Alliance to streamline training and education

The National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) said it supported the new alliance known as the Australia and New Zealand Electro Technology Training Alliance (ANZETA) set up to streamline and improve the quality of training and education provided in electrotechnology.

Representing group training organisations and private registered training organisations that provide training and education in electrotechnology in Australia and New Zealand, the ANZETA alliance has been developed to improve consistency and quality of training and education in this sector of industry.

Peter Tuck, CEO of NECA Western Australia, its College of Electrical Training and Electrical Group Training company, said NECA was pleased to be involved in the development and implementation of the new strategic alliance between members, which had formalised what had previously been a loose collective of organisations that met informally to discuss relevant issues.

“We believe the group will have an important and positive impact around Australia, particularly here in WA where we are redefining and developing the activities of our WA-based training companies,” Tuck said.

“The formalisation of a strategic alliance between members means the group now has a strategic plan and direction, key performance indicators and membership criteria, as well as a number of practical issues on the table that are now being addressed.

“The new alliance has been signed off by members at a meeting in the ACT in mid-February. Our first task has been to develop uniform delivery resources for the new Electrotechnology Training Package, which has just been released. This means we will gain consistencies in delivery across those educators providing training in electrotechnology, leading to a reduction in the cost and effort required by each institution to develop its own course materials as well as a greater consistency in the quality and ability of students completing their courses.”

The next meeting of ANZETA members will be held on 17 March.