Strategic and action plans
BRANDING:
“People and skills POWERING Australia’s future.”
VISION:
Sustainability and excellence in Australia's power engineering.
VALUE PROPOSITION:
A truly national organisation representing all industry sectors which maximises collaboration from industry, universities and Government to promote and improve power engineering capability.
| OBJECTIVES | OUTCOMES |
| POWER ENGINEERING AN EXCITING WHOLE OF WORKING LIFE CAREER CHOICE |
- Primary and secondary students aware of exciting careers available from doing science and mathematics and choose power engineering as a career base for long term success
- A successful bursary program to promote and market API and power engineering
- Undergraduates are attracted to power engineering electives and thesis topics
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| WORLD CLASS UNDERGRADUATE POWER ENGINEERING TEACHING AND LEARNING |
- Sustainable, quality delivery models of learning between academics, Students and industry
- Access to world class practical and laboratory infrastructure to support learning and the link to industry for students
- Student access to world class education and learning drawing on specialised expertise/skills at a rationalised group of universities i.e. centres of excellence
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| VALUE ADDING CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND APPLIED RESEARCH |
- Power industry values and supports University partners with high quality, outcome focused postgraduate applied research
- Full range of up to date professional development training and courses, well attended and regarded by Industry
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| A VIBRANT,RESPECTED ORGANISATION BY INDUSTRY, UNIVERSITIES AND GOVERNMENT |
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The Nationally recognised representative of the power industry in Australia on power engineering skills and education
- Sustainable mechanisms to fund API objectives from all sources (industry,universities,government)
- Members perceive API as value for money, providing “future proofing” for their organisations capability
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Objective : Power Engineering an Exciting Whole of Working Life
Career Choice
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| Outcomes/Goals |
Measures |
Immediate Actions 2010/11 |
Medium/Longer Term Actions (2-4 yrs) |
| Primary and Secondary Students aware
of exciting careers in power engineering
available from doing science and
mathematics |
- Number of power
engineering website hits
- Demand for power
engineering initiatives
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- Annual Update of Power Engineering promotional material aimed at year 10-12 students on website www.powerengineering.org.au
- Review Power Engineering Summer Camp for year 10 and 11 students in WA and Qld for continuation and expansion to NSW during 2011
- Provide “Energy in Schools” Project resources and processes for use by Engineers Australia and STELR in promoting electrical engineering to high school students
- Pilot API Bursary Students Speaking Program at Summer Camps and in conjunction with the STELR Project
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- Develop National Competition for technology students at high school
- Develop Power Engineering related projects/curriculum resources for secondary school teachers
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A successful national bursary program to
promote and market API and power
engineering
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- Number and quality of
students applying for
bursaries
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- Obtain members commitment to vacation employment and networking events(2 p.a.) by May each year.
- Review Bursary Program intake criteria to consider high school and 3rd year university intakes
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- International exchange with UK Power Academy.
- Investigate on line “Careers” service to connect API Bursary students with employers offering jobs and internships (use IEEE PES System)
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Undergraduates are attracted to, and retained in, power engineering
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- Number of students selecting power engineering subjects
- Dropout from subjects
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- Industry organised site visits as part of subject/units in 1st and 2nd years
- Industry relevant 4th year Project/Thesis topics sought from members
- Cooperation with Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE), Institute of Engineering Technology (IET) and Electric Energy Society Australia (EESA)to involve young undergraduates
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- Increased industry support for 6 month internships as part of undergraduate course
- Young Industry Engineers speak/present to 1st and 2nd year engineering students on their experience/careers
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| Objective: World Class Power Engineering Undergraduate Teaching and Learning |
| Outcomes/Goals |
Measures |
Immediate Actions 2010/2011 |
Medium/Longer Term Actions (2-4 yrs) |
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Sustainable, Quality Delivery Models of
Learning between academics, students
and industry
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- Number and quality of
applicants for graduate
positions in industry (survey
of industry)
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- API funding and support for early career academics though annual Request for funding
- Survey of API Bursary holders to determine topics of interest and models of delivery which motivate them and feedback to universities
- Early career academic sabbaticals in industry over summer 3 month break.
