About Us
The Electrical College is one of eight responsible for the learned society activities of Engineers Australia. We focus on electrical engineering and:
- conduct technical onferences, symposia and meetings to provide members with CPD
- prepare learned and other publications, mainly for CPD purposes
- develop and submit policy proposals and comments to government and industry
- award prizes to encourage excellence
- sponsor activities that promote engineering as an interesting and rewarding career
- promote research and development.
The Electrical College
What is "electrical engineering"? Electrical engineering is concerned with research, design, development, manufacture, installation, operation, maintenance and management of equipment, plant and systems within the electrical, electronic, communication and computer systems areas.
These activities can apply to electricity generation, transmission, distribution, electrical installations in buildings and on industrial sites, electrical equipment manufacture, instrumentation and control systems applications in industry, communications networks, electronic plant and equipment, and also the integration and control of computer systems.
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Previously the Electrical College covered all these areas of interest, however the formation of a separate ITEE College (the College of Information, Telecommunications and Electronics Engineering) means that the ITEE is now available to support and promote the work of engineers in Communications Engineering, Computer Systems Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Information Engineering and Software Engineering. The Electrical College's activities therefore now apply to electricity generation, transmission, distribution (generally referred to as the electricity supply side), the utilisation side covering electrical installations (power distribution, lighting control systems etc) in buildings and on industrial sites, electrical equipment manufacture, instrumentation and control systems applications in industry. |
CPD delivery is a major part of the College's activities
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Board Members
The purpose of the Board is to oversee and direct the activities described above. The Board is made up of representatives nominated and elected by divisional electrical branches, National Committee chairmen, the Chairman of the ITEE College Board IREE Society, a representative of the IETE, IEEE and representatives of aligned technical societies EESA, EMCSA and SBSE and council nominees of the SEO, Technologists, Associates, WIE and YEA. The Chairman is elected from within the Board.
The Electrical College Board consists of:
The Executive Committee
| Mr Mark Blundell | Chair |
| Mr Alan Coote | Co-Deputy Chair & TAS Representative |
| Ms Tiina-Maija Ratamo | Co-Deputy Chair & WA Representative |
| Mr Albert Koenig | Immediate Past Chair |
Division Representatives
| Mrs Amal Hanna | NSW Representative |
| Mr Jega Janarthana | ACT Representative |
| Mr Cameron Shortland | Newcastle Representative |
| Mr Leonard Chappell | NT Representative |
| Mr Anthony Mew | SA Representative |
Chairs / Representatives of Related Groups
| Mr Malcolm Ballinger | Young Engineers Australia Representative |
| Ms Nee Nee Ong | Women In Engineering Representative |
| Mr Brandon Lee | Chair, National Committee on Automation, Control Instrumentation |
| Mr Mark Blair | Chair, National Committee on Space Engineering |
| Dr Robert Barr | President, Electric Energy Society of Australia |
| Mr Peter Hitchiner | Chair, ITEE College |
| Mr David Bruce-Steer | IET Representative |
| Mr William Dale | NCEAA Representative |
| Mr Terry Spiro | SBSE Representative |
Corresponding Members
- Prof Daryoush Habibi
- Mr John Hyne
Applicants
To become a member of the College, an applicants must have an appropriate level of relevant competency and experience in one or more areas within electrical engineering. Professional experience may be at a management, practice or academic level.
Electrical Regulatory Authorities Council (ERAC)
If you have a general question about electrical issues and requirements, visit Electrical Regulatory Authorities Council (ERAC), the national council of electrical safety regulators of the various states/territories. This site provides easy links to each regulator's site, plus an email query facility to each regulator.
They deal with a wide range of enquiries about electrical safety generally, and safety standards for electricity networks and consumers' installations, appliance safety and energy efficiency etc, as well as licensing requirements for contractors and workers etc.
Contact us
For any enquiries regarding the Electrical College please contact:
Executive Officer
T: 02 6270 6539
F: 02 6273 2358
E: electricalcollege@engineersaustralia.org.au
Engineers Australia
Engineering House
11 National Circuit
Barton ACT 2600
