Features
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Getting Up To Speed With The Digital Economy
With the rise of industrial and home automation, driverless cars and home-based medical services, our everyday lives are undergoing a transformation to rival the Industrial Revolution. ... -
Starting on the right Kerfoot
A family-oriented contracting business that celebrated its 45th anniversary in 2017 has taken a ‘bottom up’ approach to underpin its growth plan. Paul Skelton reports. Most ... -
REVIEW: Fluke T6 Electrical Tester
With Paul Reilly out of town, Reilly Electrical A-grade sparky Cale Johnstone got his hands on the keys to the liquor cabinet and took the Fluke ... -
Asbestos: It’s a no go
A free asbestos management resources package that offers trade-specific advice has been launched to improve regulatory compliance and reduce asbestos exposure. Paul Skelton reports. With widespread ... -
Mentors of means: A funding boost for apprentices
The Federal Government has announced a funding boost for its apprenticeship mentoring program, but who will benefit from it most – the tradies, or the apprentices ... -
Power to the people: Power Ledger and the blockchain
A Perth-based energy trading company is set to shake up the way we buy and sell electricity. But how does it all work? Cameron Grimes looks ... -
Learning difficulties…entering a ‘training daze’
The Australian Skills Quality Authority is targeting ‘unduly’ short courses, writes Ross McGravie. But what does this mean to an electrical sector where short courses thrive? ... -
KNX: ratification to validation
Home and building automation are poised to benefit from a Technical Specification that promotes more product choice, interoperability and future proofing. Paul Skelton reports. There’s something ... -
Cabling competence: Are electricians qualified to install underground and aerial cabling?
The installation of underground and aerial cable is specialist work. Ian Millner talks to Paul Skelton about how a half-day of training can prevent legal and ... -
Size matters in lithium-ion batteries
Australian start-up Nano-Nouvelle has used nanotechnology to develop a technology that increases the storage capacity of lithium-ion batteries, which are vital to the growing solar storage ...