- National networking opportunities for API sponsored early career academics (API Summer School)
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- Support for distance delivery of subjects/courses
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Access to World Class Practical and
Laboratory Infrastructure to support
learning and the link to industry.
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- Student assessment of
relevance and link to
industry of learning experiences by survey
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- API funding of laboratories and infrastructure proposals to a national agenda where it supports power engineering teaching
- Facilitate provision of high investment lab infrastructure from host universities to other universities
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- Facilitate site visit process to industry for undergraduate learning
- Facilitate provision of industry equipment to universities
- Investigate potential alliances with overseas laboratories for use by API partner universities
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Student Access to World Class
Education and Learning drawing on
specialised expertise/skills at a
rationalised group of universities i.e.
centres of excellence
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- Collaboration between universities to implement power engineering modules
- Support by industry in developing modules
- Results of Assessment questionnaires to API Module academics and students.
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- Market API Curriculum Map Modules (9 undergraduate, 4 postgraduate)<.li>
- Finalise development of 12 further undergraduate modules as part of Diversity Fund Grant.
- Finalise integration of PESTC Program modules in API Curriculum Model/Map
- Assess and evaluate effectiveness of API Modules used in teaching and learning
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- Further Federal Government support for distance education
- Postgraduate Module development towards an API facilitated National Power Engineering Masters Program
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| Objective: Value Adding Continuing Professional Development Programs and Applied Research |
| Outcomes/Goals |
Measures |
Immediate Actions 2010/2011 |
Medium/Longer Term Actions (2-4 yrs) |
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Power Industry values and supports
University partners with high quality,
outcome focused postgraduate applied
research
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- Industry assessment of relevance to
industry priorities and assimilation into
teaching curriculum (by survey)
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- Explore and if feasible submit an API Industry Lead Cooperative Research Centre bid to Federal Government in 2011 round.
- Investigate OFGEM (UK) Innovation Funding Incentive Program (with ENA) to assess applicability to Australian Regulatory Environment.
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- Develop a framework for Industry based PhD and Masters research students.
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Full range of up to date professional
development training and courses, well
attended and regarded by industry.
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- Delegate feedback re value and quality
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- Organise topical Masterclasses(embedded in Industry where possible)
- Organise API Powerchem Conference May 2010
- Organise API Power Engineering Summer School (Residential Accelerated Development Program, Feb 2011 - NSW)
- Continued Coordination of CPD Program with CIGRE Australian National Committee
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- Continuing Professional Development Program with 3-5 Masterclasses/Short Courses per State per annum
- Support for Postgraduate CPD Modules based on Power Engineering Curriculum Model and Nationally available existing postgraduate modules.
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| Objective: A Vibrant, Nationally Respected Organisation By Industry,
Universities and Government |
| Outcomes/Goals |
Measures |
Immediate Actions 2010/2011 |
Medium/Longer Term Actions (2-4 yrs) |
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The Nationally recognised representative
of the power industry in Australia on
power engineering skills and education
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- Percentage of membership
as a total for each sector
within the industry
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- Cooperative arrangements developed with Australian Power Academy
- Promotion of API Activities in accordance with an agreed Sponsorship Policy.
- Complete amalgamation with Australian Power Academy
Promotion of API Activities in accordance with an agreed Sponsorship Policy.
- Continue to develop relationship with UK Power Academy and IEEE PES for learnings and opportunities
- Involve university representatives in API Board Strategic Planning Review (at lease once per year)
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- Research, investigate and cooperate on similar initiatives in the region and Europe/USA.
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Retention of Existing Members
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- Promote value of API activities to future viability of existing member organisations
- Offer CE briefings on API Objectives and Achievements to existing member Boards/Executive teams through member contacts
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Promote value of API activities to future viability of existing member organisations
Offer CE briefings on API Objectives and Achievements to existing member Boards/Executive teams through member contacts
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- Funds available to support API Activities
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- Target Governor Membership of 15
- Target Principal Membership of 12
- University expenditure to at least match API expenditure/support for power engineering
- Target renewable energy organisations to join API.
- Target Solar Flagship Program companies to join API
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- Target Governor Membership of 15
- Target Principal Membership of 20
- Seek additional mechanisms to fund API Activities
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