About Us - Apprenticeships and Training

Electro Group Apprentices Queensland (EGA)

Electro Group Apprentices was founded in 1998 by the Electrical and Communications Association (ECA) and the Electrical Trades Union, (ETU)  focussing specifically on addressing the skills needs of employers in the electrotechnology sector.

As a Group Training Organisation, we are responsible for employing and training apprentices and placing them with reputable industry Host Employers. We act as the apprentice’s employer and ensure the quality and continuity of their employment and training. Additionally, our trade qualified field staff offer ongoing mentoring, support and pastoral care to our Apprentices.

We are a not-for-profit Group Training Organisation so our core objective is to supply the electrotechnology sector with long-term, highly skilled apprentices.

To do this, we not only recruit apprentices but we are also active in promoting electrical careers to school-leavers and potential mature-aged apprentices to ensure that our industry attracts the best possible employees.

Our success can best be demonstrated by the fact that 97 percent of our apprentices  successfully complete their training. Our ability to attract apprentices to the industry and ensure that they complete their training and join the ranks of qualified tradespeople is unmatched and is credit to our extensive recruitment selection and testing processes.

Electro Group Training Queensland (EGT)

Electro Group Training is an industry owned and operated registered training organisation (RTO), established as a not for profit Industry Skills Centre by the Electrotechnology industry in 1999.

The training we offer is predominently electrical apprenticeships, but we also have courses in telecommunications cabling; electrical installation; inspection and licence renewal courses; resuscitation and switchboard rescue training and assessment; construction wiring and a range of similar programs.  We also offers Pre Apprenticeship courses in Electrotechnology.

EGT is the only specialist electrical training college in Queensland that is owned by the electrical industry.

Our Mission

To provide superior-skilled, safe-working Apprentices to the electrotechnology industry. This will be achieved through effective and innovative recruitment, training and mentoring designed specifically for Apprentices. This is achieved through;

• The recruitment and retention of the highest standard of Apprentice
• Produce the best technically trained, safe-working tradespeople possible for the electrical industry
• Demonstrated best practice for employing, developing and training apprentices; and
• Building strategic partnerships with industry and Government