2. Each year: 35 universities offer over 230 Bachelor of Engineering Courses to approx 50,000 students. 5,000 Australian students graduate from engineering courses in Australia. 1,800 eligible Australian engineering students are turned away from university due to a lack of university places. Engineering at University Source: http://www.physiol.usyd.edu.au/research/labs/nrc/info/info.html

3. Annual Number of First Degrees in Engineering [per million population] Source: The Engineering Profession: A Statistical Overview, 2003, Edition 3, Engineers Australia

4. Eligibility for University Places Winners and Losers Sources: DEST and The Engineering Profession: A Statistical Overview, 2006, Edition 4, Engineers Australia

5. Student Enrolments in Engineering & Science 1994-2004 Source: The Engineering Profession: A Statistical Overview 2006, Edition 4, Engineers Australia

6. Counting Engineers THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION A Statistical Overview Fourth Edition March 2006

7. Graduates Seeking Full-time Work [index < 100 indicates relative shortage] Source: The Engineering Profession: A Statistical Overview, 2006, Edition 4, Engineers Australia

8. Engineering Skills Shortage Index [< 100 indicates relative shortage] Source: The Engineering Profession: A Statistical Overview, 2006, Edition 4, Engineers Australia

9. Engineering Job Vacancy Survey Source: Engineers Australia Survey 2006

10. Pessimistic Five-year Scenario l 10,000 eligible students miss out on engineering courses l Engineers still graduating at 5,000 per year l Skills shortages exacerbated l Australian economy suffering significantly l Greater reliance on fly-in/fly-out l More designs and other work sourced in global off-shore offices

11. Schools Programs Source: http://www.tvdsb.on.ca/links/janindex.shtml

12. Schools Programs

13. Professional Development Programs

15. Centre for Engineering Leadership and Management

16. The Engineering Profession 2001 Source: Estimated unpublished 2001 Census data supplied by the ABS