This program provides training in the basic engineering skills, which can provide you with a pathway into degrees in relevant streams. This associate degree has 7 majors: Advanced Manufacturing and Mechatronics Aerospace Engineering Civil Engineering Computer and Network Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering Mechanical Engineering Sustainable Systems Engineering. You’ll select your major at the end of the first year. An associate degree is a 2-year higher education qualification that can be undertaken after Year 12 or following a certificate III or IV with industry experience. This program provides a pathway into engineering and related professions that have been experiencing persistent skills shortages for many years.

This qualification will help you find employment in the public or private sector. Aerospace graduates can look for jobs in the aerospace industry as an aircraft maintenance engineer or aerospace design engineer at paraprofessional level. A civil major will allow you to work in civil and structural fields as laboratory technicians, research assistant, construction supervisor or CAD draftsperson. A major in computer/network will allow you to pursue a career in the areas of networking, internetworking, IP telephony, network design or network support officer. With a major in electrical and electronics, you can pursue a career in the areas of electrical/electronics design, electronic communications, digital and analog interfacing, microprocessor programming or electronic service engineering. Students who major in mechanical or advanced manufacturing and mechatronics can gain employment as a mechanical designer, CAD drafter, product design and process, production planner, quality engineer or automation specialist. Sustainable systems major graduates will focus on the development of a sustainable system approach.