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Investing In Industry

NHP is strongly committed to supporting Australasian industry, and in encouraging our youth to pursue a rewarding career in the electrotechnology sector. This commitment is reflected in NHP’s sponsorship of a range of leading industry awards and in our affiliation with a variety of tertiary institutions across Australasia.

NECA-NHP Apprentice of the Year Award

NECA-NHP Secondary Student Award

Engineers Australia Graduate Electrical Power Engineer of the Year Aw ard

Partners in Training - TAFES and Universities

Electrical Apprenticeships at NHP

NECA-NHP Apprentice of the Year Award - Industrial Sector of the Electrotechnical Industry

Each year, the National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) and NHP search for an Industrial Electrical Apprentice of the Year, to acknowledge achievement in personal development for the apprentice in the Industrial Sector of the Electrotechnical Industry.

This award has been created by NECA with NHP to mark the contribution to the industry by Nigel Peck, founder of NHP. In comments about this award, Mr Peck expressed his wish that "it should firstly encourage Australia's youth to look to this industry for a career at the leading edge of technology, and secondly, to recognise achievement through enterprise, where the achievement is the result of effort and dedication".

As the winner of the NECA/NHP Apprentice Award, the apprentice will be NHP's guest at Hannover (Germany) and will make site inspections and factory visits to leading Electrical Engineering Companies in Europe as part of their itinerary.

Read about the 2007 NECA-NHP Apprentice of the Year.
Click here to download the 2008 Application

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NECA-NHP Secondary School Student Award

The NECA and NHP Electrotechnology Secondary School Student Award encourages Secondary School students to demonstrate their skills and knowledge in the field of Electrotechnology. The Award is open to students currently enrolled in years 9, 10, 11 and 12 at a secondary school in Australia.

Schools and Industry members are invited to nominate students who have demonstrated excellence in electrical, electronic or communications technology.

Excellence may be demonstrated through work in areas such as
- School projects
- VET in Schools or School Based New Apprenticeships
- Extra Curricular Projects
- Community or individual projects

Recent projects have included work done in areas such as maths, science, technology or activities such as sound lighting, computer networking, electronic, robotics and Work Experience.

Read about the 2005 NECA-NHP Secondary School Student Award winner.

Click here to download the 2008 Application

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Engineers Australia Graduate Electrical Power Engineer of the Year Award

NHP, in conjunction with Engineers Australia and Electrical Energy Society Australia, is a proud sponsor of the Engineers Australia Graduate Electrical Power Engineer of the Year Award.

This annual award seeks to encourage young graduates to strive for a rewarding, long term career in Electrical Power Engineering. The award honours a professional engineer who has made significant contributions in the practice of Electrical Power Engineering and demonstrated individual contribution to the community. In acknowledgment to younger practitioners, these contributions will have been made during the preceding six years.

The winning candidate receives a framed certificate, an engraved medal, one year’s subscription to Engineers Australia and a trip to Europe compliments of NHP to attend the IPC/SPC/Drives Fair in Nuremberg Germany with all expenses paid. Candidates will also visit major international electrical product manufacturers plants, where they will gain valuable insights into international power engineering.

Read about the 2006 Award Winner.

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Partners in Training – TAFES and Universities

NHP has partnerships with numerous TAFES and Universities around Australasia. These relationships are valuable in providing a reciprocal link between business and academia, and in supporting the ongoing development of the electrotechnology sector.

NHP’s 'Partners in Training' include:

Universities

University of Melbourne University of Sydney Monash University

TAFES

Box Hill Institute of TAFE Victoria Unviersity TAFE Queensland University of Technology Kangan Batman TAFE

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Electrical Apprenticeships at NHP

NHP takes a proactive stance when it comes to training young individuals with the skills they need to pursue a fulfilling career in the electrical industry. NHP's Electrical Apprenticeship scheme is an example of this, providing enthusiastic individuals with the opportunity to gain their Electrical Fitters License in a unique and exciting environment.

Based at NHP’s National Distribution and Manufacturing Centre in Laverton, Victoria, the apprentices spend the first three years of their tenure working in NHP’s Manufacturing workshop, gaining valuable experience and knowledge assembling industrial electrical equipment. In this time they are also exposed to NHP’s Marketing department, assisting in the design and assembly of promotional display boards.

In the final year of the programme, the apprentices may be rotated through the different departments of NHP, gaining business experience in diverse areas such as; supply chain, products, engineering, sales, estimating and marketing.

At the end of the four year program the apprentices not only earn their qualification as a Certificate 3 Electrotechnology Technician (from Victorian University / TAFE), but are equipped with the skills and experience to work within many of the different departments at NHP or within the wider electrical industry.

There are presently eight individuals undertaking electrical apprenticeships at NHP. The 2009 apprenticeship intake will be advertised on the careers area of this website in late 2008 - stay tuned.

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