EWRB Competency

Throughout 2017 and 2019 Active Electrical Suppliers provided Competency Training for Practising Licence renewal to over 2500 electrical workers.

What we found was a skilled workforce passionate about their industry, protective of their registration, but struggling to keep up with legislative changes, compliance requirements and the opportunities that new technologies can offer them.

It became evident that for many electrical workers the mandatory biennial Competency Courses are the only formal post-registration training they do, yet they exhibited a desire to increase their skills and knowledge.

On one hand there is a workforce eager to advance their skills and knowledge, but who struggle to find training that fits. On the other we have manufacturers and suppliers who are keen to provide training in emerging technologies and their products, but often lack a suitable training facility, time or the administrative systems to make it happen.

What is missing is a hub, an enterprise to bring the groups together to “advance the skills and knowledge” of the industry. Electrical Industry Training Ltd is that enterprise.

Electrical Industry Training is backed by Active Electrical Suppliers. Active’s directors have always supported “up-skilling of the industry” and consider this venture as a natural extension of their current business philosophy.

Electrical Industry Training’s portfolio will focus on the provision and or facilitation of post-registration training. We see our role as complimenting the quality apprenticeship level training being provided by the existing polytechnic and private training establishment network, providing their graduates with that advanced layer of electrical worker development that has been hard to find.