NSW Electro career presentation short version

2. Electrical,
Electronics,
Refrigeration & Air Conditioning,
Electricity Supply, transmission,
distribution, rail & generation
Communications
Renewable Energy
Gas Supply

3.  The main activities of the industry are:
Construction,
Installation,
 Servicing,
Maintenance,
Estimation & Design,
Engineering

4.  The industry needs technically competent
people in a variety of occupations such as :-
 Tradespersons
 Operators
 Technicians
 Managers
 Engineers
 Self-employed Contractors

5.  Electrician
 Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
 Electronics & Communications
 Electrical Fitter
 Lineworker
 Data & Voice
 Instrumentation
 Gas Supply Technician

6.  Employers require
applicants who have
completed at least Year
10 but most prefer
applicants who have
successfully completed
Years 11 & 12 or a
School Based
Apprenticeship /
Traineeship, Curriculum
Framework Course or a
Pre-Apprenticeship
Course.

7.  Certificate II
Electrotechnology
Career Start
 Certificate III
Electrotechnology
Electrician
 Certificate III Air
Conditioning &
Refrigeration

8.  Reasonable Scholastic Achievement is required
with good marks in:-
 Maths (Trade calculations, transposition of formulas, trigonometry for
wave forms & schematic calculations)
 Science (ohms law, theory of electromagnetic force)
 English (communications skills required for working in teams, customer
relations, receiving of verbal work instructions & writing reports)

9.  As the industry develops and changes, more
advanced technical skills and problem solving
abilities will be required. A career in Utilities &
Electrotechnology is an alternate choice for many
students who would once have considered
university as the only way of ensuring a secure
future.
 Most employers now conduct a pre-employment
examinations or aptitude tests.

10.  Apprenticeships
 Electrical Contractors
 Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Contractors
 Lift Companies
 Ausgrid, Endeavour Energy, Essential Energy,
TransGrid , Sydney Trains, Jemena etc.
 Major Employers
 Group Training Organisations

11.  Apprentice
 Earned $130,000
 University Student
 $20,000 Debt