National Security TAFE Centre of Excellence

The National Security TAFE Centre of Excellence, jointly funded by the Australian and South Australian Governments, aims to strengthen Australia’s sovereign capability, protect supply chains, and counter foreign interference and cyber-attacks particularly in the engineering, electrotechnology and manufacturing industries, which are most at risk of physical and digital threats.

The Centre will promote the development of a national security mindset and will conduct research for new and innovative training to support technicians and tradespeople in skills to manufacture, install, repair, operate, protect and sustain critical technologies in the national interest, in areas such as non-destructive testing, quantum technologies, subtractive and additive manufacturing, advanced data analytics, micro and nano technologies and high-performance computing technologies.

In addition, the centre will upskill technicians, tradespeople, apprentices and trainees in safeguarding, establishing, maintaining and protecting Australia’s critical industrial processes and infrastructure.

The Centre will also undertake analysis and mapping of trade and technician transferable skills and develop rapid transition response and bridging programs to build the skills of our workforce to safeguard sovereign capability in case of disruption in critical sectors.

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