N E W S COLLABORATION WORKS TOWARD SELF DRIVING CARS The Google Self-Driving Car Project and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles have announced, that they will integrate Google’s self-driving technology into all-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid people movers to expand Google’s existing self-driving test program. This marks the first time that Google has worked directly with an automaker to integrate its self-driving system, including its sensors and software, into a real world production passenger vehicle. www.google.com/selfdrivingcar CAMPAIGN TO ADDRESS NEED FOR MORE ENGINEERS A government backed campaign to encourage more New Zealanders toward a career in engineering was launched last month. IPENZ, the Tertiary Education Commission, employers, New Zealand institutes of technology and polytechnics and Business NZ have formed a collaborative partnership to address the issue under the banner of the Engineering Education to Employment (E2E) programme. This includes the creation of a campaign called ‘Make the World’ to raise awareness of the scope engineering actually covers, what’s involved in studying engineering and the career opportunities available to graduates. A minimum of 500 engineering graduates are required per annum. www.engineeringe2e.org.nz/About LEP LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE Experts in plastics manufacturing moulding and machining of high performance plastics, LEP has relaunched its website lep.net.nz with a host of new features and a fresh new look. The site has a plastics webshop, hosts of information and case studies and all the information the company believes is required to make getting customised, personal attention the easy choice. www.lep.net.nz 8 June 2016 SELF DRIVING CAR Kaeser sponsor of MESNZ Series EMA welcomes trades and training investment The announcement of some $23 million investment in apprenticeship training and Maori and Pasifika Trades Training (MPTT) is a welcome step to meet part of the skills shortage of EMA members according to the organisation. In the most recent EMA Employers Survey, 24% of respondents were finding it difficult to recruit trade and technicians. Therefore investment in these areas will go some way to addressing this shortage, says Kim Campbell, ceo, EMA. “We know there is a skills shortage across the board in New Zealand, and it’s an issue our members constantly raise with us. To see this particular sector being addressed is a welcome move,” says Mr Campbell. Trades such as air-conditioning and refrigeration mechanics, engineers, plasterers, glaziers, floor finishers and roof tilers are in high demand at present, due to the needs of industries such as infrastructure and construction. Te Ururoa Flavell and Steven Joyce made a joint announcement of $9.6 million for MPTT and in another announcement Minister Joyce confirmed $14.4m for apprenticeships as part of Budget 2016. www.ema.co.nz NETWORK EVENING SERIES LEP EMA Kaeser Compressors New Zealand has announced that it is the new sponsor of the Maintenance Engineering Society of New Zealand (MESNZ) Network Evening Series. The MESNZ is a technical group of the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand, formed for the advancement of maintenance engineering in New Zealand. It seeks to identify and address issues facing maintenance engineers and provides pathways for them to succeed in their roles and responsibilities. As such, MESNZ introduced a Network Evening Series over two years ago, where members and interested parties alike are invited to attend local operations in a casual after hours atmosphere, to learn something about the host’s world and network with other engineers over light refreshments. Kaeser Compressors, described as one of the world’s largest and most successful suppliers of air systems, manufactures an extensive range of high quality stationary, low pressure, portable and dental compressors from its state-of-the-art production facility in Germany. Closer to home, Kaeser Compressors New Zealand provides comprehensive sales and service support throughout New Zealand from its offices in Auckland, alongside an extensive and committed network of authorised sales and service centres. www.mesnz.org.nz/activities/network-evenings/ E2E
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