Cadetships
Supporting career development
The Opportunity
Country Energy’s Engineering Cadetship Program is designed to provide financial support and industry experience to students commencing a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) degree.
Our Cadetships are offered to students commencing first year studies in 2011 or are currently undertaking university studies in electrical engineering.
Who can apply?
To apply, you must be a permanent Australian resident and it is preferred you are living in rural or regional NSW or within Country Energy’s network area. You must achieve entry requirements to the Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) degree in a Faculty of Electrical Engineering at a University agreed by Country Energy.
You will need to take all available "Power Engineering" elective subjects and the thesis topic chosen must be related to the Electricity Supply Industry. Preference is shown for participants who have successfully undertaken HSC Physics and Extension 1 or 2 Maths, or equivalent.
What does a Cadetship include?
An Engineering Cadet is employed by Country Energy and will be required to attend University on a standard full time basis with full time work experience during each summer vacation and during the inter-semester break each year in July. During work experience cadets work a standard 72 hour 9-day fortnight, and are entitled to four weeks annual leave each year.
Country Energy pays the Student Contribution upfront and cadets are reimbursed for compulsory textbooks on successful completion of subjects.
Cadets are paid a wage in accordance with Country Energy’s Award (currently this is on a fortnightly basis) and payments for 2011 are made in accordance with the payment schedule below:
1st Year - $25,913 gross per annum.
2nd Year - $31,483 gross per annum.
3rd Year - $36,458 gross per annum.
4th Year - $40,853 gross per annum.
Applications for the 2011 intake of Cadets have now closed. Visit our
current vacancies page for other opportunities with Country Energy.