• Primary and secondary students aware of exciting careers available from doing science and mathematics and choose power engineering studies as a base for long term career success
• A successful bursary program to promote and market API and power engineering
• Increased representation of women in power engineering
• High quality Undergraduates are attracted to, and retained in, power engineering

• Sustainable, quality delivery of learning/education between motivating 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 and collaboration of universities i.e. centers of excellence

• Industry support & recognition that high quality research complements quality teaching outcomes & provides a pathway for future industry leaders and academics
• 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) and Members perceive API as value for money, providing “future proofing” for their organisations capability

• Number of power engineering website hits
• plan/program implementation on time/on budget.

• Develop a social media strategy to engage young students
• Review Power Engineering Summer Camp for year 10 and 11 students in WA and Qld for continuation and expansion to NSW during 2011
• Review & Update of Power Engineering promotional material aimed at year 10-12 students on website www.powerengineering.org.au
• API Bursary Students Speaking Program at Summer Camps and STELR Project schools
• Implement a "student prize" in STELR Project schools (200+) for best project/career assignment.

• Develop Power Engineering related projects/curriculum resources for secondary school teachers
• Investigate opportunities to support Professional Bodies to promote power engineering to high school students
• Investigate opportunities to educate primary school students of relevance of science and maths and its relevance to power industry and benefits to society.

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

• number and quality of students applying for bursaries
• Number of bursary students who obtain vacation employment

• Obtain members commitment to vacation employment and networking events(2 p.a.) by May each year.
• Investigate on line "Careers" service to connect API Bursary students with employers offering jobs and internships (use IEEE PES System)
• Establish Alumni for API Graduating bursary holders , including tracking of employment
• API State coordinating groups (industry members and universities) actively supporting API Bursary Program

• Investigate and develop proposal for International exchange with UK Industry for bursary holders.

Increased representation of women in power engineering undergraduate courses

• Plan prepared and approved

• Investigate and develop strategies and actions to increase representation of women in power engineering

Undergraduates are attracted to, and retained in, power engineering

• number of students selecting power engineering subjects
• conversion rate and retention of API Bursary holders into power industry

• Industry organised site visits as part of subject/units in 1st and 2nd years
• Industry members provide relevant 4th year Project/Thesis topics to API Bursary holders (and include details on API website)
• Cooperation with Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE), Institute of Engineering Technology (IET) and Electric Energy Society Australia (EESA)to involve young undergraduates

• Influence Engineers Australia engineering accreditation criteria/process so that university course structures match Power Industry expectations and demands for graduates skills and competencies
• 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
• Investigate mentoring program for API Bursary holders

Sustainable, Quality Delivery of Learning /Education between motivating academics, students and industry

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

• 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
• National networking opportunities for API sponsored early career academics (API Summer School and other national forums)
• Brief partner universities and academics on Australian Industry business drivers and perspectives to gain a closer understanding between industry and universities.

• Support for distance delivery of subjects/courses
• Investigate API members provision of guest lecturers to support student learning of contemporary industry practice

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 through active collaboration

• Facilitate site visit process to industry for undergraduate learning
• Facilitate provision of industry equipment to universities
• Investigate potential opportunities 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. centers of excellence

• Number of universities using API developed modules
• Number of universities using API developed modules

• Promote existing API developed undergraduate curriculum modules and identify future modules to meet industry needs<.li>
• 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
• Investigate transportability of students between universities to enable access to API developed modules

Industry support and recognition that high quality university research complements quality teaching outcomes and provides a pathway for future industry leaders and academics

• Progress against CRC Submission Timetable

• 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 2012
• Organise API Power Engineering Summer School (Residential Accelerated Development Program, Feb 20112- VIC)
• 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

• Encourage previous Australian Power Academy members to join API.
• Promotion of API Activities in accordance with an agreed Sponsorship Policy.
• Continue to develop relationship with UK Power Academy and IEEE PES for learning's and opportunities
• Involve university representatives in API Board Strategic Planning Review (at least once per year)
• Investigate expansion of API membership base to other industries with power engineering requirements

• 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