APPRENTICESHIP INFORMATION

Finding an Apprenticeship

NECA strongly suggests that you should be pro-active in seeking an apprenticeship.  Rather than wait for a prospective employer to call you it is in your interests to contact prospective employers and apply for an apprenticeship.

Check the employment sections of the state and local newspapers.  It is also suggested that you look under “Electrical Contractors” in your Yellow Pages to develop a list of prospective employers and apply for an apprenticeship.  Employers generally react positively when job seekers are pro-active and display initiative in seeking a job.

Group Training Companies

Group Training Companies are another excellent employment option for people seeking an apprenticeship.  Group Training Companies employ the apprentice directly but place them with “host” employers to undertake the practical on the job training.  In this way apprentices are rotated through a number of different employers and gain exposure and experience in a range of environments.

Below are details for some of the Group Training companies in Tasmania.

1. tastec group training - Phone: 03 6424 5626 and Fax: 03 6424 9673 or visit their website http://www.370degrees.com.au/tastecgrouptraining.aspx

Further information about Group Training Companies can also be found on the website of Group Training Australia at www.grouptraining.com.au

Career Opportunities

Career opportunities for people in the electrical industry are many and varied.  An electrical apprenticeship is one of the best ways to build a career in that industry.  An electrical trade is highly regarded, it’s highly portable, well paid and many electricians go on to start their own businesses.

There are also a large number of related trades under the broad heading of Electrotechnology such as in air-conditioning and refrigeration, instrumentation and communications.

For further information about career opportunities visit www.ee-oz.com.au

Electrical Apprenticeships

An electrical apprenticeship takes four years and includes three years of TAFE studies (generally one day per week).

In some cases the TAFE studies or off the job training is conducted by “block release”.  Block release is where the job training is conducted periodically throughout the year in a block form of one of more consecutive weeks.

For persons undertaking an electrical apprenticeship the formal course undertaken at TAFE is UEE30807 Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician

Contracts of Training

Apprenticeships are covered by formal agreements known as either “Training Agreements” or “Contracts of Training”.  These agreements set out the training and supervision an employer must provide for the employee, as well as the employee’s obligations as an apprentice. Apprenticeship Centres

Contracts of Training can be obtained from your local New Apprenticeship Centre.  Call the Australian Apprenticeship Hotline on 133873 or visit www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au to find out the location of the centre nearest you.

Australian Apprenticeship Centres

Australian Apprenticeship Centres include:

• Providing information on Australian Apprenticeships options to job seekers, employers and other interested people
• Marketing and promoting Australian Apprenticeships in the local area
• Administering Commonwealth incentive payments to employers
• Working with the State/Territory Training Authority to provide an integrated service
• Establishing effective relationships with the Commonwealth’s contracted Job Network providers, training providers, schools and other organisations.

MEGT Hobart – 03 6231 9101 or visit their website http://www.megt.com.au

MEGT Launceston - 03 6323 0900

MEGT Devonport - 03 6423 2455

Jobnet Mowbary - 03 6331 4833

Business & Employment Devonport or Burnie - 1300 13 95 66 

Work & Training: http://work-training.com.au/about/

Work & Training Ltd have three locations, Ulverstone, Launceston and our Head Office at Moonah:

Our location details: http://www.work-training.com.au/about/our-offices/