@article{Bell:2012:10.1109/TPWRS.2011.2163323,
author = {Bell, KWR and Fenton, B and Griffiths, H and Pal, BC and McDonald, JR},
doi = {10.1109/TPWRS.2011.2163323},
journal = {IEEE Transactions on Power Systems},
pages = {450--457},
title = {Attracting Graduates to Power Engineering in the U.K.: Successful University and Industry Collaboration},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TPWRS.2011.2163323},
volume = {1},
year = {2012}
}

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AB  - The power industry in many parts of the industrialized world faces major challenges over the next two decades to renew ageing networks, accommodate new generation, especially renewables, and make grid operation “smarter”. This requires increasing numbers of professionals, but in many places, the industry faces great losses in personnel and experience as senior engineers retire. As a consequence, the industry needs to recruit a new generation of well-qualified electrical engineering graduates. This paper describes one particular initiative to attract school leavers into engineering and electric power engineering in particular: the U.K.'s “Power Academy”. The main features of the scheme and its success to date are described along with the new challenges and various issues that remain to be addressed. These include the need for “engineering leadership” and career progression for technical specialists. It is argued that companies' continued investment in schemes like the Power Academy is essential to meet the challenges faced by the power industry and to ensure a healthy future supply of professional engineers
AU  - Bell,KWR
AU  - Fenton,B
AU  - Griffiths,H
AU  - Pal,BC
AU  - McDonald,JR
DO  - 10.1109/TPWRS.2011.2163323
EP  - 457
PY  - 2012///
SN  - 0885-8950
SP  - 450
TI  - Attracting Graduates to Power Engineering in the U.K.: Successful University and Industry Collaboration
T2  - IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TPWRS.2011.2163323
UR  - http://www.ee.ic.ac.uk/bikash.c.pal/index_files/publications.htm
VL  - 1
ER  - 

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