Building capacity through comprehensive education
By: David Jenkins
The most effective professional education combines rigorous learning, practical training and mentorship to build the capacity of the professional so they can...
Marc Sibbald Q&A
The fleet management industry has such a diverse range of people and roles, and everyone has a unique story of their journey in our...
An Interview with Rob Wilson
Rob Wilson has done an outstanding job for IPWEA leading the IPWEA FLEET team over a sustained period. Nevertheless, Rob has decided to step...
How an ‘Ask Your Mates’ post resulted in an asset management success story
In August 2021, Nikhil Ajgaonkar shared a post on the IPWEA ‘Ask Your Mates’ forum.
Ajgaonkar, a civil engineer who was living in Sydney at...
Ashay Prabhu: why Assetic co-founder is so passionate about tackling the problem of infrastructure...
It was Ashay Prabhu’s passion for cricket that led the founder of strategic asset-management software platform Assetic to establish a successful career in engineering.
Prabhu...
John Comrie: Making a difference in local government for 30 years
Retirement might be just around the corner for John Comrie, but he’s not quite ready to pull up stumps on a successful career that...
Cadetships key to addressing projected skills shortfall
A traineeship program designed to develop the skills of young people has helped Eurobodalla Shire Council address skills shortages in key areas.
Twenty years ago,...
IPWEA CEO David Jenkins: addressing the growing skills shortage
The must read and comprehensive Infrastructure Market Capacity report that Infrastructure Australia released in October makes for sobering reading.
It predicts that more than 100,000...
Myles ahead: our new Australasian President outlines his vision for IPWEA
New Zealand native Myles Lind had only been in his first proper job for a week when he received some advice that has shaped...
There is a difference between education and training
Education is defined by Merriam-Webster as the process of gaining knowledge, skill, and development from study or training. Training, on the other hand, is defined by...
