February 8, 2018
Young people from across the South Burnett have begun apprenticeships at Stanwell Corporation and Ergon Energy.
Inductions at the State Government-owned corporations were held recently.
At Stanwell, eight new apprentices have started at Tarong Power Station, and they’re all from the South Burnett: Pacey Clegg, Brayden Ballin, Thomas Springate, Kate Cutler, Tyler Heness, Travis Baxter, Aaron Schultz and Tayla Wall.
Stanwell has also inducted apprentices at its other sites in Queensland.
Ergon Energy has also been recruiting apprentices, inducting a total of 76 apprentices this week across Queensland.
These include Tynan Dugdell, from Kingaroy, and Kathryn Kidman, from Yarraman, who are currently doing their training in Maryborough.
Kathryn is the first woman apprentice for the Yarraman depot.
Energy Minister Dr Anthony Lynham praised the apprentices for their career choice and commitment to the community.
“They are being inducted as apprentices with one of the State’s publicly owned electricity businesses and I wish them all the best in their future careers serving the region,” he said.
“They have signed up for a role that will be challenging and far from routine, but it will also be very rewarding.
“A trades apprenticeship is an excellent foundation in understanding the electricity industry, and some of Ergon’s executives and senior managers started their careers as apprentices.”
The 76 Ergon apprentices include a record intake of 14 women.
They will train as a communications technicians, distribution linespeople, transmission linespeople, mechanical trade (diesel fitting) or electricians.
As well, Energex has hired 23 apprentices in the south-east corner and CS Energy will welcome two mechanical apprentices next month at Kogan Creek Power Station.
[UPDATED. Originally published as “Two Inducted As Apprentices”]
