Our Training Programs

Magpie offers a range of technical courses that have been very successfully delivered to a range of audiences both in Australia and overseas.

All of the courses can be tailored (expanded, summarised, or focused) to the specific needs of your organisation, or simply delivered as is.

The courses are run periodically throughout each year and are also run “as-required and in-house” for a number of clients in Australia and overseas.

Systems Engineering

Systems Engineering is concerned with solving complex problems in a rigorous and methodical fashion. It involves both technical and management processes to help improve the chances of arriving at a solution that solves the original problem.

Magpie offers a 3-day course as an introduction to the processes, management, tools and related disciplines associated with systems engineering. The course can be tailored to meet specific organisational requirements or delivered “off the shelf”.

Magpie also facilitates a 3.5-day systems engineering workshop dominated by hands-on exercises and discussions. The workshop supports more group discussion and “learning by doing”.

Both the course and the workshop is supported by: R.I. Faulconbridge & M.J. Ryan, Engineering a System: Managing Complex Technical Projects, Argos Press, Canberra, 2005.

Radar Systems

Radar systems are able to detect, track, and sometimes classify targets in a variety of conditions including darkness. They are employed extensively as military sensors, but also play important roles in civilian air traffic control, border protection, and law enforcement.

This topic can be covered as a 3-day course or facilitated workshop. It is designed for non-technical people who are involved with radar systems and for engineers who need an introduction. As with our other courses, it can be delivered “off the shelf” or in a tailored form.

The course is supported by: R.I. Faulconbridge, Radar Fundamentals, Argos Press, Canberra, 2002.

Avionics Systems

The term “Avionics” is the combination of two words: aviation and electronics. It is a broad discipline covering areas like electrical generation, airborne sensor systems, flight control, navigation, communication and cockpit systems.

This 3-day course or workshop is designed to give an introduction and framework to this ever-evolving field. It has been designed to support a system level understanding of avionics systems for both technical and non-technical people. It can be tailored to meet the individual needs of your organization or can be delivered “off the shelf”.

This course is supported by: R.I. Faulconbridge, Avionics Principles, Argos Press, Canberra, 2007.