The College of Electrical Training (CET) first began delivering training courses for electrical contractors in 1975, at the premises of the Electrical Contractors Association’s (ECA’s) boardroom in West Perth.  

In 1990 as demand for training grew, the CET moved to a small unit in Folley Street, Balcatta, which consisted of one workshop and one classroom.  During this period, the CET was operated by the Electrical and Electronic Group Training Scheme (EGAS).  Further growth led to the CET moving to larger premises in Malaga in 1995, with one large workshop and four classrooms. 

In September 1995, the CET commenced operating as an independent entity in the name of the Electrical and Electrotechnology Training Centre.  This was operated as a ‘not for profit’ organisation, run by an industry board made up of representatives from the Electrical Contractor’s Association (ECA) and the Electrical Group Training (EGT) scheme.  Over the following 12 months demand for courses continued to increase and the Centre commenced a training program for electrical pre-apprentices in early 1996. 

The arrival of the User Choice federal initiative allowed the Centre to take on apprentice electrician training in 1998, and the Malaga facility was quickly outgrown. This necessitated a move to new and larger premises owned by the Electrical Contractors Association (ECA) at Cressall Road in Balcatta. 

In April 1999 the CET officially changed its name from the Electrical and Electrotechnology Training Centre Incorporated (EETC) to the College of Electrical Training Incorporated (CET) with the same management structure and directions. 

Since the CET first commenced publicly funded course delivery apprentice numbers increased from approximately 65 apprentices in 1998 to over 1000 in 2008.  Fee for service training which comprises approximately 40% of the CET’s total income has more than doubled over that time. 

Midway through 2004 the CET recognised that the premises at Cressall Road were not sufficiently large enough to accommodate the likely number of apprentice and fee for service students seeking training in the future.  Consequently, the CET built the new State of the Art campus on 8000 sq metres in Banjup near Jandakot, less than 500 metres from the new Cockburn Central Rail Station at the junction of Beelair Drive and Armadale Avenue.  The new College which opened in March 2008, provides easy access for both the motoring public and school leavers and its six classrooms and three workshops were built to impress!