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What is technology?
Technology is a way of thinking. It is all about using what is known to solve problems and make life easier and more exciting.

Technology is the process of designing and then making what has been designed. Knowledge and ideas are tested in practical ways, and then improved upon until the best solution is developed. Designing in technology has to be enterprising, and people must be able to think laterally and creatively. The products of technological thought underpin wealth creation and employment generation.

Reproduced with permission Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE)

How do designers and technologists work?
Meet designers and learn about how they work. The Australian designers at work web site features designer profiles developed by the Technology Unit, Curriculum K-12 Directorate and supported by the Vocational Education in Schools Directorate of the Department of Education and training in partnership with the Powerhouse Museum. Additional resources to support the use of the web site by students and teachers can be found in Teaching ideas. These resources were funded by the School to Work Unit, Vocational Education Directorate.

What occupations focus on design and technology?
View the myfuture web site http://www.myfuture.edu.au, in particular http://www.myfuture.edu.au/services/default.asp?FunctionID=5002&Action=Advanced. On this page you can search occupations by learning area. Use the advanced search, select the appropriate learning area and either leave the others on ‘all’ and go to the top and search or refine the search by defining skill level and/or industry area.


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