ETU

​​The Electrical Trades Union (ETU) is the union for electrical and electrotechnology tradespeople and apprentices in Australia, representing over seventy thousand workers around the country. The ETU has been a consistent advocate for better resourcing and support of electrical apprentices, including working to get more women to take on electrical apprenticeships.

For over 100 years the ETU has been the union for electrical workers in Australia. We use our collective strength to achieve positive industrial, political and social results. The ETU works to ensure the industries our members work in are safe industries. We work to maintain and defend the electrical license and to ensure the electrical work performed and licensed in Australia is of the highest standard – a standard our members hold as a badge of honour. We work for the constant advancement of the electrical trades and the ongoing recognition of the skills required to work in the electrical trades. The ETU advocates for apprentices and having secure, safe apprenticeships because we know all apprentices are the future of all the electrical trades. And we are constantly working to get more women into the electrical trades, including in the construction industry.

​​ESA

Energy Skills Australia is the National Industry Skills Council for the energy sectors, including: Electrotechnology, Electricity Transmission, Distribution and Rail, Electricity Generation and Gas Transmission

Providing industry stewardship, we exist to ensure Australia’s energy sectors have access to a highly skilled and effective workforce.

The energy industry broadly is experiencing a period of rapid technological advancement and transformation. Acting as your voice, we assist with the current, emerging and future skills challenges by providing products, services and advice to industry and governments to support high quality training and workforce development.

Established by industry for industry in 1995, we are an independent, not-for-profit, bipartite company limited by guarantee. Our ongoing commitment and continued support for the energy industry is unwavering.

​​UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY

The Australian Centre for Gender Equality and Inclusion @ Work is a national research centre based at the University of Sydney. We work with government, industry, unions and women’s advocacy organisations to build the evidence base that supports gender equality and job quality across the labour market. Our research combines academic rigour with practical impact, producing tools, evaluations and insights that inform policy and organisational change. As part of the Big Sister project, Centre researchers are collecting quantitative and qualitative data, analysing outcomes and providing advice on iteration to ensure continuous improvement and measurable impact. We are working closely with our grant partners to build the evidence base to support more inclusive pathways and experiences for women in the trades and to strengthen gender equality across workplaces and the sector.

​​PEER

PEER is a non-profit industry-based Group Training Organisation (GTO) and an award winning Registered Training Organisation (RTO), delivering nationally accredited training to meet South Australia’s skill development needs. 

Employing and training apprentices to support the Construction, Mining, Defence and Renewable sectors, PEER partners with industry to provide quality apprenticeships and employment opportunities across South Australia. PEER’s focus on providing dynamic industry focused recruitment and employment solutions has resulted in award winning industry collaborations that have grown diversity within apprenticeships. 

High quality and flexible apprentice training programs is the hallmark of PEER. With a focus on the Electrical, Refrigeration and Plumbing trades, PEER’s training way is designed to provide the employer and apprentice with the flexibility needed to meet operational realities while supporting the apprentice to be successful.

PEER’s active school-based programs include construction, engineering, electrical and plumbing pathways and in conjunction with our critical partners, are designed to prepare prospective apprentices with the skills and knowledge to enable them to successfully transition into an apprenticeship. 

PEER partners with industry to build trade careers through quality apprenticeships, traineeships, employment and training.

​​ETI

​​The Electrotechnology Training Institute Ltd (ETI) is a not-for-profit charity dedicated to strengthening Western Australia’s electrical industry through advocacy, representation, education, and training. Guided by our values of safety, integrity, innovation, accountability, excellence, and collaboration, we aim to support a skilled, safe, and sustainable workforce.

ETI is made up of several business units that provide comprehensive industry support:

• ECA WA – WA’s largest membership organisation for the WA electrical industry, offering expert technical, legal, business, and safety support through a variety of services, initiatives, and events;
• Electrical Group Training (EGT) – The largest employer of electrical apprentices in WA, with over 550 apprentices hosted by more than 265 contracting businesses;
• College of Electrical Training (CET) (RTO Code 2394) – WA’s largest electrical RTO, delivering pre-apprenticeship, apprenticeship, and post-trade training from campuses in Joondalup and Jandakot, and training more electrical apprentices in WA than any other provider with one of the highest completion rates in Australia; 
• Equip-Safe (RTO Code 2394)  – A leading safety and equipment training provider, delivering EWP, forklift, high-risk work licences, and other safety courses to individuals and businesses across WA; and 
• ECA Legal – Provides expert legal advice and industrial relations assistance and representation to electrical contracting businesses.