Thousands attend shipbuilding and naval careers expo at Outer Harbour
Thousands of people have gotten a glimpse at some of the complex jobs of tomorrow at a shipbuilding and naval careers expo at Outer Harbor. Recruiters and the State Government want to make sure there's a workforce in place for the coming decades even if key elements of the plan are still out at sea.
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00:00 That's incredible.
00:04 Peering into the future of a critical industry, the Premier brought his son on board an Adelaide
00:09 made Collins class submarine.
00:11 Don't fire.
00:12 But local shipbuilding is under siege.
00:15 Last week in the UK, the Defence Minister wouldn't guarantee all nine Hunter class frigates
00:20 will be built in SA as planned.
00:22 The first Hunter class frigate is already under construction at Osborne by BAE Systems.
00:29 While the Federal Government says it supports a continuous shipbuilding program in Adelaide,
00:34 a review of the Navy's surface fleet is under consideration.
00:37 We've submitted this formally to the Commonwealth, but the sooner they can release their 90 day
00:43 review the better.
00:45 More than 3,000 people signed up for a shipbuilding careers expo run by the State Government and
00:50 the Navy.
00:51 Thousands of workers will be needed when the Orcas nuclear powered subs are eventually
00:55 built at Osborne.
00:57 Despite the promise of ongoing shipbuilding in SA, uncertainty over the different projects
01:02 is weighing on some of those considering a career in the industry.
01:06 My family's here, everyone's here, so I would rather love that commitment.
01:09 We might lose the ships, but subs are there.
01:12 No, I still think I would join.
01:14 Not everything can be built here.
01:16 There are logistical problems with building ships in Australia.
01:20 Hoping some answers will surface soon.
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