Manufacturing & Engineering
Welcome to Manufacturing & Engineering!
Manufacturing and Engineering turns your thoughts into skills – welding, shaping, and creating metal works that are useful and generally essential.
This course aims to provide students with basic production level skills in manufacturing, engineering and related industry areas. Students will gain the competencies required by an entry level worker in this field.
Course Videos
Meet one of our Manufacturing & Engineering Teachers, Mr Tom Moriarty with a brief course overview.
Click and drag the video to take a 360 degree glimpse of our classroom.
Meet Bejay Dennis and hear how he found where he belongs, in Manufacturing & Engineering.
Course Downloads
Handbook Page
Download the Manufacturing & Engineering page from the Enrolment Handbook.
RTO Page
Download the Registered Training Organisation (RTO) Course Overview page.
Find where you belong
Is Manufacturing & Engineering your fit? Check out this flyer to see if studying Manufacturing & Engineering interests you.
Where are they Now?
Mitchell Everingham
NEWMAN 2017 GRADUATE
Mitchell graduated in 2017 with a School-based Apprenticeship at Birdon Marine, he has recently finished his Apprenticeship and is now a qualified Mechanical Engineer in Fitting and Machinery.
Manufacturing & Engineering FAQ's
Pretty much. In the manufacture of some projects, materials such as manufactured board may be used .
Generally two out of the four periods per week are theory based. Theory covers knowledge relating to engineering skills (eg. welding) but also knowledge content about industry practice, WHS etc.)
No! There are no pre-requisites and all topics start from the basics and ‘newbies’ are strongly encouraged to enrol.
Yes. Like all VET courses, units of competencies within the course are nationally accredited and can contribute to post school courses including trade courses.
Engineering trades (Mechanical – ‘Fitting & Machining’); Engineering trades (Fabrication – ‘Boilermaker’) and would also be useful for any trades involving measuring, welding, operating equipment and machinery.
Why Choose Manufacturing & Engineering?
Practical & essential
Manufacturing and Engineering turns your thoughts into skills – welding, shaping, and creating metal works that are useful and generally essential.
Make it yourself
You know you’re an M & E kind of person when you just want to make that thing yourself and gain satisfaction from that alone.
Part of
something big
From intricate repair jobs through to large mining projects, marine fabrication and high tech machined components, Manufacturing and Engineering is part of something big!
In demand
Engineering skills are in demand and are a great foundation for a wide range of technical careers.