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121 Local Residents Graduate from ComEd Overhead Training Programs in Chicago, Rockford and Joliet
New hires take steps toward becoming full-time lineworkers CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ComEd leaders today joined IBEW Local 15 and members of the community
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nNew hires take steps toward becoming full-time lineworkers\n\n CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nComEd leaders today joined IBEW Local 15 and members of the community to recognize 121 local residents as they graduated from training programs required to become full-time lineworkers with ComEd. Graduation events held by the company today recognized newly hired pre-apprentices now on track to begin an overhead apprenticeship school in 2023. This on-the-job training is a requirement for performing the role of a lineworker, a key role helping to ensure reliable power is safely delivered to communities across northern Illinois.\n\nToday’s graduation represents one of the largest overhead classes in recent history, as ComEd has expanded investments in training and committed to hire hundreds of additional entry-level craft workers in the next couple of years to prepare for the state’s clean energy transition.\n\n“ComEd is working to ensure that as we grow and move toward a clean energy future, we are creating equitable opportunity for diverse, local talent to join our company and to play a role in addressing climate change,” said Terence Donnelly, president and COO of ComEd. “Congratulations to our newest class of overhead trainees for taking essential steps forward in your career journeys, and for your dedication to this challenging yet rewarding work to deliver safe, reliable and resilient power to all our northern Illinois communities in the years ahead.”\n\nToday’s graduates have completed required skills training across the company’s three regional facilities: the Chicago Training Center, the Joliet Training Center, and the Rockford Training Center. ComEd craft trainees receive competitive pay of $29 an hour on average at the time of their hire and are paid during their training. More information on the training progression for entry-level craft roles can be found here.\n\nThe latest class of graduates is diverse with more than 32 percent minorities, 12 percent Veterans, and an increase in female hires to join the workforce as well. Additionally, graduates hail from all corners of the service region, representing 89 unique zip codes from across northern Illinois.\n\nWorking with ComEd, we are committed to building a diverse talent pipeline to prepare residents for the growing numbers of clean energy jobs in Illinois,” said Terry McGold...