Electrical training and assessment
We encourage all electrical workers to develop their skills by doing further training.
Listed below are:
- licensing assessment centres approved by Energy Safe Victoria
- other education centres that provide electrical training.
Note: For Continuing Professional Development (CPD) training providers, see CPD Training Providers
About the Licensed Electrician's Assessments (LEA)
For more information about these assessments, see: Undertaking the Licensed Electrician's Assessments
Approved assessment venues
Licensed Electrician’s Theory
Licensed Electrician’s Theory (LET) assessment providers:
- Future Energy Skills
- GOTAFE (Shepparton and Wangaratta)
- Melbourne Polytechnic
- Sunraysia Institute of TAFE (Mildura)
- The Gordon (Geelong)
Licensed Electrician’s Practical
The Licensed Electrician’s Practical (LEP) assessment providers:
Safe Working Practice
The Safe Working Practice (SWP) assessment providers:
- Future Energy Skills
- GOTAFE (Shepparton and Wangaratta)
- Melbourne Polytechnic
- Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
- Sunraysia Institute of TAFE (Mildura)
- The Gordon (Geelong)
Restricted Licence
Class 1
Class 1 Restricted Licence assessment providers:
- Box Hill Institute
- Future Energy Skills
- Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
- Victoria Polytechnic (Sunshine)
Class 2
Class 2 Restricted Licence assessment providers:
- Box Hill Institute
- TAFE Gippsland (Morwell)
- Future Energy Skills
- GOTAFE (Shepparton and Wangaratta)
- Master Plumbers (Brunswick)
- Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
- South West TAFE (Warrnambool)
- The Gordon (Geelong)
- Victoria Polytechnic (Sunshine)
Licensed Electrical Inspectors (LEI) – G Class Theory, Practical and Safe Approach
LEI G Class Theory, Practical and Safe Approach assessment providers:
Switchgear Worker's Licence – Theory and Practical
Switchgear Licence Theory and Ppractical assessment providers:
Licensing assessment appeals
If you believe you have grounds to appeal your licensing assessment result, first follow the appeals process at your assessment provider.
If the matter is unable to be resolved, you may appeal to Energy Safe. Download this form:
Return the completed form by email to assessmentaudit@energysafe.vic.gov.au
Electrical training providers
Energy Safe provides the information below as a public service on the request of the training providers listed.
Inclusion on this page does not imply Energy Safe endorsement or recommendation of the listed providers, their services or products. Candidates selecting a training provider should carefully consider whether the training provider meets their own particular needs.
Electrical training is offered by the following providers:
- Apprenticeships Group Australia (Deer Park, Gippsland)
- Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE (Bendigo)
- Bizmatrix (Brendale, Queensland)
- Box Hill TAFE (Box Hill)
- Chisholm TAFE (Dandenong, Frankston and Berwick)
- Electrical Training Academy (Epping)
- Federation University (Ballarat and Horsham)
- Frontier Institute of Technology
- Futuretech (North Melbourne)
- Gippsland TAFE (Morwell)
- GOTAFE (Shepparton and Wangaratta)
- Holmesglen TAFE (Moorabbin)
- Kangan Institute of TAFE (Broadmeadows)
- Melbourne Polytechnic (Preston, Heidelberg and Epping)
- NECA Education & Careers (Carlton North)
- Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Melbourne CBD)
- South West TAFE (Warrnambool)
- Sunraysia Institute of TAFE (Mildura and Swan Hill)
- Swinburne University (Wantirna and Croydon)
- The Gordon (Geelong)
- Victoria Polytechnic (Sunshine)
Registered Electrical Contractors (REC)
A Registered Electrical Contractors (REC) business course may be provided by:
- Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE (Bendigo)
- Box Hill TAFE (Box Hill)
- Chisholm TAFE (Dandenong, Frankston and Berwick)
- Federation University (Ballarat and Horsham)
- Frontier Institute of Technology
- Holmesglen TAFE (Moorabbin)
- Kangan Institute of TAFE (Broadmeadows)
- NECA Education & Careers (Carlton North)
- Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Melbourne CBD)
- SkillBuild (Albury, New South Wales)
- Sunraysia Institute of TAFE (Mildura and Swan Hill)
- Swinburne University (Wantirna and Croydon)
- TAFE Gippsland (Morwell)
- The Centre for U (North Melbourne)
- The Gordon (Geelong)
We may accept evidence of a REC business course conducted at a training provider that is not listed above. To confirm if the course you wish to undertake is accepted, please contact the Licensing team
Licensed Electrical Inspector (LEI) training
These organisations offer private LEI training:
Date: 22/12/2024 6:01
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