Host Employers: Responsibilities when Employing Apprentices
A host employer is a business or organisation that provides an apprentice with a practical, on-the-job training. Read more about your responsibilities when hiring an electrical apprentice.
Electrical Group Training (EGT) is the largest employer of electrical apprentices in Western Australia. Our apprentices are amongst the safest and best trained in the electrotechnology industry.
As a not-for-profit charitable group training organisation, EGT employs and trains apprentices within the electrical industry, and places them with a host employer. Apprentices may be placed with a number of different host employers throughout their apprenticeship. As a result, our apprentices are exposed to a wider variety of industry experience, providing the opportunity to develop more skills and fulfilling, lifelong careers.
Electrical Group Training also provides businesses with a low-risk, flexible employment solution through our group training model.
If you need an electrical apprentice for an upcoming project, or on an ongoing basis, make sure you contact EGT to find out more about our convenient host employer services. We take care of recruitment, training and payroll. Simply choose the apprentice year level and length of placement, and we’ll find the apprentice that’s right for your business.
Check out our numbers for the 2023 calendar year. 'By the Numbers' is a clear snapshot of some of EGT’s most recent achievements, as well as those of our parent organisation, ECA WA, and sister companies College of Electrical Training and Equip-Safe (RTO code 2394).
In 2023, EGT employed 164 new apprentices, with 95% of them continuing to the end of the year and into 2024
240 host employers used EGT's services across the year
$4.9M million in state and federal funding passed onto employers
Over 1,600 apprentices have been trained by EGT in the last 10 years
EGT produced 93 new electricians to the industry in 2023. In 2024, this number is expected to increase this year substantially to over 140
Here you will find our Charge Out Calculator. This is an easy way to get an indication of how much it will cost for your business to hire an EGT apprentice. Please note that this calculator provides an indication of costs only and may change once we have reviewed your individual business details and requirements. Contact EGT for an obligation-free chat on (08) 6241 6100.
