• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Number of power engineering website hits
• Demand for power engineering initiatives

• 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

• Develop National Competition for technology students at high school
• Develop Power Engineering related projects/curriculum resources for secondary school teachers

A successful national bursary program to promote and market API and power engineering

• Number and quality of students applying for bursaries

• 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

• 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)

Undergraduates are attracted to, and retained in, power engineering


• Number of students selecting power engineering subjects
• Dropout from subjects

• 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

• 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

Sustainable, Quality Delivery Models of Learning between academics, students and industry

• Number and quality of applicants for graduate positions in industry (survey of industry)

• 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)

• Support for distance delivery of subjects/courses

Access to World Class Practical and Laboratory Infrastructure to support learning and the link to industry.

• Student assessment of relevance and link to industry of learning experiences by survey

• 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

• 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

Student Access to World Class Education and Learning drawing on specialised expertise/skills at a rationalised group of universities i.e. centres of excellence

• Collaboration between universities to implement power engineering modules
• Support by industry in developing modules
• Results of Assessment questionnaires to API Module academics and students.

• 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

• Further Federal Government support for distance education
• Postgraduate Module development towards an API facilitated National Power Engineering Masters Program

Power Industry values and supports University partners with high quality, outcome focused postgraduate applied research

• Industry assessment of relevance to industry priorities and assimilation into teaching curriculum (by survey)

• 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.

• Develop a framework for Industry based PhD and Masters research students.

Full range of up to date professional development training and courses, well attended and regarded by industry.

• Delegate feedback re value and quality

• 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

• 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.

The Nationally recognised representative of the power industry in Australia on power engineering skills and education

• Percentage of membership as a total for each sector within the industry

• 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)

• Research, investigate and cooperate on similar initiatives in the region and Europe/USA.

Retention of Existing Members

• 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

• Funds available to support API Activities

• 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

• Target Governor Membership of 15
• Target Principal Membership of 20
• Seek additional mechanisms to fund API Activities