Tori Cowburn Scholarship About Tori Tori Cowburn, a local young woman from the Singleton community, commenced her working career with Thiess as an administration trainee at our Mount Thorley Workshop in April 2012. After completing her traineeship, Tori transferred to our Mt Owen Project and continued her working career as an Administration Officer in the Maintenance team for the next eleven years.
Tori had plans to travel overseas at the completion of Mount Owen and was to return to Thiess to continue her working career at our Muswellbrook Coal Rehabilitation Project. Unfortunately, Tori did not get that opportunity. On 11 June 2023, Tori's life was lost in tragic circumstances whilst returning from a wedding in the Hunter Valley Bus Tragedy. This tragedy claimed the lives of 10 young people and injured many more from the local community.
In Tori's memory, the "Tori Cowburn" Scholarship will be awarded to a local Hunter Region female to enter and complete their university studies in a discipline specific to mining.
Eligibility The following outlines the list of eligibility requirements that a candidate must meet to be considered for the Tori Cowburn scholarship:
A female student Living locally in the Hunter Valley Region Preparing to attend University to study relevant undergraduate Bachelor level degree at an Australian University in the following disciplines: Mining Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Environmental Geology Surveying Accounting & Finance Health & Safety The selected Tori Cowburn Scholarship recipient will have these three options to choose from in relation to work and study requirements:
Option 1 – work full time on a Thiess NSW site – attend university part time Option 2 – work part time on a Thiess NSW site – attend university full time/part time (dependent on study load) Option 3 – study full time – complete paid vacation work for up to 10 weeks per year at a Thiess NSW site Students will receive $8,000 per annum with the costs of completing the associated degree, for a maximum duration of three years. Received as two instalments (2 x $4,000 generally) at successful completion of each semester for a full-time course load (Option 3). If the student completes University on a part-time basis (Options 1 & 2) the instalments will pro-rata.
For students who elect Option 3, they will agree to accept a Graduate position if offered at the conclusion of the degree and remain employed for a period of 12 months.
What Thiess can do for you Help to build on your career, offering diverse opportunities to expand your skill set Flexible working arrangements Health and wellbeing programs A range of corporate discounts, including health insurance (Medibank), travel & retail products About Us Thiess works with clients in Australia, Asia and the Americas in the dynamic field of open-cut and underground mining.
The pioneering spirit of our founders – the legendary Thiess brothers – is our legacy, and inspires our vision to harness the power of people and technology to drive sustainable change.
At Thiess, you will have the opportunity to play a part in the global energy transition. We are growing our commodities portfolio to include metals and minerals critical to the energy transition, and developing services to enable sustainable mining.
We're creating a culture of curiosity, knowledge-sharing, and continuous learning – supporting our people to contribute to Thiess' success and continued growth in sustainable mining.
We'll support you to hone your skills and develop new ones, take on challenges and grow, through mentorship, collaboration and empowerment. We offer our people ongoing technical training and development opportunities so they can reach their full potential. We also invest in the workforce of the future, with a range of programs for people starting their careers.
We recognise the value of an inclusive and diverse workplace through our vision of everyone matters always. We're focused on creating an inclusive environment to enable our people to bring their best self to work because they feel safe, included and empowered.
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How to Apply This role is an opportunity to take the next step in your career. With our culture of recognition, development, and a stimulating and satisfying work environment, there is no better time to join Thiess.
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