About Us
NSW Utilities & Electrotechnology Industry Training Advisory Body (ITAB)
The NSW UE ITAB is an independent and autonomous, industry-based peak industry skills and training advisory body that works with relevant stakeholders to facilitate the development of a competent, skilled and capable workforce in our industry.
About Us
The NSW Utilities & Electrotechnology Industry Training Advisory Body (ITAB) is an autonomous, industry-based peak body that works with all stakeholders to ensure a viable workforce. We do this through workforce planning, workforce development and skilling opportunities as well as job design and redesign in the utilities and electrotechnology industry.
We have a contractual relationship with the Training Services team at the New South Wales (NSW) Department of Education, which enables us to provide an independent voice on skill needs, training and workforce development issues for the industries we represent.
We have a bi-partite board of directors with a mix of employer, peak industry and union representation that is drawn from our various industry sectors to maintain our industry relevance and oversee the governance requirements of the ITAB.
The ITAB provides advice to the NSW government and our industry on VET matters related to the utilities and electrotechnology industry in the state. We also provide advice on the establishment of apprenticeships and traineeships in NSW and support with the development of Vocational Training Orders (VTOs) following consultations with our industry.
Additionally, the ITAB works closely with training package developers to ensure training package components such as qualifications, skill sets and competencies are relevant, current and meet the needs of the NSW industry.
Our Mission
How We Contribute
We contribute to the Utilities and Electrotechnology industry by:
- Providing access to and advice on resources about careers, career pathway opportunities, emerging skills areas, emerging technologies impacting on skills development, new occupational and job roles including job design and redesign and researched information on current industry, labour market and vocational education and training (VET) issues and arrangements
- Providing information about our training packages, qualifications, skill sets, units of competency, training and assessment, accredited courses and training products and industry requirements in our sectors
- Facilitating and connecting individuals and associated stakeholders to a range of industry contacts with specialised knowledge, expertise and/or experience to assist them in their specific enquiries
- Assisting governments with the development of the Commissioner’s Information Bulletin (CIB) and Vocational Training Orders (VTOs) for respective apprenticeships and traineeships (including School Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships – SBATs) as well as the development and release of the “NSW Skills List” for Smart and Skilled funding allocations
- Assisting stakeholders, organisations and companies with an array of enquiries and work organisation and skills development issues related to the implementation and alignment of respective National Training Package components as well as providing policy development advice about vocational education and training (VET) matters, workforce development and recruitment and reskilling and retention strategies related to our industry.