Thanks to WAFL players Milan Murdock from the East Fremantle Football Club and Harry Elphick from the South Fremantle Football Club for sitting down with our partners at the West Australian Football Commission to chat about their experiences so far in the trade business, and who they think will score the EGT goal of the year!
Read below on what an electrical apprenticeship is all about and how you can apply for an apprenticeship at EGT.
An electrical apprenticeship takes place over a four year period, during which an apprentice works under a fully licensed electrician to learn all about, and become qualified in, the electrical trade.
It combines practical experience in the workplace with structured off-the-job training at a contracted training provider such as the College of Electrical Training.
Electrical apprenticeships provide more than just a pathway into working as a qualified electrician. You will gain valuable life skills which you will go on to use every day.
At the end of the four years, you will have an in-demand trade qualification, a set of skills that will make you a highly desirable employee, and the option to become your own boss in the future (with further training). The qualification and skills you acquire are highly sought after across a wide variety of industries.
Your trade qualification may even be recognised as prior learning for some university courses, such as electrical engineering, or for other vocational pursuits, as many of the skills taught in an apprenticeship in the electrical industry are highly transferable.
And don’t forget that an apprenticeship pays you to learn. So while your friends at uni might be accruing a mountain of debt - as an apprentice you’ll be earning money while studying. That means that you get a leg up at the start of your career!
Apply today to become an electrical apprentice with EGT.
Apprenticeships offer you the ability to earn money while you earn a qualification, learn a trade and build practical skills.
In Western Australia, apprenticeships are delivered under a competency-based, flexible training system. Workplace, and off-the-job training and assessment procedures are based on the skills an apprentice should acquire over the term of the apprenticeship. Off-the-job training is usually completed one day per week or as a block (between one and three weeks at a time) at a training provider such as the College of Electrical Training. The rest of the time is spent on-the-job.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate the following:
Applicants are required to complete the online application form and upload the following documentation/evidence:
