Keen workers encouraged to apply for program that provides good training, scope for career progression

Keen workers are being encouraged to apply for these award-winning programs which offer good training and plenty of scope for career development.

Essential Energy is looking for 45 new apprentices and trainees.

Essential Energy has announced they are recruiting for 45 training-supported roles in their award-winning apprenticeship and traineeship programs.

The roles will be based across regional, rural and remote NSW, and there are positions at Lismore and Casino.

Apprenticeships are on offer for 29 powerline workers and three zone substation electrical technicians, as well as traineeships for eight asset inspectors and five field inspectors.

Essential Energy’s customer and network services general manager, Luke Jenner, said the company provided good training and career opportunities.

“This year 29 apprentices and 13 trainees were welcomed into the business and are already making great strides in their learning and skill acquisition,” he said.

“These roles allow people to live and work in many regional towns with our depots located throughout our network footprint in New South Wales and parts of Southern Queensland.”

Essential Energy is looking for 45 new apprentices and trainees.

The Essential Energy apprentice program boasts high rates of completion ‒ 93 per cent of employees have completed their apprenticeship.

Once employees complete their apprenticeship, the majority stay with the business, with retention rates of 92 per cent, and one in four apprentices go on to higher technical roles within the business.

“We believe that people stay in the apprenticeship and with the business because they feel part of a positive and inclusive culture,” Mr Jenner said.

“We are looking for people who can demonstrate a passion for the role and whose values are similar to ours.

“We are keen to build participation in our workforce from women and people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds and encourage anyone who’s interested in lining up a great career to jump onto our website and apply today.”

Apprentices will undertake a four year program covering all aspects of operating a modern electricity network while working towards a trade qualification, with their apprenticeship journey supported by Essential Energy’s professional training team.

Applications are now open and will close at midnight on Sunday, July 25.

To apply, visit essentialenergy.com.au/apprentices.