Get your graduates work ready
Water is a basic human need and a critical resource for sustainability and resilience in the world's driest inhabited continent. To manage and protect this resource, the Australian water sector employs over 28,000 personnel, including onboarding several hundred graduates each year.
Equip your graduate engineers with the skills they need to thrive and contribute to the future of the water sector, including self-management, communication, project management, and sector-specific knowledge.
It’s an ideal opportunity for you to attract and retain top talent, whilst preparing for your organisation’s future capability needs.
This program is delivered in partnership with the Australian Water Association.
How to join
Any organisation can 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 water industry.
Program options
- Public program - ideal for a few graduate engineers who need to develop sector specific skills and network with peers across organisations.
- Private corporate program - for multiple graduates, this exclusive option complements your existing learning and development programs.
Enquire now to find out more or contact us: [email protected]
Looking to upskill your engineers at their next career stage? Visit the Emerging Engineers Leadership Program page or the AWA Mentoring Program
Your organisation can access exclusive deliveries of the Graduate Program for groups of 10 or more.
Enquire now to find out more or contact us: [email protected]
Program options
- 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?
Learning modules
Understanding the Australian water industry
A comprehensive introduction to the water industry; from utilities and government authorities to manufacturers and infrastructure suppliers; delivered by the Australian Water Association.
Featuring sessions from CEOs and senior executives, your graduates will learn about the industry’s commitment to environmental sustainability and multi-billion-dollar contribution to the economy.
They’ll learn the fundamentals for managing water assets and how the businesses that make up the supply chain work together. They will also be guided through a capability assessment and water sector skill development plan.
- Industry overview
- Sustainability
- Economic contribution
- Operations
- Asset management
- Supply chain
Personal Capability
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
Professional Skills
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
Applied Project Management
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