Engineers Australia / API Graduate Learning Program - Power and Renewable Energy

Get your graduate engineers work ready for the power and renewable energy industries

Engineers Australia / API Graduate Learning Program - Power and Renewable Energy

Get your graduate engineers work ready for the power and renewable energy industries

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Develop high performing graduates

This professional development program equips graduates with the skills they need to thrive in the workplace and contribute to the engineering transformation of the power and renewable energy industries. 

Designed for your organisation as an opportunity to attract and retain top talent, building your engineers’ skill set, potential and loyalty.

This program is delivered in partnership with the Australian Power Institute.

The Australian Power Institute

How to join 

Open to any organisation to enrol their engineering graduates.   

Pre-requisites: an engineering degree in any discipline and up to two years’ work experience in an engineering related role in the power or renewables industries.

Price

$5,990 ex GST per participant

Next intake

2 April 2025

For groups of 10+ to start in 2024, enquire about the Private corporate program option.

Duration
20 months
Additional Information

Program options

  1. Public program - ideal for a few graduate engineers who need to develop sector specific skills and network with peers across organisations.
  2. Private corporate program - for multiple graduates, this exclusive option complements your existing learning and development programs.

Looking to upskill your engineers at their next career stage? Visit the Emerging Engineers Leadership Program page

Your organisation can access exclusive deliveries of the Graduate Program for groups of 10 or more.

Duration
20 months
Additional Information

Program options

  1. Private corporate program - for multiple graduates, this exclusive option complements your existing learning and development programs. 

Looking to upskill your engineers at their next career stage? Visit the Emerging Engineers Leadership Program page

Why join this program? 

Attract and retain talent

Strengthens your graduate recruitment offering through structured development with clear learning outcomes and support for their future career.

Skills for success

Addresses critical skills gaps and develops interpersonal, business and project management capability.

Practical learning

Designed and delivered by experts in power, engineering and education with a focus on practical application of learning.

Creates networks

Includes complimentary Engineers Australia graduate membership to increase networking opportunities (T&Cs apply).

Visibility of skills development

Know how your graduates’ are applying their new skills to their work through shared evidence of applied learning portfolios.

Drives performance improvement

Graduates learn to drive their own performance improvement and ensure they’re meeting your company’s standards through guided feedback activities.

Learning modules

The Australian Power Institute sets the scene for a career in the power and renewable energy industries.

Featuring sessions from CEOs and senior executives, your graduates will learn about the technical skills they need to develop, how leaders have solved challenges, and the opportunities facing the sector moving forward. They will also be guided through a capability assessment and power sector skill development plan.

  • Industry overview
  • Technical skills
  • Skills assessment
  • Development plan
  • Problem-solving mindset

This module lays the foundations for professional and personal growth.  

Your graduates will develop self-management skills and improve their critical interpersonal skills. They will also learn how to take responsibility for their career by pursuing further professional development and credentials such as Chartered status. 

  • Actioning feedback
  • Communication
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Resilience

This module builds leadership capabilities to drive performance and thrive in a rapidly changing environment.  

Your graduates will learn to work effectively with stakeholders, how to lead high-performing teams, and foster diversity and inclusion in multidisciplinary team environments. 

  • Conflict management
  • Diversity & inclusion
  • Negotiation
  • Supporting change

This module focuses on the latest edition of the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), PMBOK7. 

Your graduates also learn the principles to solve problems, particularly how to apply them to ethical and sustainability issues on engineering projects. 

  • Ethics
  • Problem-solving
  • Project lifecycle
  • Risk management

Award-winning program

Engineers Australia’s Graduate Program team is delighted to be awarded three 2023 LearnX Platinum Awards for Best Learning and Development (Industry Specific), Best Learning Design Team, and Best Learning and Development Team.

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