What ERGT Australia does

ERGT Australia (ERGT Australia RTO Pty Ltd) is a privately held Registered Training Organisation (RTO 2534) founded in 1994 by Shane Addis, specialising in experiential safety and emergency response training for high-risk industries. Operating from purpose-built facilities in Perth (Jandakot headquarters, North Fremantle Annexe) and Melbourne (Altona, Longford), with historical operations in Darwin co-located with Charles Darwin University's Northern Australian Centre for Oil and Gas, the company delivers 110+ courses across six verticals: oil & gas (52 courses), maritime (18), mining (18), aviation (10), renewables (9), and defence (3). Pricing ranges from $310 for a half-day Fire Warden course to $4,030 for the blended-delivery Certificate of Safety Training, with OPITO-approved courses (BOSIET at $2,420, FOET at $1,660) forming the commercial core.

The competitive position rests on proprietary physical infrastructure that is difficult to replicate: Canadian Modular Egress Training Simulators (METS) recognised as a world benchmark for HUET training (a capability ERGT first accredited in Australia in 1997), a world-first RHIB rescue simulator capable of replicating one-metre waves and 60 km/h winds, LPG-fuelled fire training props, three-storey production platforms with raised helidecks and a Sikorsky S-76A helicopter, sea survival pools, and emerging hydrogen/lithium fuel-source training capabilities. In December 2025, ERGT launched aXcelerate, a cloud-based student management and learning management system replacing the legacy PRIME platform to handle bookings, enrolments, assessments, and certification.

The revenue model is fee-for-service with no subscription component. Enterprise clients—INPEX, Rio Tinto, Programmed, the Australian Defence Force, Babcock Australia, Royal Flying Doctor Service WA, Ambulance Victoria, Safer Together, and ESSO Australia—engage through direct sales for contracted and bulk training. Individual learners self-book via the website course finder. Major multi-year anchor contracts include ADF training centres in Nowra and Townsville (2016) and the ESSO-operated Longford and West Sale centres (2010). The company previously traded as ERG Training, has 51–100 employees, and is founder-led with no disclosed external equity, venture, or private equity backing.

Name

ERGT Australia

Legal name

ERGT Australia RTO Pty Ltd

Website

https://ergt.edu.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ERGT Australia is a private Registered Training Organisation (RTO 2534) founded in 1994, delivering over 110 experiential safety and emergency response courses across purpose-built facilities in Perth and Melbourne for oil & gas, maritime, mining, aviation, renewables, and defence sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Safety Training

NAICS

Other Technical and Trade Schools (611519), Technical and Trade Schools (61151), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Response, Fire Safety & Evacuation (EDABAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Emergency Management, Disaster Response & Incident Command Training (EDAOAMAD), Emergency Response, First Aid/CPR/AED & Incident Management Training (BPAKAOAJ), Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) Handling & Response Training (EDAOAMAL)

Keywords

• Offshore safety training
• Emergency response training
• Helicopter underwater escape
• Maritime safety certification
• Mining emergency response

Headquarters

HQ city

Northern Territory

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Fee-for-Service Training Delivery: ERGT generates revenue by delivering safety and emergency response training courses on a fee-per-participant basis. Course prices range from $310 (Fire Warden half-day) to $4,030 (Certificate of Safety Training). Training is delivered at purpose-built facilities in Perth and Melbourne, with clients including individual learners and enterprise organizations. Revenue is transactional per course with no subscription component.
2. Corporate Training Contracts: Enterprise clients including INPEX, Rio Tinto, Programmed, and the Australian Defence Force engage ERGT for bulk or contracted training services. Pricing for Safer Together Frontline Leadership Training shows member pricing ($1,925) vs non-member pricing ($2,475), indicating volume or partnership-based pricing structures.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ERGT Australia delivers immersive, experiential safety and emergency response training for high-risk industries (oil & gas, mining, maritime, aviation, renewables, defence) through purpose-built simulation facilities in Perth and Melbourne. The company offers 110+ certified courses including OPITO-approved offshore survival training (BOSIET, FOET, Escape Chute), AMSA-approved STCW maritime certification (Certificate of Safety Training), helicopter underwater escape training (HUET), fire team response, confined space and vertical rescue, working at heights, and incident management programs. Training is delivered by experienced frontline-background trainers using realistic simulation infrastructure including sea survival pools, live fire grounds, METS HUET simulators, a world-first RHIB rescue simulator, LPG-fuelled fire props, and hydrogen/lithium emergency response training capabilities.

