
Investing in the next generation

Ensuring our local communities have access to the right education pathways for the jobs of tomorrow.
Investing in scholarships and training.
Bringing our projects to life will take a significant workforce, and at Queensland Hydro, our goal is to provide pathways and incentives to grow and build capability in the region.
We are actively investing in the next generation of workers with a range of scholarships and bursaries for young people in our Project areas.
To date, Queensland Hydro has committed $380,000 in education and training opportunities across Queensland. This includes a commitment of $150,000 over three years to the TAFE Queensland Foundation to deliver scholarships to local students pursing STEM-related training pathways, funding scholarships for future engineers and supporting high school students.
FUTURE ENGINEERS
Our partnership with the University of the Sunshine Coast.
Queensland Hydro is delighted to partner with the University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) to fund the Queensland Hydro Scholarship, readying the next generation of engineers.
Two $10,000 merit-based scholarships are available annually to eligible, full-time second-year engineering students enrolled at the UniSC Sunshine Coast campus. Priority for the scholarships are given to students who reside in the Borumba local community.
Now in its second year, these scholarships are one of the many ways Queensland Hydro is helping to deliver immediate benefits to the communities around the proposed Borumba Pumped Hydro Project.
Queensland Hydro and UniSC also offer four $2,500 bursaries to full-time second-year engineering students who meet equity-based criteria.
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Supporting state high school STEM education.
Building the workforce of the future starts with investing in our young people.
Queensland Hydro is delivering $140,000 in scholarships over three years for local students undertaking STEM subjects in Years 11 and 12.
In partnership with James Nash State High School and Gympie State High School, these scholarships will contribute to relevant school fees and make study-related purchases on behalf of students, such as uniforms, technology devices, tutoring or transport costs.
Queensland Hydro is also working directly with organisations to share hands-on engineering knowledge with high school students, helping them develop critical thinking skills and create practical solutions.
Work with us
Considering a career in energy?
Now is the time to join the team enabling Queensland’s clean energy future. We are looking for the best and brightest people to help us drive the delivery of world-class pumped hydro assets which will shape Queensland’s clean energy transformation.
education and retraining for the energy sector
Pivoting into renewable jobs.
As Queensland moves towards a decarbonised energy system, we want to ensure that workers within the energy sector have the skills and training opportunities to thrive in our pumped hydro projects. With 2,000 workers expected during the main works phase of construction, our aim is to ensure local workers are well placed to take advantage of employment opportunities.
In 2023, Queensland Hydro signed an MOU with the Resources Centre of Excellence (RCOE), to collaborate on critical projects related to the future of skills in the resource sector. The MOU covers a range of goals and outcomes in the areas of training, innovation, and research.
Mackay-based RCOE was established to connect the brightest minds in research, technology, education and mining equipment, technology and services (METS) to shape the resources sector of the future.
The MOU is one of many ways Queensland Hydro is working to support the future of employment in the renewables industry.