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Gain skills and learn from experts during NSW Manufacturing Week

30 March 2010

Gain new skills in the manufacturing industry. Learn from experts and other successful manufacturers.

NSW Manufacturing Week aims to inspire and encourage manufacturers to be innovative and to develop their ideas.

It offers a wide range of workshops, seminars and site visits designed to inform small to medium enterprises of the latest ideas to grow and evolve their businesses.

You can attend events in

  • Sydney Metropolitan
  • Western Sydney
  • Central West NSW
  • Hunter
  • Mid North Coast NSW
  • Murray
  • Orana
  • Riverina
  • South East NSW

The Program
NSW Manufacturing Week 2010 highlights best practice techniques, strategies and case studies.

It will identify and discuss some of the major opportunities available to manufacturers from:

  • marketing and communications
  • logistics and supply chains
  • human resources and upgrading skills; and
  • sustainability and innovation.

Topics presented by industry experts during NSW Manufacturing Week include:

  • manufacturing business performance
  • the future of technology
  • lean manufacturing
  • future directions for Australian industry
  • the global economic outlook
  • can your product be exported?
  • women in manufacturing
  • and much, much more.

Western Sydney Manufacturing Leaders Forum
The Western Sydney Manufacturing Leaders Forum headlines NSW Manufacturing Week 2010. To be held on Monday 3 May, the forum will examine challenges arising from the Global Financial Crisis and innovative sustainable manufacturing strategies. It includes an industry panel discussion featuring leading Australian industry and Government speakers.

Site visits
Site visits are an opportunity for you to inspect some of the more interesting businesses contributing to the manufacturing sector in your region, examine how they become successful, and to identify potential strategic alliances.