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ComEd, YMCA of Metro Chicago Launch New High School Training Program to Boost Preparedness for the Trades
Local students invited to apply now for new CONSTRUCT Youth Academy beginning in July CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ComEd today called on Illinois high school
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nLocal students invited to apply now for new CONSTRUCT Youth Academy beginning in July\n\n\n CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nComEd today called on Illinois high school students to apply for a new summer job training program, CONSTRUCT Youth Academy, launching next month in partnership with the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago, to help more students from the area pursue a career in the construction and utilities trades. The CONSTRUCT Youth Academy is a paid, three-week program that will expose high school juniors and seniors to training needed to succeed in the skilled trades. Students interested in the program are encouraged to apply now through June 24th.\n\n\nThe new program marks the latest investment by ComEd to increase access to job training programs that will prepare more residents for jobs in the growing energy sector in Illinois. A recently commissioned study by ComEd reveals that, by 2050, as many as 150,000 new clean energy jobs will be added in Illinois.\n\n\nThe new CONSTRUCT Youth Academy builds on the success of the CONSTRUCT Infrastructure Academy, ComEd’s premiere workforce development program to help prepare residents for craft roles in the utilities and construction fields. To date, the program has graduated more than 800 residents, with a majority of participants from diverse communities, and a more than 70 percent job placement rate.\n\n\n\"To ensure a pipeline of diverse, skilled and local talent that will power the clean energy transformation in Illinois, ComEd is committed to expanding proven job training programs to reach more young people across our communities,\" said Louie Binswanger, SVP of governmental and regulatory affairs at ComEd. \"In partnership with the YMCA of Metro Chicago, the CONSTRUCT Youth Academy expands on the impact of our CONSTRUCT Infrastructure Academy, focusing on helping more young people from our communities pursue good paying careers in the trades. Through this program, local students will learn firsthand about how they can play a role in addressing climate change and creating a cleaner energy future.”\n\n\nThe CONSTRUCT Youth Academy program is designed for rising high school juniors and seniors to build knowledge and awareness about jobs and careers in the construction and energy fields. The program introduces students to entry-level craft positions, including the construction work...