As an Aeronautical Engineer, I was fortunate enough to graduate within the Air Force. I was surprised to learn that 10 years after graduation still less than two thirds (pretty close to only a half actually) of the civillian members of my RMIT class had gotten jobs in the Aerospace industry. It is pretty sad to say that the two Universities that do Aero Eng in Oz produce roughly double what the aerospace industry in Oz can actually handle.
That being said, once you have a few years experience, it isn't that hard to stay employed in the industry, especially defence related. She can try contacting (if she hasn't already): Aerostructures Australia Level 14, 222 Kingsway South Melbourne, Victoria 3205 Australia Tel: + 61 3 9686 8081 Fax: + 61 3 9696 8195 EMail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.aerostructures.com.au I know that 'Head Office' do take on people for work experience and similar, but I am not sure what the current situation in South Melbourne is, so no guarantees unfortunately. Alternatively, contact me independant of the list for other aero companies in the defense industry in Oz. Best of Luck, Anthony Smith Base Structures Engineer - Edinburgh Aerostructures Australia aka Bergfalke 4 VH-GZQ "Letting an aeronautical engineer have his own aeroplane is a bit like giving a monkey the key to a banana plantation!" > >I have a good friend who completed an Aerospace Engineering Degree over >18 months ago but has failed to get any job in the industry. The >problem with this particular qualification is that it is not accredited >until they can get at least 3 months experience. After completing a >degree like this with good marks the current situation if very >disappointing. > >The 3 months experience requirement can be any related engineering field >but must be supervised by a qualified Engineer. Some of the others from >this course have satisfied the requirement with engineering work in the >car manufacturing industry. It would also be possible to satisfy it >with programming for avionics etc. > >Details about this girl are as follows: > >Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering/ Business Administration. >Major project was the Design and evaluation of modifications to a light >aircraft wing and attachments. >Currently living in Melbourne but willing to work anywhere. > >If anybody can help this girl could they please contact me. Wages are >not important > >Thanks >Ken Dawber > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ph 0409 790 802 > > > > > > >-- > * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. > * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message > * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information. > > -- Send using Internode WebMail http://www.internode.on.net/ -- * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information.
