Exploring the Electrician Career Path: The Role of Mentorship in Your Success

In Canada’s booming skilled trades sector, choosing an electrician career is more than just a job decision—it’s a journey of transformation, growth, and guidance. At the Electrical Joint Training Committee (EJTC), that journey is supported every step of the way by mentorship.

Whether you’re a recent high school graduate, changing careers, or returning to the workforce, becoming an electrician offers a stable, dynamic, and fulfilling future. But what truly makes the difference? The people who walk alongside you.

Skilled Trade for a Bright Future

Electricians are in high demand across Canada. As the country’s infrastructure grows and older tradespeople retire, the need for qualified electricians is skyrocketing. In British Columbia alone, tens of thousands of skilled trades jobs will open up in the coming years—many of them in electrical.

What makes it the ideal career in the trades? For one, electricians earn competitive wages, often while they’re still apprentices. They work in a variety of environments—from homes to hospitals, high-rises to highways—and their work is essential to every modern system, including the growing renewable energy sector.

But beyond the paycheque and career stability is something deeper: a community.

Mentorship: The Backbone of Success

At the EJTC, mentorship is more than support—it’s a partnership between experience and ambition.

Every new apprentice is surrounded by seasoned electricians who’ve walked the same path. These mentors don’t just teach the technical skills; they model professionalism, problem-solving, and pride in the trade. They show you how to troubleshoot a tricky circuit, yes—but they also show you how to lead a crew, how to keep learning, and how to succeed in a fast-changing industry.

Phil Davis, Managing Director at the EJTC, knows this well. He started his own electrical career later in life, at age 31, after a variety of work experiences. It was mentorship that helped him find confidence in a new field and thrive. Now, as a leader in the industry, he’s passionate about giving back that same guidance to the next generation of apprentices.

“Mentorship gave me a clear path forward,” says Phil. “It showed me what I was capable of and helped me build a life I’m proud of. That’s what I want for every apprentice who comes through our doors.”

EJTC: Where Mentorship Meets Opportunity

The EJTC is a leading training organization in BC, jointly managed by its partners – International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 213 and the Electrical Contractors Association of BC. Together, they’ve built a program that doesn’t just teach skills—it builds futures.

Through classroom training, hands-on job experience, and structured mentorship, apprentices become certified Red Seal electricians, recognized across Canada and beyond. Along the way, they’re supported by instructors, peers, and journeypersons who believe in their potential.

The EJTC also actively promotes diversity and inclusion. Programs like the All-Indigenous Pathways Program and Women in Trades create welcoming spaces for underrepresented groups to thrive. No matter your background, there’s a place for you in the electrical trade.

Start Your Rewarding Electrician Career Journey Today

If you’re looking for more than just a job—if you want a career that challenges, inspires, and grows with you—consider becoming an electrician. With mentorship guiding the way, the electrical trade becomes more than a profession. It becomes a community. A family. A future.

Written by: Savannah Davis, ClearWater Communications Co.