Training & Personal Development at Energy Queensland

Extremely good training with the ability to choose two technical and one business course per financial year up to $1,800 I believe is the budget. I have also been lucky with my previous team adding me to some of their training courses inhouse.

The online training platforms at EQL have been well constructed and allow for employees to learn and develop skills at their own discretion. As a graduate engineer the ability for me to conduct business and technical training both internally and externally, is of great benefit to my future goals and career.

Great training program - each year you can attend 2 technical training courses/conferences + 1 business/professional development course. Generally related to your past, current or next rotation. Also get informal training within each of your rotations, and mentorship (formal & informal) throughout the program.

You get a budget of about $4000 for technical and $2000 for non-technical training per financial year. If you are a regional grad (outside of Brisbane) your travel is excluded from that. I have learnt so many skills on the job that I cannot list them all. Learning on the job is by far the main way I learn. Most people will show you how to do something, you just have to ask. The 6 month rotations are a great way to learn. You move teams just as you are becoming comfortable. Which is GOOD because you aren't learning unless you are uncomfortable. GRINDSET!

Colleagues are willing to teach. No fear of knowledge sharing. Allowed three sets of formal training in a year, 2 business, 1 technical, within a set budget. As a regional graduate, we are given paid travel and accommodation when attending training elsewhere, without impacting on our budget thus circumventing associated disadvantages with being regional.

The training for graduates is great. Having a budget and the freedom to choose our own training in turn results in more enjoyable training courses. This furthermore had led to more knowledge retain and thus a better skill set being developed and retained.

The graduate program has fantastic training. I have a budget of about 7k every financial year for training I can choose (CPD courses that go toward RPEQ submission). Some grads even use the training to get a graduate diploma or master's degree.

The training offered during the graduate program is quite good.