Trades training at South Metropolitan TAFE's Rockingham campus powers up
The WA Government is powering up electrical training at South Metropolitan TAFE's Rockingham campus, committing $5 million to a brand-new state of the art training facility.
The all-purpose workshop could support up to 340 electrical apprentices and pre-apprentices each year, as well as being used for training in other trades such as forklift truck training.
South Metropolitan TAFE Rockingham campus is strategically located adjacent to the Western Trade Coast precinct, providing an ideal training location to contribute to the training needs of the industries operating in the area.
A new electrical training facility will increase training capacity while opening up opportunities for people living in the southern suburbs to undertake training close to home.
Electricians are in high demand across building and construction, defence, advanced manufacturing, and clean energy, with employers competing for a limited pool of workers in Western Australia.
Workforce projections show WA will need 4,200 electricians just in the clean energy sector in the next five years. In addition, electricians is one of the highest growth occupations forecast for the defence industry, with a 37 per cent increase required by 2035.
Currently, there are more than 5,400 enrolments in the Certificate III in Electrotrechnology Electrician.
Thanks to free and low fee training, the course now costs $1,618, down from $3,247.
