About Us
What We Do
EUPA provides strategic advice to the State Training Board and the Western Australian Department of Training and and Workforce Development, regarding industry training issues.
Recognised by the State Training Board and funded by the Department of Training and Workforce Development, EUPA is charged with the responsibility of ensuring Industry has access to relevant, up-to-date training opportunities.
EUPA is one of ten industry driven bodies that work with a wide range of stakeholders to identify workforce development needs and ensure the provision of relevant training for all West Australians.
Our stakeholders include:
Industry Associations
Unions
State Government Agencies
Local Government Agencies
Career Advisors
Registered Training Organisations
EUPA covers a diverse but overlapping range of sectors involving a substantial component of the Western Australian workforce.
These sectors are:
Electrical including
Telecommunications
Utilities:
Electricity – Generation
Electricity – Transmission, Distribution & Rail
Gas
Water
Waste
Public Administration including
Public Sector
Corrective Services
Local Government
Public Safety
As an independent non-government, not-for-profit association, EUPA aims to promote Vocational Education and Training and ensure industry has a sufficient supply of highly skilled labour both now and into the future.
• We research and report industry Workforce Development needs
• We provide a leadership role in promoting training to industry
• We provide forward looking industry advice to government on training needs and priorities for public funding
• We participate in projects with National Industry Skills Councils
• We work with our industry sectors to ensure:
• workforce development issues are implemented
• high quality training standards are maintained
• specific industry training needs are addressed
• We promote VET and career education in schools
• EUPA facilitates an RTO network in each of its sectors of responsibility
• We organise workshops, forums, training expos and events and publish information to promote the latest developments in training in Western Australia
How can you get involved?
Your input is valuable to us.
You can contact us with your training queries, respond to our requests for your advice or become a member of an Industry Working Group made up of expert’s working within your industry in Western Australia.
You can register your interest by becoming a member and representing your industry sector on a wide range of training issues.
EUPA Board of Management 2010
The following members are representatives on the EUPA-TC Board of Management:
| Board Member | Summary Key Current Industry Position/s |
|---|---|
| Joe Fiala (Chair) | State Organiser - (Engineering and Electrical Division) CEPU |
| Peter Tuck | Group CEO - NECA WA, EGT, CET |
| Harry McDonald (Deputy Chair) | Operations Data Support Manager - Western Power |
| Gerald Upham | Industrial Officer, ASU |
| Neil Hooley | Senior Learning Consultant - Water Corporation |
| Henry Gordon Inkster | Training Manager Gas Distribution - WestNet Infrastructure Group |
| Dr Kim Schofield | A/Deputy Commissioner Capability & Development - Public Sector Commission |
| John Phillips | Executive Manager Workplace Solutions - WA Local Government Association |
| Toni Walkington | Branch Secretary - CPSU / CSA |
| Kevin Poynton | Chief Executive Officer - Mindarie Regional Council |
| Geoffrey Wrigley (ex officio) | Representative - State Training Board |
| Gary Fitzgerald (ex officio) | Industry & Community Planning, Department of Training and and Workforce Development |
