New legal requirements for supervision of apprentice electricians are coming
Energy Safe has reviewed and updated the Requirements having had regard to submissions received during the consultation period.
These are legal responsibilities for employers, supervisors and apprentice electricians, which will take effect from 1 September 2025. This provides a transition period for industry to understand and implement the changes.
Until that time the existing requirements apply:
Requirements for the effective supervision of apprentice electricians.
Webinars
To assist employers, supervisors and apprentices in understanding the new Requirements we will be hosting Q&A webinars on the following dates:
- Tuesday 3 June at 4:30 pm – for employers and supervisors(opens in a new window)
- Thursday 5 June at 7:00 pm – for apprentices(opens in a new window)
- Monday 16 June at 4:30 pm – for apprentices(opens in a new window)
- Wednesday 18 June at 7:00 pm - for employers and supervisors(opens in a new window)
Roadshow for licensed electrical workers
From July, we will be hosting in-person events around Victoria to speak to licensed electrical workers about a range of topics, including apprentice supervision.
Consultation
Consultation on the draft Requirements was open for feedback from 4 March to 15 April 2024.
Read the Consultation paper:
Download the draft requirements:
Outcome - New Requirements and decision paper
Our new Requirements were informed by the feedback received from stakeholders during the public consultation period.
Link to the new Requirements for the effective supervision of apprentice electricians
A marked-up version shows the changes we made in finalising the document.
Our decision paper and statement of reasons summarises the feedback received in submissions and our response:
You can read the public submissions to our consultation below:
During the consultation period we published an online survey. Read the report summarising the survey responses:
Date: 02/06/2025 7:40
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