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Employers can't find prepared apprentices.
Shops are buried in resumes that don't translate to job-site competence. Every first-year is a coin flip.
Getting into the trades
shouldn't feel impossible.
We help beginners become more confident, more employable, and more prepared for real electrical job sites.
Self-paced•Built in Ontario•Real-world training
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§ 01The Problem
The trades are starving for people.
Yet beginners can't get in.
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Beginners can't get hired without experience.
Every job posting wants experience. Nobody wants to give beginners a shot.
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Most training doesn't prepare you for real job sites.
Classroom hours don't teach you how to read a foreman, carry your weight, or stack a panel on a real site.
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First-day apprentices feel lost.
Showing up unsure of the tools, the rules, the culture — that's how good people quit before they start.
"Every employer says the same thing: "send me an apprentice who knows how to show up." Every beginner says the same thing back: "how do I get experience if nobody hires me?"
— That's the gap we close.
§ 02The Solution
We bridge the gap between training
and hiring.
The Electrical Academy is built by working electricians for people serious about getting into the trade the right way.
Practical Learning
What you actually do on a job site. Not what looks good in a textbook.
Mentorship
Coaching from a working master electrician — not a career instructor.
Real-World Expectations
Show up early. Handle the kit. Read the room. The unwritten rules, written down.
Safety First
Working at Heights, WHMIS, Lockout/Tagout, Arc Flash — five certifications included, plus the day-to-day instinct that keeps you and your crew safe.
Professionalism
Communication, accountability, attitude. The reason apprentices get kept or cut.
Job-Site Culture
How shops actually run. What earns respect. What gets you sent home.
§ 03Who This Is For
If you want in the trades — we'll meet you where you are.
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High School Graduates
Skip the $14k classroom detour. Walk onto a real job site with the certs and the mindset to be kept.
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Women Entering the Trades
A supportive launchpad into the trades with real mentorship and practical training.
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Newcomers to Canada
Translate your hustle into a Canadian credential. CEC-aligned training, Canadian certs, real intros.
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Career Changers
Done with a desk? Build a trade. We help you transition with the gear, training, and confidence to start clean.
§ 03 · 5The Founders Offer
Everything you need to get in — shipped to your door.
Apprentice
$2,495 Founders pricing $3,500
First 25 students only
- The complete TEA Method — 12 lessons across 3 modules
- All 5 safety certifications (Working at Heights, WHMIS, Lockout/Tagout, Arc Flash, Worker Awareness)
- Klein Tools 14-piece apprentice tool set — shipped to your door
- Printed TEA Student Handbook — shipped to your door
- 6 months of SiteCount Standard — the material list, ordering, and tracking software real contractors run jobs on
- 12 months access to the TEA community — students and hiring employers in the same room
- Self-paced, online, start immediately
Career
$7,495 Founders pricing $10,000
First 10 students only
Everything in Apprentice, plus- 1-on-1 with Eli after each module
- Bi-weekly 1-on-1s for 3 months after graduation
- Personal employer outreach — Eli personally calls 5 contractors in your area
- Resume + portfolio review
- 6 months of monthly group calls with Eli (60 min live Q&A)
- 12 months Sitecount Pro (24 months for Founders)
- Lifetime community access
The TEA Guarantee
14 days, full refund, no questions — before your kit ships.
§ 04 · 5Modern Trade Systems
Modern trades need modern systems.
Most first-years enter the trades without understanding how real jobs are organized, quoted, and built.
That's why students at The Electrical Academy also get exposure to SiteCount™ — the material management platform built from real electrical projects and real contractor workflows.
- Learn real material workflows
- Understand how Canadian shops actually run
- Train with the same tools working contractors use
- Build confidence before day one
SiteCount™§ 04Founding Contractor Partners
Better prepared apprentices start here.
Help shape the next generation of electricians while getting early access to better prepared apprentices.
Built alongside feedback from active Ontario electrical contractors.
We focus on the habits that determine whether a first-year lasts past their first month.
- Pre-vetted candidates ready on day one.
- Standardized assessment before you ever schedule an interview.
- Apprentices trained on professionalism, communication, and culture — not just theory.
- Founding Partner shaping rights — input on curriculum, first look at graduating students.
FOUNDING
PARTNERS
PARTNERS
EliFounder · Master Electrician · 25 yrs
§ 05Built by an ElectricianTwenty-five years on the tools.
Twenty-five years on the tools.
One academy.
"I've hired and fired more first-years than I can count. The good ones all had one thing in common — they showed up ready. Not necessarily skilled, but ready to work, ready to listen, ready to learn. That's what this academy is built to do."
Eli is a master electrician and the owner of Spark Forward Electric, an active GTA contracting shop. He's run residential service calls, wired commercial fit-outs, troubleshot industrial gear, and spent decades mentoring apprentices on real Canadian job sites — not in classrooms.
Over the years, Eli has trained numerous first-year apprentices who went on to become licensed electricians working across residential, commercial, and industrial projects.
The trade is waiting.
So is the work.
If you're serious about getting into the trades, we'll help you show up ready from day one.