ANSTO

ANSTO began in 1949 as an industrial committee composed of scientific and Government representatives. The committee's aim was to examine possible industrial applications for nuclear technology and to suggest a national program for atomic research. In 1981 parts of the Commission were split off to join the CSIRO.

The remainder continued until 1987, when it was replaced by the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO). ANSTO's responsibilities are set out by the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Act 1987. The Act stated categorically that 'the organisation shall not undertake research or development in the design or production of nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices'.

TAFE Presentation

Our trip to Australia was based on an exchange with the TAFE NSW.

TAFE NSW is Australia's largest training provider, and it is among the largest in the world. The letters 'TAFE' stand for Technical and Further Education and, for hundreds of thousands of people each year, it also stands for high quality, accessible training.

TAFE offers relevant training and education in a way that makes sense in today's world. TAFE NSW courses and education programs are delivered flexibly – online, by distance, face-to-face, or by a combination of methods in many different domains such as Mechanical engineering but also seafood industry, cafe Management or creative arts.

During our session in Sydney, the courses were divided in three weeks:

• 1st week: CAD with autodesk inventor’s

• 2^nd week: Cross cultural communications

• 3^rd week: Lectures on non destructive testing.

CAD Activities

During our first week in Sydney, we have studied new CAD software: “Autodesk inventor’s”.

This software seems to be very close to solid works. Ergonomic is really good, and quickly we manage to create 3d models. Despite the short time accorded to this activity we were able to discover the main function as extrusion, assembly and drawing. We have worked only on very simple 3D models, but thanks to this we have had a global vision of this software.

Communication

We had communication courses during one week. After a short presentation of us, the teachers asked us to make an oral presentation about various subjects as: sport in Australia, beaches in Australia, use of alcohol in Australia. Theses presentations allow us to learn about the difference between France and Australia. After that, we had a half-day course about the Aboriginal story. She explains us the entire aboriginal story, their faiths, and their difficulties being recognized by the Australian’s state.

National Maritim Museum (the Endeavour)

The Australian-built replica of James Cook's HMB Endeavour is one of the world's most accurate maritime reproductions. When you come on board you may wonder whether James Cook and his crew have just stepped ashore somewhere on their voyage. The table is set, clothes are hung and the cat is slumbering.
On board the beautifully crafted ship, you glimpse a sailor's life during one of history's great maritime adventures, Captain Cook's epic 1768-71 world voyage.
These days, Endeavour stands majestically at our wharves and enjoys regular trips along the Australian coast.

Thales Australia

Thales Australia (formerly ADI Limited) is located to Garden Island Naval Base in Sydney. It is the main defense contractor of Australian Defense Force. Thales Australia is best known for its Naval ship repair operations and currently leases the Captain Cook graving dock. Thales also produced a variety of armoured vehicles, such as the Bushmaster.

Thales Australia also maintained a R&D and Custom production facility in Brisbane, and some other plant around Australia (Perth, Melbourne). In 2006, The Australian government allowed Transfield Holdings to sell their 50% shareholding in ADI to Thales Australian Holdings, the Australian branch of the French military group.

Non Destructive Testing

The last school week was devoted to Non destructive Testing classes. We has studied some different methods such as radiography, X ray, ultrasonic, Eddy current, dye penetrant. The TAFE facilities include testing machines to achieve non destructive testing. Therefore, we performed radiography, ultrasonic, X ray and magnetic particle inspection tests in order to find cracks.

Some other test, such as Eddy current or dye penetrant was explained during classes.