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Board of Studies NSW provides a number of online multiple choice questions

Websites

The following websites may be of value in developing knowledge underpinning units of competency.

Blackwoods This is a major supplier of engineering components and materials.
The Workcover website provides resources relating to Occupational Health and Safety.
The Reed Business Information website provides details and access to publications relating to a wide variety of industries including the manufacturing industry.
The CSIRO website provides access to Australia's major industrial research organisation covering a range of industry, including manufacturing.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) was established to assist industry in the development of technology to improve quality, to modernise manufacturing processes, to ensure product reliability and to rapid communication of products based on new scientific discoveries. The website includes interesting information on measurements and standards.
The AutoCAD website provides information on the latest products from this major supplier of CAD software.
The Australian Organisation for Quality website provides information from the largest body in Australia covering quality and its applications in industry.

The following websites will be helpful in gaining general knowledge of the industry and how apprenticeships and traineeships are organised and administered.

The zooM website set up the Australian Industries provides an excellent guide to careers in the manufacturing and engineering industry.
The DET Apprenticeships and Traineeships internet site provides a wide range of information for new and current Apprentices and Trainees and their employers.
The website of the NSW Board of Vocational Education and Training , BVET, the NSW State Training Agency, provides information on Apprenticeships and Traineeships, Registration and Accreditation and Training Providers.
The ANTA VET in Schools website provides resources to assist in the implementation of Training Packages for VET in Schools programs.
The Australian Training Products website provides a catalogue of products relating to training packages, curriculum and teaching/learning resources.
The TAFE NSW website provides details of TAFE courses and campuses.
The Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Industry Training Advisory Body (MERS ITAB) website provides details of the training packages and other training initiatives in the manufacturing and engineering industry.
The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (A M W U) provides information about the manufacturing and engineering industry from the major union.
The TAFE Learning Gateway provides a database of resources and information relating to various industry areas including metal and engineering.

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