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
Exclusively open to students completing a Summer Placement at an API Member Organisation, 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.
The 2025 Video Challenge is now live!
You've had the experience, now others want to hear about it
2025 Power UP Video Challenge Theme:
"Driving the Energy Transition: Power Engineers at the Heart of Change"
Submission Requirements (mandatory)
Your checklist for winning one of 10x cash prizes!
1) Undergraduate students studying a power-sector related degree
2) Who are currently completing/or have completed a Summer Placement at an API Member Organisation over the 2024/2025 vacation placement period
3) If you are unsure whether your employer is an API Member, visit api.edu.au/members to confirm
4) Ensure your video is no longer than 3 minutes in duration AND contains this slide at the end
5) Get approval of video from company manager/management (more on this below).
6) Upload video to YouTube (and other platforms) using the hashtag #APIVideoChallenge and tagging The @AustralianPowerInstitute – both actions are mandatory).
7) Read below for further video requirements and bonus side quests!
What to include in your video (mandatory)
Here's how to stick to this year's theme
You must answer ONE of the following questions in your video:
1) How do you see power engineers having an impact?
2) How is your role making a difference in the Australian goal of net zero?
3) How is your project/organisation impacting the customers and community that you serve.
4) Explore the project that you worked on, and/or the projects that your organisation is doing.
Bonus round: Extra points up for grabs!
Answer one of the following bonus questions for additional points in the Judge's Choice Award criteria:
1) How has the API helped you in making an impact or progressing your career in power?
2) Students can reference the broader Power UP Program, Scholarship, conference attendance, Inside Industry, or the Power UP Summit.
Key dates and more
Save these in your calendar to avoid missing out!
1) Video Submission date: Friday 21st February 2025 (end of Summer Placements)
2) Sunday 23rd March will be the last day of voting for the People's Choice Award.
3) During the week of Monday 24th March, we will be announcing all the winners and runners up on API social media so keep your eyes peeled to see if you won!
Awards and cash prizes
There will be a total of 2 winners, and 8 finalists, with cash prizes available for both
1) People's Choice Award: This award is given to the video that has the most views on any ONE social media channel. For example: if I uploaded my video to YouTube, TikTok and Instagram and my video received the most views on Instagram, that is the number that will be used to contest the people's choice award.
2) Judges' Choice Award: All the uploaded videos will be judged by the Video Comp’s judging panel.
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Cash prize for winners: $500
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Cash prize for finalists $250
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:
Rin Gomura
Placement Organisation:
TransGrid
Where I study:
University of Wollongong
What I study:
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (Honours)
Name:
Erim Can
Placement Organisation:
Citipower, Powercor & United Energy
Where I study:
Monash University
What I study:
Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering & Finance
Name:
Hannah Phillips
Placement Organisation:
Energy Queensland
Where I study:
Queensland University of Technology
What I study:
Bachelor of Engineering (Computer and Software) and Bachelor of IT (Computer Science)
Name:
Darcy Kemp
Placement Organisation:
Energy Queensland
Where I study:
James Cook University
What I study:
Bachelor of engineering - Bachelor of Information Communication Technology
Name:
Joshua Malaschevsky
Placement Organisation:
Yurika Pty Ltd
Where I study:
Queensland University of Technology
What I study:
Electrical Engineering (Hons) + Chemistry
Name:
Claire Carpenter
Placement Organisation:
Energy Queensland
Where I study:
Queensland University of Technology
What I study:
Bachelors of Electrical Engineering (Honours)
Name:
Mandy Shi
Placement Organisation:
Endeavour Energy
Where I study:
University of New South Wales
What I study:
Electrical Engineering and Commerce (Business Economics)
Name:
Cody Morrison
Placement Organisation:
Ergon Energy, www.ergon.com.au/
Where I study:
Central Queensland University
What I study:
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Diploma of Professional Practice, Electrical Engineering
Name:
Raymond Yu
Placement Organisation:
Energy Queensland
Where I study:
University of Queensland
What I study:
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Master of Engineering
Name:
Joshua Baker-Lahey
Placement Organisation:
Energy Queensland
Where I study:
The University of Queensland
What I study:
Dual Bachelors of Electrical Engineering and Mathematics
Name:
Sean Chen
Placement Organisation:
Energy Queensland
Where I study:
Queensland University of Technology
What I study:
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Computer and Software Systems)
Name:
John Ortiz
Placement Organisation:
Energy Queensland
Where I study:
James Cook University
What I study:
Bachelor of Engineering - Honours