• 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

• Review Pilot Power Engineering Summer Camp for year 10 and 11 students in WA for continuation and expansion to Qld during 2010 API Summer School
• Review initiatives aimed at attracting students across Australia to electrical engineering
• Pilot API Bursary Students Speaking Program at High Schools

• 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

• Federal Government funding support for an expanded program (eg 20 additional bursaries at $8k = $160k)

Undergraduates are attracted to, and retained in, power engineering


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

• ndustry 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 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
• Develop a framework for early career academic sabbaticals in industry over summer 3 month break.
• Develop national networking opportunities for API sponsored early career academics (E21C Conference)

• 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

• Finalise and Market API Curriculum Map Modules (9 undergraduate, 4 postgraduate)
• Develop 12 further undergraduate modules as part of Diversity Fund Grant.

• 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 curriculums (by survey)

• Run workshops in Qld and NSW with Industry and University representatives to identify industry research priorities and establish industry/university research relationships

• 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

• 8-10 Masterclasses(embedded in Industry where possible)
• Organise API Powerchem (May 2010) Conference
• Organise API Power Engineering Summer School (Residential
• Accelerated Development Program, Feb 2010)
• 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.
• Review UK Power Academy 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

Sustainable mechanisms to fund API Objectives from all sources (industry, universities, government)

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