Program overview
Engineers Australia’s Graduate Program develops the fundamental skills engineering graduates need to perform in the workplace.
Graduates require dedicated learning and development to gain the professional skills to contribute to an engineering team. Our graduate program bridges the skills gap from university to the workplace.
We focus on developing interpersonal and project management skills to transform graduates into proactive professionals who can perform independently and understand how their work impacts others.
Ideal for organisations looking to strengthen their graduate recruitment and development offering, our program is an excellent way to attract and retain your engineering talent.
It’s delivered online over 18-months through a mix of live and on-demand learning, including six workshops plus two-hours of self-paced learning per week. So you’ll be able to provide personalised and structured professional development to your engineering graduates.
Upon completion, participants will earn recognition and be able to showcase their skills development through a digital badge and learning portfolio.
Is this program for you?
Your graduates must have an engineering degree (in any discipline) and have three months - two years’ work experience in an engineering-related role.
For organisations looking to upskill engineers in the next career stage, visit the Emerging Engineers Leadership Program page.
For organisations looking to understand their engineering workforce capability, visit the Engineering Skills Framework page.
Price
$4,750 ex GST per participant
$4,490 ex GST for 3 or more participants
Next intake
19 September 2023
RSVP: 12 September 2023
Program options
- Public program - if you have a few graduate engineers and want them to network with peers from other organisations.
- Industry sector programs - if you have graduate engineers working in the rail or power / renewable energy industries and need to develop sector specific skills. Visit the Rail and Power program pages for more information.
We can deliver exclusive sessions of this program for groups of 10 or more.
Call us on +61 3 9321 1700 or complete the enquiry form to talk about your organisation's needs.
Program options
- Private corporate program - if you have many graduate engineers and need an exclusive program that complements your existing learning and development programs.
- Industry sector programs - if you have graduate engineers working in the rail or power / renewable energy industries and need to develop sector specific skills. Visit the Rail and Power program pages for more information.
What you’ll learn
Learning outcomes
By completing the program, your graduate(s) will be able to:
- Integrate interpersonal and business skills into the day-to-day execution of their role.
- Support and contribute to the successful functioning of multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Contribute to or manage small-scale engineering projects to meet business and community needs.
- Apply problem-solving and ethical decision-making techniques to engineering work and projects.
- Monitor and regulate emotional and behavioural responses when dealing with challenging and changing situations.
- Manage their own professional development to maintain skills and pursue career goals.
- Communication
- Ethical practice
- High emotional intelligence
- Leadership
- Problem-solving
- Professionalism
- Manage projects
- Manage risk
- Stakeholder engagement
- Teamwork
Module one: Personal Empowerment
This module lays the foundations for professional and personal growth.
Graduates will develop self-management skills including emotional intelligence, resilience, and time management. They will also improve critical interpersonal skills including communication, giving and receiving feedback, teamwork, and networking techniques.
And they will learn how to take responsibility for their career by pursuing further professional development and credentials such as Chartered status.
- Communication
- Self-management
- Emotional intelligence
- Resilience
- Actioning feedback
Module two: Professional Skills
This module builds leadership and professional capabilities to drive performance and thrive in a rapidly changing environment.
Graduates will learn influencing and negotiation strategies to work effectively with stakeholders, as well as the skills to support and move through change.
They will also learn how to lead high-performing teams and foster diversity and inclusion in multidisciplinary and virtual team environments.
- Leadership
- Influence and negotiation
- Conflict management
- Change management
- Diversity and inclusion
Module three: Applied Project Management
This module focuses on the skills and methods to deliver projects using the latest edition of the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), PMBOK7.
Graduates also learn the principles to solve problems, particularly how to apply them to ethical and sustainability issues on engineering projects.
- The project management lifecycle
- Risk management
- Stakeholder engagement
- Problem-solving
- Ethics
Features and benefits
Award-winning program
We are pleased to announce Engineers Australia's Graduate Program has received a LearnX Platinum award for Best Blended Learning Model, 2020.
