May 2005

Between January and March of 2005, the final drafts of the report were prepared. At the end of January a Steering Group meeting was held at the offices of EE-Oz in Sydney with comments provided for the final presentaiton of the report. Successive revisions were made during Feburary and March with the final draft approved in mid-April. May 2005 marks the completion of the second report which is available in the publications page.

October, November and December 2004
These months have been spent preparing the report and have been very productive. In the middle of December, the report was sent to the National Steering Committee for review. The final Steering Committee meeting is planned for 27 January 2005 when the recommendations will be finalised and approved. The next stage is to complete the report with the recommendations and forward this to the the Australian National Training Authority. In the meantime, please visit the Publications Page on this website for the latest updates.

September 2004
The final group of interviews were completed this month and the preparation began on writing the chapters. There has been tremendous support from a range of indiviudals that is making this project very interesting and hopefully one that will be able to add value to the work of many individuals within the training industry and within private and public enterprises. The project is coming into its final run to the home straight just in time for the Racing Season.

If you would like to add comment to the project, please do so soon as we are closing out the work in the near future!

August 2004

This month has seen the collection of qualitative data relating to the project. Visits have been made to Melbourne and Sydney to collect qualitative data. These visits have inlcuded companies involved in automotive servicing and engineering. Interviews were also held with RTOs, employer and employee representatives and the State Training Authorities.

In September, there will be some draft chapters available for comment. Please check the Publications page for up-dates. If you would like an email notification when these are available, please send your details to: andrew@v3rc.com.au

July 2004
The first meeting of the steering group has been held on 29 June and the project is now underway. A number of promotions have been undertaken with the kind assistance of the Australian National Training Authority, the Australian Council of Private Education Trainers, Campus Review, and a number of state training agencies across the country. Additionally, assistance has been sought and received from the Business Council of Australia, Australian Industry Group and the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Data has been collected from a range of people in Brisbane and includes public and private RTOs, employers and other interested people.

Note:
If you would like to participate in the research, please contact Andrew Lindhjem who would be pleased to arrange a time to speak with you. If you would like to know more about the project, please go to our Publications page and download the Issues Paper for Shared Technology 2.

June 2004

Work has begun on the project. A number of employer and training organisations have been contacted and have agreed to support this project. Additionally other enterprises and related research organisations are liaising with this project and providing additional data.

The ST2 project is able to contribute and to draw from similar research projects. The issues relating to senior, exisiting and mature-aged workers is an extremely important area for our ageing workforce.

The National Steering Group will be meeting at the end of June to finalise the methodology as well as provide a collective focus into the research into this area.

May 2004

The approval for the second report into shared technology was given this month and progress is proceeding. A new steering committee has been formed and will meet at the end of June, 2004.

October 2003 to April 2004

The Shared Technology report was received warmly by an number of organisations throughout Austraia. Presentations on the findings were made to the EE-Oz National Conference and the Victorian Specialist Centres Forum.

September 2003
The Shared Technology report has been used by ANTA as a lead-in project for the National Industry Skills Forum held on 30 September, 2003. Angus M. Robinson of the Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association presented an overview of the findings of the report as well as providing further elaboration. The participants at the Forum were asked two questions.

1. What are the challenges in developing skills across industries that are
    sharing technology but using different work models?

2. How can industry and vocational education and training agencies better
    collaborate so that skills keep pace with new and shared technology.

August 2003
The Shared Technology report has had a print run this month of 500 copies. These copies are being distributed by EE-Oz Training Standards to ANTA, registered training organisations and other organisations and enterprises. If you wish to receive a copy, please contact http://www.ee-oz.com.au for your copy.

On 21 August, Andrew Lindhjem attended ANTA's Innovation Roundtable: Strategy 6 in Melbourne. Topics discussed at this meeting included Ratio's discussion paper "A vision of an innovative Australian VET System" and how VET can support innovation in Australian Industry. Please watch ANTA's web site for more information. www.anta.gov.au

July 2003
The final drafts of the Shared Technology Project have been provided to the Australian National Training Authority. Work is underway through EE-Oz Training Standards to print a limited number of hard copies. Readers are encouraged to download chapters from the Publications page. At this stage each chapter is presented as a single .pdf but the complete report will be available as a .pdf in the near future.

Progress for the Months of May and June 2003
The final chapters have been prepared and have been peer reviewed by a number of individuals. The draft versions were open for comment by all those who participated in the interviews. The author would like to thank all of those who did provide their thoughts and comments. A presentation was made to the Australian National Training Authority at the beginning of June.

Progress for the Month of April 2003
During this month the chapters relating to the technologies reviewed have been prepared. These chapters are available for review by individuals and groups and comments are welcomed regarding the content. As the project's deadline is June 15, the remain chapters will be prepared in May. Interested parties are encouraged to visit the web site over the next few weeks to obtain copies of the remaining chapters.

Progress for the Month of March 2003
During this month the preparation of the chapters began. These draft chapters will be available from 31 March for those who wish to make a comment. As other chapters are prepared, advice will be sent to those who have contributed. The full set of chapters is expected to be available by the end of April. If you would like to make further comment, please contact Andrew Lindhjem. Full details are in the "Contacts" section of this web page.

Progress for the Month of February 2003
This month saw a concerted effort at gathering primary data through personal interviews. The IEU-ITC employed Hans Setiawan who is a fourth-year electrical engineering student at Curtin University. Hans was able to provide a technical focus on some of the issues at hand. Hans worked on renewable energy and telecommunications. During this period the total number of interviewed industry representatives rose to 97.

Progress for the Month of January 2003
This month the Shared Technology project has continued with its research contacting industry representatives and gathering data on the emerging technologies. In order to further this efforts, Hans Setiawan has joined the project as a Research Assistant. In the last week of the month a series of meetings have been held with the National Steering Group to provide them with information on the project. A review of the project so far is available in our Publications Page.

Progress for the Month of December 2002
More than thirty face-to-face interviews have been conducted and many research reports collected that have provided general direction for the project. Briefly there appears to be five major areas of shared technology and these are networking, wireless communications, device processing, distributed generation, enabling technologies and the human/technology interface. For a more detailed overview, go to our report December_2002_Shared_Technology_Summary.pdf. (100kb)

Progress for the Month of November 2002
This month saw some follow-up desktop research undertaken on the issues identified in October. The Australian Communications Industry Forum provided an opportunity to gain the support of a number of key players in the telecommunications industry for access to data and individual consultation.

Progress for the Month of October 2002
October 2002 was the first month that the project was in official operation. Prior to this, desk-top research had been carried out and provided material for the preparation of the Issues Paper (available on the Publications page). As this is the first month of activity, the project began to build up speed with the first National Steering Group (NSG) meeting (see below), the development of the web page and content, 11 face-to-face interviews in Western Australia. Additionally, the members of the NSG provided lists of contacts nationally for addition to the list of interviewees who will be contacted for their thoughts on the important issues raised for this project.

Launch of the Shared Technology Website - 25 October 2002
The Shared Technology web site is launched today and will be regularly updated to provide interested individuals with information on the progress of the project. The web site is designed to provide students, trainers and others with some of the data that the research is uncovering. If you would like to contribute to the content, please contact Andrew Lindhjem via email at: info@ieu.com.au with your suggestions.

National Steering Group Meeting - 2 October 2002, Melbourne
The first meeting of the National Steering Group (NSG) was held at the IT & T ITAB offices in South Carlton. A list of the members is included in the Participants page of this web site. The NSG agreed to assist with the provision of lists of knowledgeable contacts in their respective industries. test