• 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
• Increasing funds available from all sources (industry,universities,government)

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

• Develop Power Engineering promotional material via web site aimed at year 10-12 students
• Pilot Power Engineering Summer Camp for year 10 and 11 students in WA
• Research, capture and share initiatives aimed at attracting students across Australia

• Develop National Competition for technology students at high school
• API Bursary Students Speaking Program at High Schools
• 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

• Program commitment and funding for 4 years agreed
• Program key activities and dates agreed and supported.
• Members commitment to vacation employment and networking events (2 p.a.)

• Federal Government funding support for an expanded program (eg 20 additional bursaries at $8k = $160k)
• Opportunity for year 12 students to apply for bursaries

Undergraduates are attracted to, and retained in, power engineering


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

• Young Industry Engineers speak/present to 1st and 2nd year engineering students on their experience/careers
• Industry organised site visits as part of subject/units in 1st and 2nd years
• Industry relevant 4th year Project/Thesis topics

• Increased industry support for 6 month internships as part of undergraduate course

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
• Survey of API Bursary holders to determine topics of interest and models of delivery which motivate them

• National networking opportunities for API sponsored early career academics
• Support for early career academic sabbaticals in industry
• 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 power engineering laboratories and infrastructure proposals to a national agenda
• Facilitate provision of high investment laboratory infrastructure from host universities to other universities

• Facilitate site visit process to industry for undergraduate learning
• Facilitate provision of industry equipment to 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

• API Curriculum Map Modules (9 undergraduate, 4 postgraduate) developed and implemented in courses
• Participation Agreement between universities in place to facilitate further module development

• Federal Government support for further Modules (12) obtained
• Federal Government support for Proposal on Education and Research to Support Climate Change Objectives

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)

• Facilitate industry support on a case by case basis where there is clear linkage to also improving power engineering education

• Facilitate potential research topics/areas to attract/retain early career academics

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
• API Powerchem 2008 Conference
• API Power Engineering Summer School (Residential Accelerated Development Program)
• Coordinated 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 based on Power Engineering Curriculum Model (eg QUT PESTC Program)

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

• Amalgamation between API and PEA (Qld)
• MOU developed with Australian Power Academy
• Promotion of API Activities in accordance with an agreed Sponsorship Policy.

• Amalgamation with Australian Power Academy
• Research and investigate similar initiatives in the region and Europe/USA.

Increasing funds available 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
• Seek additional mechanisms to obtain Federal Government funding

• Target Governor Membership of 20
• Target Principal Membership of 20