an industry, we

must take the lead.

Dan Minton (Industry Manager - Aviation, AIS) also emphasised

that while it's important we focus on having enough skilled workers

on the ground to manage and develop existing and emerging

technologies, we must develop instructors and trainers to maintain

the flow of skill. They are currently at a deficit and without educators

the demand cannot be fulfilled and sustained.

The event was attended by over 40 representatives from Industry

and each session provided an opportunity for in-depth Q&A with

the speakers/panellists, generating a more interactive ideas-

sharing environment. We are putting together a report of the day's

discussions and key themes which be made available to members

shortly.

Robert Adams, Chief Executive Officer/ Australian Industry Standards

Dr Naomi Mathers, Deputy Chair / Space Industry Association of Australia

Dan Minton, Industry Manager / Aviation, Australia Industry Standards

Adrian Lutze, General Manager - Aircraft Maintenance & Support / BAE Systems Australia

Steve Witheford, Group Captain, Director Workforce Planning / Air Force (DWP-AF)

Nicolette Barnard, Head of HR Pacific / Siemens

Trevor Kistan, Research and Technology manager, Technical Directoriat Air Traffic Management / Thales Australia

Jane Snewin, Human Resouces Manager / Lockheed Martin Australia

Linda Spurr, Director / Aviation/Aerospace Australia

A special thank you as well to our events sponsors Australian Industry Standards.

THANK YOU TO ALL SPEAKERS AND PANELLISTS

‘We must emphasise Diversity of Thought in Skilling the Future. The 4G’s: Generation;

Geography; Gender & Genre' - Naomi Mathers, Deputy Chair, Space Industry Association of Australia &

Linda Spurr, MC (right to left)

'The question is not will a robot take your job, it’s how will you engage with the robot once

it takes your job' - Nicolette Barnard, Head of HR Pacific, Siemens

INNOVATION.

DIVERSITY.

PARTNERSHIPS.

AVIATION/

AEROSPACE

AUSTRALIA

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