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Building our future: How local government can attract and retain public works engineers

By intouch * posted 13-07-2017 10:55

  

The public works profession faces a significant skills shortage over the next decade. How can local governments attract and retain the talent they need to help communities prosper?


I181-119_cropped_2.jpgTo get the conversation started, IPWEA recently hosted an industry roundtable to discuss the issue and put forward some solutions. 

Participants included: 

  • Greg Ewing, General Manager Sydney and ACT, Engineers Australia
  • Will Barton, Director Engineering Services City of Junee, Young IPWEA Chair 
  • Vaughn Crowther, Infrastructure Advisor for Rationale, former IPWEA NZ Board member, and author of IPWEA NZ’s Fostering our Future report
  • Gordon Brock, Director, Local Government Engineers Association (a Division of Professionals Australia)

    Director Professionals Australia, NSW (formerly APESMA)

  • Professor Roberta Ryan, Director, UTS Institute for Public Policy and Governance and Centre for Local Government

  • Anthony Ogle, Manager Asset Systems, City of Ryde
Don't miss the Building our Future roundtable in the upcoming edition of IPWEA's inspire magazine, out July 31.
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