New apprentices join Power and Water

04 Feb 2011

The new apprentices will develop many skills during their four-year apprenticeship.

The group comprises school leavers to mature-aged aprentices, some with trade skills from previous work.

By the end of their four-year apprenticeship they will be repairing water mains, installing new apparatus, repairing high and low voltage electrical infrastructure or maintaining gas-powered generation equipment.

Of 15 apprentices who completed their training with Power and Water last year, 14 are now working with the Corporation.

All Power and Water’s apprentices and trainees, through Group Training NT, are employed across all business streams and based in all major regional centres throughout the Northern Territory.

This includes 53 in Darwin, 15 in Alice Springs, four in Katherine and four in Tennant Creek.

Apprentices are undertaking Certificate III qualifications in Electrical, Powerline, Cable Jointing, Instrumentation, Communications, Plumbing and Diesel and Mechanical Fitting and are working in Water Services, Power Networks and Electricity Generation.

Annual apprenticeship opportunities at Power and Water are advertised in September and October, successful applicants can expect to commence their apprenticeship the following January.

If you would like to know more, contact Group Training Northern Territory or phone 08 8941 2112 or read about our career opportunities.

Photo: Alice Springs apprentices with Power and Water staff (from left to right) Jo Kinter (Employee and Organisational Services), David Thornton, Scott Crawford, Brody Gamble, Jaco deWet, Peter Tomsy (Owen Springs Power Station), Sean Martin and Neil Quitay.