Our goal is to be masters of our craft

Established in 2016, Aurecon Design Academy is our accelerator learning program for technical mastery and design excellence for senior design, engineering, and advisory practitioners.

Each year, through a competitive application process, we invite our best and most talented design, engineering and advisory practitioners across our expertise and office locations to join the three-year program as Design Scholars.

Why Aurecon Design Academy?

Changing demographics, rapid urbanisation, technological changes and evolving customer expectations are placing greater pressure on infrastructure projects in both government and private sector. We help organisations make better decisions about their asset base to deliver infrastructure projects that improve both productivity and quality of life, maximise value and transform risk into opportunity.

"Aurecon’s Design Academy fosters a culture of interdisciplinary collaboration and the pursuit of excellence to create impactful solutions for our clients, and shape a better future for all."
Tanya de Hoog, Chief Engineering, Eminence & Innovation Officer

Aurecon Design Academy is about growing eminence, bringing together diverse talent to collaborate and build something better together. It broadens the horizons of our professionals and underpins Aurecon’s commitment to lifelong learning.

Aurecon Design Academy recognises our commitment to develop and nurture master practitioners who bring unique solutions to challenges. Practitioners who are sought out by our clients for their quality, technical excellence, and ability to make an impact on people and the planet.

Program benefits

Design Scholars are a select group of high potential candidates who are passionate about mastering their technical craft, have a deep desire to communicate the value of their work and how it impacts people and societies, and collaborate across disciplines beyond their own.

As part of the program, Design Scholars participate in modules such as SHAPE, a studio-style module focused on multidisciplinary collaboration and human-centred design responses to real-world challenges. This approach fosters practical application, research testing, and new knowledge development, leading to innovative design solutions and implementation strategies. SHAPE is academic in nature and does not result in direct changes to the selected projects beyond the program.

Program delivery is through a combination of virtual classroom lectures, intensive face-to-face and virtual educational workshops, small group sessions, and one-on-one mentoring. The program includes both team and individual assignments and assessments.

By participating in the program, Design Scholars:

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