Explore the bright future of careers in the Australian power sector through the eyes of undergraduate students and their experiences working at leading employers, and get inspired by the personal career stories and insights from power sector professionals from Australia's leading power sector employers (API's member organisations)
About the Power UP Video Challenge
Learn from your peers about their placement experiences in the power sector
The Power UP Video Challenge inspires our budding Power Professionals to explore their ability to share their Industry placement experience and develop their communication skills.
By sharing these experiences and their new industry knowledge, we can bring together the learnings for professional and personal development in students working towards a career in power.
Winners and Finalists of the 2024 Power UP Video Challenge:
API Power UP Videos
Day in the life of a budding power sector professional
Be inspired by the 2023-2024 Vacation placement students' experiences, viewing these videos will provide you with an inside look at what university students (studying towards a career in the power industry) undertake when gaining professional experiences.
If you would like to get involved in the next Power Up Video Challenge, please contact the API at [info@api.edu.au].
Watch the 2024 videos by all students below:
Name:
Jakson Gardnir
Placement Organisation:
Energy Queensland
Where I study:
James Cook University
What I study:
Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical & Electronic) (Honours) - Bachelor of Science (Physics)
Name:
Amy Breen
Placement Organisation:
AEMO
Where I study:
University of Technology Sydney
What I study:
Electrical Engineering
Name:
Rin Gomura
Placement Organisation:
Transgrid
Where I study:
University of Wollongong
What I study:
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (Honours)
Name:
Adrian Freiburg
Placement Organisation:
EnergyCo
Where I study:
University of Sydney
What I study:
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Combined
Name:
Luvha Shrestha
Placement Organisation:
Horizon Power
Where I study:
University of Western Australia
What I study:
Masters of Professional Engineering - Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Name:
Sean Rodkin
Placement Organisation:
AEMO
Where I study:
Monash University
What I study:
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce
Name:
George Hou
Placement Organisation:
AEMO
Where I study:
University of New South Wales
What I study:
Engineering / Commerce
Name:
Bharat Tripathi
Placement Organisation:
Horizon Power
Where I study:
University of Western Australia
What I study:
Masters of Professional Engineering(Electrical Engineering)/Finance)
Name:
Bodhi Ruffels
Placement Organisation:
TasNetworks
Where I study:
University of Tasmania
What I study:
Mech Eng (Hons)
Name:
Anshdeep Chawla
Placement Organisation:
Powerlink Queensland
Where I study:
Queensland University of Technology
What I study:
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Electrical)
Name:
Natalie Chen
Placement Organisation:
Transgrid
Where I study:
University of New South Wales
What I study:
Electrical Engineering
Name:
Alex Jones and Evie Crawford
Placement Organisation:
AEMO
Where I study:
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
What I study:
Sustainable Systems Engineering Degree