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Tristan Philip completed an etco apprenticeship himself, he has already hosted an apprentice through to qualifying and employed him, and now his business is hosting two further apprentices.

The Electrical Training Company has donated a Ford Transit van to Ara - Auckland Airport Jobs and Skills Hub, an innovative scheme dedicated to helping South Aucklanders get jobs and training at or near Auckland airport.

In March 2018, there will be a long list of changes coming to the Wiring Rules, more formally known as AS/NZS 3000.

The Electrical Training Company has partnered with Life Care Consultants Ltd to deliver first aid and CPR training across its apprentice programme.

It will come as no surprise to those in the construction sector when I say that New Zealand has a shortfall of thousands of electricians. We’re not going to be able to build or maintain homes, commercial properties and industrial facilities at the rate required without more electrical contractors.

Ben Sifleet and Lachlan Senwick both made a big switch in their lives, to take up electrical apprenticeships – and they haven’t looked back.

Luke Boustridge, Special Projects Manager for the Electrical Training Company, has been elected World Chief Expert for the electrical sector for World Skills, the world’s largest trades skills competition.

Etco's ongoing business relationship with Host Company and business owner Barry Martin features in the November/December issue of the Shed Magazine.

For the first time Etco took part in New Zealand’s leading Mathematics Conference for Educators in Christchurch. Starting on 3rd October and concluding on 6th October, we were able to talk to Maths teachers about the practical applications of Maths within the Electrical Industry.

On the 25 and 26th of February, a group of young New Zealand tradespeople gathered for the first Worldskills New Zealand team camp.