Product overview

ERGT Australia offers experiential safety and emergency response training across multiple purpose-built facilities in Perth and Melbourne. The company's training portfolio is organized by industry sector (Oil & Gas, Maritime, Mining, Aviation, Renewables, Defence) and course category (Emergency Response, Medical & First Aid, Safety & Risk, Incident Management, Offshore Survival). Core offerings include OPITO-approved offshore survival courses (BOSIET, FOET, ECHUTE), AMSA-approved maritime training (Certificate of Safety Training), fire team and rescue training (Fire Team Member, Confined Space Rescue, Vertical Rescue), helicopter escape training (HUET, EBS), leadership programs (Safer Together Frontline Leadership, Lead Emergency Teams), and workplace safety courses (Working at Heights, Fire Warden, Industry Safety Induction). The company also operates aXcelerate, its proprietary student management and learning platform that handles bookings, enrolments, assessments and certification. Training delivery combines facilitator-led classroom sessions, hands-on practical exercises in realistic simulation environments, and scenario-based assessments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• OPITO Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (BOSIET) with CA-EBS 5750 A 2-day OPITO-approved training course delivering foundational offshore safety and emergency response skills including compressed air emergency breathing system operation, helicopter escape, sea survival, firefighting, and evacuation procedures for cold and tropical waters accepted internationally. Available at Melbourne and Perth Safety Training Centres at $2,420 per participant.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30+ years of industry experience delivering safety training across Australia
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Royal Flying Doctor Service Western AustraliaflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2026ERGT has maintained a partnership with RFDS WA since 1994, providing free safety and emergency response training to RFDS medical and aviation staff. The renewed MOU in 2026 formalizes ongoing collaboration including training provision, fundraising activities, awareness initiatives, and community engagement. ERGT tailors HUET modules to reflect fixed-wing aircraft used by RFDS. Both organizations share Jandakot as neighbours and values around helping people in remote and challenging environments.
• Maritime Industry Australia Limited (MIAL)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2026ERGT was a conference sponsor at the Blueprint for a Maritime Nation 2026 conference in Perth, participating in industry discussions about maritime workforce capability. ERGT's Learning, Research and Development Consultant moderated a panel featuring AMSA CEO, Industry Skills Australia, INPEX, and Australian Maritime College representatives.
• Surface Mining Emergency Response Competition (SMERC)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 2 May 2026ERGT has sponsored SMERC for four consecutive years, supporting mining emergency response competition in Kalgoorlie. Team members volunteer as casualties during scenarios and present awards. Strengthens ERGT's presence in mining sector.
• Clean Energy Skills National Centre of ExcellencecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 March 2026ERGT participated in Energy Exchange Australia panel discussion on Skilling the Clean Energy Workforce for Speed and Scale. Contributed insights on workforce development for the energy transition, leveraging experience in high-risk industry training.
• Blue Tree ProjectminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 November 2025Mental health charity supported by ERGT through fundraising BBQ events. Partnership supports remote worker wellbeing in high-risk industries. Simon Comerford from Blue Tree Project participated in ERGT-hosted community events.
• The Happiness Co FoundationminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 November 2025Mental health organization supported by ERGT through community fundraising events. Maurice Sauzier from Happiness Co Foundation participated in ERGT-hosted BBQ breakfast to support mental health awareness in the resources industry.
• Ambulance VictoriacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 November 2025Collaborative emergency response training exercises at Wyndham Harbour involving Melbourne Training Centre team, Ambulance Victoria MICA Flight Paramedics, and Babcock helicopter. Live winch operations, water-based exercises, and simulated rescue scenarios for multi-organization emergency response capability.
• Babcock Australia & New ZealandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 November 2025Military aviation partner supporting collaborative training exercises with ERGT and Ambulance Victoria. Provided helicopter (HEMS5) for live winch operations during emergency response training at Wyndham Harbour.
