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.