Defense companies HII (NYSE: HII) and Babcock Australasia (Babcock)
have joined forces with the University of Adelaide, Curtin
University, and the University of NSW to form the AUKUS Workforce
Alliance (AWA) — a dedicated partnership committed to preparing a
skilled workforce in support of all steps of Australia’s optimal
pathway to sovereign nuclear-powered submarines under AUKUS Pillar
1.
The AWA will work together in a tri-lateral alliance, combining
proven and trusted knowledge, skills and unrivalled experience from
across Australia, the United Kingdom and United States.
The AWA seeks to address the current and future workforce needs
that are required to accelerate sovereign capability, capacity and
resilience for Australia’s defense sector.
Working together, the AWA will educate the thousands of
qualified Australian engineering, maritime and nuclear trade and
professional workers required to support the nation’s
nuclear-powered submarine enterprise from infrastructure,
sustainment, supply chain through to disposal.
The AUKUS Workforce Alliance will:
- Establish a
proactive, innovative and internationally recognised platform for
skill enhancement and leadership to support development of a
sovereign, nuclear-powered submarine workforce in Australia.
- Lead the development
and execution of critical upskilling programs, focusing on
harnessing the full potential of Australia’s industrial base.
- Foster cutting-edge
research and practical experience for the future workforce.
Quotes attributable to:
HII President Nuclear and Environment Services Group
Michael Lempke
"HII is proud to work with Australia’s education institutions
and to bring more than 60 years of nuclear shipbuilding expertise
to the training of a workforce capable of supporting, and
ultimately executing, nuclear shipbuilding. The AWA is an
investment in the security, and economic and technological progress
of Australia. This comprehensive and rigorous training approach is
also a commitment to the safety and protection of people and the
environment and fostering public trust.”
Babcock Australasia Managing Director AUKUS and
International Sir Nick Hine KCB
“Babcock is proud to be partnering with HII and some of
Australia’s top universities in a true, tri-lateral alliance to
form the AUKUS Workforce Alliance.
Collectively, we will equip the workforce with the knowledge and
the skills required to deliver the most complex and largest defence
agenda in Australia’s history.
Given our extensive global experience in sustainment, nuclear
safety and stewardship, Babcock stands ready to assist Australia in
delivering this very significant opportunity, including growing the
required workforce to support the delivery of the nation’s first
nuclear-powered submarines.”
University of Adelaide Vice-Chancellor and President,
Professor Peter Høj AC
“The University of Adelaide is pleased to be joining the AUKUS
Workforce Alliance (AWA). This alliance will strengthen and
broaden the university’s partnering with industry in developing the
workforce for the nation’s naval shipbuilding enterprise.
The University of Adelaide has an outstanding global reputation
for teaching and research as well as a strong track record of
working closely with industry, government and our global
partners.
This partnership marks another step in the journey towards
Australia realising the goals of the AUKUS partnership.”
Curtin University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Harlene
Hayne
"Curtin is proud to be a foundation partner with global defence
industry leaders HII and Babcock, and the University of NSW and
University of Adelaide, in developing a highly skilled workforce to
support the nuclear-powered submarine program in Australia and
Western Australia.
Drawing on our significant expertise in building strong,
sustainable communities of practice and in resilience and defence
capabilities, Curtin will generate WA’s talent pipelines in
collaboration with our key strategic partners within state and
federal governments, industry, and the broader education sector,
noting initial workforce deployment will be centred around WA.”
University of NSW Professor Attila Brungs,
Vice-Chancellor and President of UNSW
“UNSW is pleased to be contributing our unique expertise and
capabilities to the ground-breaking AUKUS Workforce Alliance. We
look forward to supporting the Australian Submarine Agency’s “whole
of nation” skilling objectives through collaboration with our
partner universities in Adelaide and Perth, as well as with two
global defence industry primes, in Babcock and HII, boasting a deep
shared submarine capability sustainment heritage.
Our postgraduate and short courses across many faculties are
geared to skill-building in advanced capabilities. Coupled with
UNSW’s nation-leading faculty of engineering, the only nuclear
engineering program in Australia with cutting-edge work on nuclear
safety, UNSW is already pivoting towards generating the workforce
needed across the entire nuclear ecosystem, from social licence to
manufacturing facilities to regulatory authorities.”
About HII
HII is a global, all-domain defense provider. HII’s mission is
to deliver the world’s most powerful ships and all-domain solutions
in service of the nation, creating the advantage for our customers
to protect peace and freedom around the world.
As the nation’s largest military shipbuilder, and with a more
than 135-year history of advancing U.S. national security, HII
delivers critical capabilities extending from ships to unmanned
systems, cyber, ISR, AI/ML and synthetic training. Headquartered in
Virginia, HII’s workforce is 44,000 strong. For more information,
visit:
- HII on the web: https://www.HII.com/
- HII on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeamHII
- HII on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/WeAreHII
- HII on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/WeAreHII
For further information, contact:
HII Greg McCarthy, Strategic Communications
Gregory.J.Mccarthy@hii-co.comMobile: +1.202.302.1202
Babcock Australasia Katrina Stokes, Media and
Communications Manager katrina.stokes@babcock.com.au
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