• Safer TogetherflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerERGT delivers Industry Safety Induction under licence to Safer Together, the natural gas exploration and production industry's collaborative safety initiative. Also co-delivers Frontline Leadership Training Program aligned with Safer Together Safety Culture Framework. Training is industry-endorsed and recognized across the sector.
• Energy Club WAminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Energy WA Next Generation Schools Program, hosting facility tours and interactive experiences for over 1,000 students from 21 Western Australian schools annually. Supports early career engagement and industry talent pipeline.
• Charles Darwin University (Northern Australian Centre for Oil and Gas)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerERGT's Darwin office and training facility relocated in 2018 to co-locate with CDU's NACOG. Collective effort toward training and education needs of the oil and gas industry in the Northern Territory region.
• ESSO AustraliacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorContract awarded in 2010 to operate ESSO's Fire & Emergency Training Centre in Longford and Sea Survival Training Centre in West Sale, Victoria. Provided interstate expansion opportunity.
• Australian Defence ForceflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAustralian Defence Force awarded operation of its training centres in Nowra and Townsville to ERGT in 2016. ADF also accesses HUET training in Brisbane, Adelaide, and the Darwin facility. Includes world-first RHIB simulator for navy personnel.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves16 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Survivex: UK-based safety and survival training provider for the oil & gas, maritime, and renewables sectors, offering OPITO-approved courses at a purpose-built Aberdeen campus. Directly comparable to ERGT in course portfolio, accreditation model, and target customers (offshore workforce training).
• Maersk Training: Global maritime and offshore safety training provider with centres in multiple countries delivering STCW, OPITO, and GWO courses. Comparable to ERGT in offering maritime survival training, HUET, and emergency response at dedicated training facilities with simulators.
• Stream Marine Training: UK-based OPITO-approved training provider offering offshore safety, HUET, sea survival, and firefighting courses. Closely comparable to ERGT in serving oil & gas workforce with mandatory safety certifications at dedicated training facilities.
• PetroSkills (RPS Group): Provider of oil & gas industry training and competency development solutions, now part of RPS Group. Comparable to ERGT in delivering technical safety and operational training to upstream energy workforces.
• Falck Safety Services (Applus+ IDIADA): International provider of safety, survival, and emergency response training for oil & gas, maritime, and industrial clients, now part of Applus+ Group. Direct competitor to ERGT in offshore safety training with similar OPITO-accredited course offerings.
• Fire and Safety Australia: Australian safety training provider offering fire, rescue, confined space, working at heights, and first aid courses across multiple Australian states. Directly comparable to ERGT in workplace safety and emergency response course catalogue, though without the offshore/HUET specialisation.
• Safety Training Solutions (STS Group): Australian provider of safety, rescue, and emergency response training for mining, construction, and industrial clients. Comparable to ERGT's mining and workplace safety course offerings within the same Australian market.

Broad incumbents

• Total Safety: US-based provider of integrated safety services including training, equipment, and staffing for industrial and energy clients. Broader than ERGT in service portfolio but overlaps in safety training delivery for hazardous industries.

Regional players

• Energy Safety Canada: Canadian oil & gas safety training organization delivering standardized safety courses for upstream workers. Comparable to ERGT in industry-focused safety training model, but operates in a different geography (Canada vs Australia).

Others

• OPITO: UK-based industry body that sets standards and accredits offshore safety training providers including ERGT. Not a direct competitor but the regulatory authority whose approval enables ERGT's core OPITO-certified course portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ERGTAus
• Facebookfacebook.com/ERGTAustralia
• LinkedInau.linkedin.com/company/ergt
• Instagraminstagram.com/ergtaustralia
• Xx.com/ERGTAustralia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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