Fostering Tomorrow's Power Engineers Today

Next Event

Mid Program Event

DATE:
Thursday 17th April

LOCATION:
Engineering House,
21 Bedford Street North Melbourne

TIME:
6.30 pm for 6.40 start

The purpose of this event is to showcase the Mentor/Mentee presentations as part of the PCIF Assignment Competition. Please see the attached PCIF Assignment Competition sheet for competition details.


I've been receiving some positive feedback from the Mentees regarding the assignment, and it seems like you are all making great progress! Just a quick reminder that the half page presentation summaries and powerpoint presentations are due soon.


The half page summary is due the week ending the 4th of April. This summary should cover the main aspects of the presentation and is intended to serve as a synopsis for the judges of the content covered in your presentations.


The powerpoint presentation is due on or before the 14th of April. Each presentation from the mentor/mentee pairs should run no more than 5 minutes.


An agenda for the evening, including presentation times, will be available closer to the event

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INTRODUCTION

Victoria's Power Industry is facing a widespread skills shortage. The effects of an aging workforce, combined with declining interest in Power Engineering amongst university graduates, has created a parlous situation.

In response to the impending skills shortage, the IET (and in particular the Young Members Committee) has adopted a proactive position. To support the development of the Power Industry's future talent-base, the Young Members Committee has devised a professional mentoring strategy entitled Power Career In Focus (PCIF).

In essence, the program seeks to link penultimate year tertiary students with young industry professionals in an expertly designed and managed mentoring framework.

MENTORS: Young Engineers

MENTEES: Engineering Students

In doing so, the program will assist in 'rebranding' Power Engineering as a dynamic and modern career option. Further, the program will identify and enlist talent prospects who may otherwise be lost to the profession.