1. Education - a pressing need Even for those involved on the periphery of photonics, such as digital comms technologists, there are serious technical knowledge requirements about photonic devices encountered in the course of the job. Photonics is here to stay!

2. What courses are relevant? TAFE qualifications: Certificates up to Adv. Diploma in Photonics, Telecommunications, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Robotics etc...

3. What courses are relevant? Undergraduate qualifications: B.Sc. or B.Tech. - Optoelectronics or Photonics, Physics, Optical Communications, Materials Science, Computing, Mathematics B.Eng - Photonics, Electrical / Electronic, Mechanical, Chemical, Materials, Telecommunications, Robotics, Computers, Manufacturing …

4. U’graduate Photonics in Victoria Long Established teaching in photonics: University of Melbourne B.Eng. (Electrical & Electronic) Photonics units via Dept Electrical & Electronic Eng. R.M.I.T. University B.Eng. (Communic. Eng), B. Eng. (Electronic Eng) RF, Photonic Eng., Optical Fibre Technology units via Communic.& Elec. Eng. Victoria University of Technology B. Sc. (Photonics), (previously B. Sc. (Optoelectronics), B.Eng. (Photonics) Photonics units via School of Communications & Informatics New photonics offerings Swinburne University of Technology B.Sc. (Biophotonics), B.Sc. (Photonics), B.Sc. / B.Eng. (Telecomm. & Internet Technologies) Photonics units via School of Biophysical Sciences & Electrical Engineering Monash University B. Telecomm. Eng. Some photonics electives via Dept Electrical & Computer Sys. Eng.