As solar energy continues to grow in popularity, battery storage has become a critical component of modern solar systems. Batteries allow homeowners and businesses to store excess energy generated during the day for use at night or during periods of low sunlight. This...
Clean Energy Apprenticeship Updates
Good news for the trades. The federal government is giving apprentices and their employers an extra $265.1 million financial support over four years. Under the Australian Apprenticeships Incentive System, apprentices and employers in priority occupations will receive...
STC part of AUSTRADE Delegation to the Philippines
Ben Peters (L) representing STC at TESDA meeting with Austrade May 14 2024 Superior Training Centre joined 20 other Australia education providers to the Australia Southeast Asia Business ExchangeTransnational Education Mission to the Philippines 13-16 May 2024 The...
Plea for More Electrical Apprentices
From the Australian Newspaper 04/01/24 A key Labor initiative to train the next generation of clean-energy technicians has filled less than one out of every five available spaces, amid a workforce shortage that threatens to derail the nation’s transition to...
JSA Investigates Clean Energy Workforce
Job and Skills Australia (JSA) reports in its latest newsletter of 2 March 2023 that The Government has commissioned JSA to undertake a capacity study on the workforce needs for Australia’s transition to a clean energy economy. A summary of the study states, it...
Electrify 2515 – Decarbonising a suburb
Dr Saul Griffith author of 'The Big Switch' gave a presentation to the residents of the Northern Suburbs of Wollongong postcode 2515. The community is pitching to become the first transition suburb to go all electric and prove the concept of energy transition from...
STC Student nominated for Student of the Year – AIRAH
Superior Training Centre apprentice has been nominated Student of the Year – Trade. The Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating, AIRAH, has named the finalists for the AIRAH Awards 2022. The AIRAH Awards celebrate the leading projects,...
Solar Course Starts Soon -First step to your CEC Accreditation
CLEAN ENERGY COUNCIL ACCREDITATION FOR SOLAR AND BATTERY DESIGNERS AND INSTALLERS To claim federal and some state incentives, solar installation companies must ensure that the supervising electrician on the installation job is a Clean Energy Council accredited...
Federal Government commits $1 Billion to clean energy apprenticeships
The Federal Government has announced it will boost investment in future-workforce apprenticeships, especially those in high-demand sectors experiencing skills shortages, such as clean energy. The government is committing $100 million over four years to 10,000 new...
Electrifying a Suburb – Electrify2515
The world is moving fast towards a clean energy economy - and many of us have already seen the economic and environmental benefits of being a part of that transition. This proposed pilot program would assist a whole community in North Wollongong postcode 2515....