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ComEd Celebrates First Graduates of Technical Focused Career Training Program
New Power Up Academy designed to level the playing field, bring more women and minorities into technical careers supporting the clean energy transition in
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nNew Power Up Academy designed to level the playing field, bring more women and minorities into technical careers supporting the clean energy transition in Illinois\n\n\n CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nComEd today joined workforce partners and members of the community in celebrating the first graduating class of the 10-week Power Up Academy, a new career training program launched in partnership with local workforce agency Revolution Workshop to prepare job seekers for entry-level technical related roles to support the clean energy transition in Illinois.\n\n\nWith the clean energy transition poised to create as many as 150,000 new jobs in Illinois by 2050, ComEd is focused on creating and supporting career training programs to ensure all communities have access to these new, family-sustaining careers. Training through the Power Up Academy is designed to boost the pipeline of talent for in-demand technical roles that will be needed to support the most reliable grid in the nation, as well as the fast growing clean energy sector in Illinois, without requiring a college degree.\n\n\n“The clean energy future is here – and it requires a sharp and diverse workforce to meet the demand for growing EVs, solar and clean tech, while also maintaining ComEd’s best in the nation reliability,” said Louie Binswanger, SVP of governmental, regulatory and external affairs at ComEd. “Programs like the Power Up Academy are ensuring more of our diverse communities from across northern Illinois are first in line for good paying jobs supporting the clean energy transition – those that will not only support a modern grid, but that will make a lasting difference in creating cleaner futures for our communities.”\n\n\nPower Up Academy’s inaugural 15 graduates reflect the diversity of ComEd’s service territory, nearly 90 percent of which are people of color, and more than half women. New training programs like the Power Up Academy are advancing the development of a strong and diverse talent pipeline, which includes more women and minorities who have been historically underrepresented in STEM fields nationally.\n\n\n“At Revolution Workshop we work tirelessly to ensure that the abundance of talent within Chicago’s underserved communities does not go unnoticed,” said Manny Rodriguez, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Revolution Workshop. “Our collaboration wit...