The Future of Engineers

Written by: Adam Tarrant

          From a recent state of profession report from The Engineers Australia, it states that home-grown engineers have dropped significantly within its nation and can lead to some serious risks. The students studying math and science in Australia's high school and college courses have decreased in recent years, which will lead to a “broken pipeline of future engineers” (The Sydney Morning Herald). 

          There could be a few reasons as to why this decline of engineers is occurring. For starters, the school’s teachers and professors could have a negative effect on these student’s passion for the profession; the curriculum could be outdated or not effective. 

          

          Secondly, the recruiting and propaganda for these engineering programs could be lacking in drawing in these aspiring students. 

          If Australia wants to be considered a modern and current nation, they should strive to reverse the steady decline in engineers in the next couple of years or they will be facing some real problems in the future.

source: The Sydney Morning Herald