QLD premier Anna Bligh says state is on track to become nation's engineering capital

Posted: 2012-01-25

The Queensland government has announced plans to boost jobs in the state by investing in construction and engineering.

It is part of a broader plan to make sure there are enough skilled workers to keep up with demand, as mining continues to boom.

Premier Anna Bligh said thousands of jobseekers had found work as a result of the government's new Smart Engineering State initiative.

"I believe it is now time for our state to seek to grow its reputation as a world centre of engineering excellence and if we build it they will come, she asserted.

"This in turn will require investment in enhancing Queensland as a leader in innovation in engineering and greater collaboration between the engineering industry, engineering researchers and engineering educators."

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