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POWERful Women Leadership Program (PWLP)​​​​

The Powerful Women Leadership Program (PWLP) is a unique and exclusive power sector-oriented program that will develop our female leaders for the Australian power sector. The program will strengthen your capability to make impactful contributions in leading our sector and provide invaluable connections, information and inspiration to guide your career progression.

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The Powerful Women in Leadership Program builds on the highly regarded API Summer School+ (a 2-week residential program for industry professionals with 7+ years of experience), and the linked Executive Insights series, plus extra activities over a full 12 months focused on the interests of current and future women in leadership. 

 

The program also includes participants from the new Summer School and Powerful Women Retreats for undergraduates, graduates and early career professionals in the power industry. 

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Register for one of our 4 Summer School and Retreat Programs and take part in the year-long Powerful Women Leadership Program at no extra cost.

 

Read more about the 2025 Summer School Programs here.

12 months of activities with 70+ other technical women in power, all focused on developing your strategic technical leadership capability and career pathway

During the Summer School residential programs you will:

  • Attend the API Summer School or Retreat Programs in Melbourne in 2025 + the online Executive Insights sessions to boost your knowledge of the strategic technical and market challenges and opportunities involved in transforming Australia's power sector.

  • Build connections with the other 50+ emerging leaders attending the Summer School and the 60+ speakers (industry experts and leaders).

  • Take a leadership role in the ‘Future of the Workforce forum’ at the API Summer School 2025; 100+ participants will explore the key issues that will shape the development of the power sector workforce and the transformation of Australia’s energy systems.

Throughout the 12 month Powerful Women Leadership Program you will:

  • Participate in exclusive online workshops and mentoring that focus on the unique career and leadership pathways in the power sector to inspire your own journey and build your understanding and skills.

  • You’ll be supported to create a personal career development plan to sustain your journey to leadership roles in the power sector.

  • Connect with the 50 undergraduate and graduate women also in the program in 2025.

  • Opportunity to shape and feature in the API’s activities to engage and inspire female high school students about careers in the power sector.

  • Contribute to the API’s national forum on Women in Power engineering for International Women in Engineering Day in June 2025.

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"Overall the sessions had a good range of topics across career development, industry challenges (broader and technical), and personal branding/communication."

 

- Powerful Women Leadership Program participant

Powerful Women Undergraduate Retreat 2025
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Who can participate?

A unique and exclusive retreat for:

  • Undergraduate women studying a power sector-related course;

  • With a desire to make a significant contribution to the power sector

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Learn from 70+ women in power and 60+ experts

Start your leadership journey now!

  • Connect with 70+ women at the Retreat and during the year-long Powerful Women Leadership Program modules

  • Attend online sessions with 10+ executives PLUS the 4-day residential retreat during Summer School+ with more than 60 industry experts

  • Watch the live strategic project presentations at Summer School+ in May 2025 in Melbourne as delegates share solutions to key industry challenges, tasked by sector leaders and CEOs

  • Build your knowledge and develop an invaluable nation-wide network of experts, executives and your fellow peers in the power sector

  • Bonus access to the API's Online Academy Courses (including access to AEMO's NEM Basics Course)

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Enhance your leadership capability and knowledge

All participants of the Powerful Women Leadership Program will also receive:

Leadership Development

  • Build your knowledge and develop an invaluable nation wide network of experts, executives and your peers in the power sector

Career guidance

  • A personal career development plan to become more competitive and effective for technical roles in power

Exclusive oppportunities

  • Shape and feature in the API’s activities to engage and inspire female high school students about careers in power by becoming an API Power Ambassador
  • Contribute to the API’s national forum on Women in Power engineering in June 2025
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Bonus access to the API's Online Academy Courses

  • 10x Executive Insights Online Sessions 

  • NEM Basics Online Course

  • API Professionals Skills Online Module 

  • Strategic Project Presentation recordings

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How to register

Step 1: Participate in one of the core Summer School Programs:

Note: Access to the Powerful Women Leadership Program is exclusively available to female participants and participants who identify as female of the API Summer School Programs at no additional costs. The Summer School Programs include:

  • Summer School+ for industry professionals with 7+ years of experience 

  • Summer School Developing Professionals Retreat for early career professionals with 4-6 years of industry experience

  • Summer School Career Starter Retreat for graduates with 0-3 years of industry experience

  • Summer School x Powerful Women Undergraduate Retreat for undergraduate women studying a power-sector related course with an interest in careers in power

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Undergraduate scholarships for Powerful Women

10 scholarships (valued at $3,990 incl GST) are available for undergraduate women to cover the cost of the retreat!

Supported by the API's member organisations, with funding for Powerful Women participants including 10 full scholarships to support participation in the program, mentoring, networking, and career and technical leadership development activities.​

​​Purchase a ticket into the 12-month long Powerful Women Leadership Program PLUS the 4-day residential retreat in Melbourne in 2025.

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Registration* in the Powerful Women Professional program includes full registration to the Powerful Women Undergraduate retreat (including all accommodation and meals) and additional online Powerful Women program activities.

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*Registration excludes travel costs. Costs include GST.

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Discounts apply for staff from API member organisations in recognition of their other contributions to the operations of the API and Summer School.

*Early bird closing 30 November 2024

*Standard closing 1 February 2025

*Late registration closing 11 April 2025

*Note: Late registration will remain open following induction events and may incur additional fees

Hear from 2024 Powerful Women:
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Backed by industry

Thank you to our members who make all of this possible

Governor Members

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Principal Members

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Industry Members

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