NECA Education & Careers is one of the biggest electrical apprentice training organisations. Tamsin Ashdown writes about the process and the benefits to hiring a NECA apprentice.

As a group training organisation, NECA Education & Careers is one of the largest direct employers of electrical apprentices in Victoria.

From school leavers through to mature age entrants, NECA Education & Careers (E&C) undertakes a thorough and rigorous recruitment process before offering an electrical apprentice a position and becoming the legal employer.

With plenty of electrical apprentices directly employed by NECA E&C, some of whom do their Certificate 111 Electrotechnology through NECA E&C’s trade School, NECA E&C partners with electrical contractors of all size, across domestic, commercial and industrial sectors to ensure apprentices get on the job opportunities.

For apprentices directly employed by NECA E&C the benefits are variety and volume of work options available across a suite of partner host employers completing both large and small works on jobs sites all around Victoria and Tasmania. Supported in-field by career counsellors the apprentices get assistance navigating employment environments and making decisions about career pathways.

For a host employer, the benefits of partnering with an industry peak body subsidiary are many. NECA E&C have specialist electrical talent recruitment teams who actively promote the availability of quality, skilled, disciplined and credentialled work-ready apprentices.

The time and money investment in hiring human resources is significant. Host partners, large and small, see huge time and financial efficiencies hiring from NECA E&C directly. NECA E&C takes of all wage payments, superannuation, worker’s compensation matters, pre-employment medicals checks, drug and alcohols testing and work cover matters, eliminating much of the general administrative HR stress which can bog businesses down.

Host employers can also reply on NECA E&C to know exactly what government rebates and incentives are available to assist their resourcing needs.

Hiring a fully vetted electrical apprentice who has completed pre-employment safety inductions, arrived with their Elevated Work Platform (EWP) cards, fully kitted out in appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and tools sets, takes a lot of pressure off hosts. A NECA E&C apprentice is ready to apply them to the job as soon as they land on-site having been fully briefed and prepared by the specialist GTO team at NECA E&C who are there for the entirety of the partnership.

The flexible nature of the partnership allows host employers to engage with NECA E&C at intervals when work needs are most demanding and when specific skills levels are required.

The recent POWER UP campaign highlights the flexible workforce solution delivered by electrical apprentices employed by NECA E&C and hired by hosts. Young men and women, skilled and ready to help business grow are ready for hiring today.

With the growth in domestic and commercial building and construction POWER UP speaks to the small to medium electrical contractors who may be having trouble accessing quality apprentices in a tight labour market where demands for domestic and commercial building is high.

For further details about how to hire an electrical apprentice from NECA Education & Careers, contact 1300 827 832 or visit necaeducation.com.au/power-up