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ComEd Announces New Power Up Academy to Expand, Diversify Pipeline of Technical Roles
New program aims to recruit more diverse, local talent for entry-level roles that put people on path towards a career in engineering to support clean energy
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nNew program aims to recruit more diverse, local talent for entry-level roles that put people on path towards a career in engineering to support clean energy transition in Illinois\n\n\n CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nComEd and a coalition of employers are launching a first-of-its-kind career training program designed to build a diverse pipeline of technical talent to support the clean energy transition in Illinois. Training through this program will expand opportunities for area men and women to enter in-demand technical roles in the energy sector, without requiring a college degree. The new “Power Up Academy,” a collaboration with workforce partner Revolution Workshop, is now recruiting for a 10-week training program to prepare residents for entry-level technical roles that support engineering teams.\n\n\n“ComEd’s technical team helps deliver best-in-the-nation reliability, creates solutions to improve customer experience and lower costs, and designs the modern infrastructure needed to support today’s changing electricity demands, including the increasing adoption of technologies like solar panels and electric vehicles,” said Michelle Blaise, SVP of Technical Services at ComEd. “The new Power Up Academy is designed to expand the skilled and diverse talent pipeline we need to power today’s grid into tomorrow, while helping to remove barriers to local, good-paying career opportunities that will be created by the clean energy transition.”\n\n\nThis job training program aims to scale the energy workforce to meet a sharp demand for talent needed to take on new clean energy jobs, including those required to maintain and operate a modern grid. Demand for these positions is increasing nationally, as well as locally, where as many as 150,000 new clean energy jobs are expected to be created in Illinois by 2050 to support the clean energy transition, according to a recent study.\n\n\n“Revolution Workshop is excited to join ComEd and its Engineering partners for the Power Up Academy program this fall,” said Manny Rodriguez, Founder and Executive Director of Revolution Workshop. “This partnership allows us to develop a new career pathway for our trainees/graduates that desire an opportunity into the professional side of construction. Developing these pathways for our communities is critical to breaking the cycles of poverty and provide real ...