ComEd Celebrates 47 New Lineworkers Completing Apprenticeship
February 02 2024 - 12:38PM
Business Wire
New craft workers ready to join the mission of
maintaining power lines at America’s most reliable utility
ComEd today joined union and community leaders to recognize 47
new lineworkers joining the ranks of America’s most reliable
electric utility. ComEd’s newest graduates of its overhead
apprenticeship program completed industry-aligned training at one
of three regional training centers based in Chicago, Rockford, and
Joliet, and will play a key role in supporting and maintaining the
grid that serves more than 9 million people across northern
Illinois.
“The clean energy transformation will require all of our efforts
to power the grid to withstand intensifying weather due to climate
change and to meet the growing demand for clean energy,” said
ComEd COO and Executive Vice President Dave Perez. “Our
apprenticeship programs are preparing more diverse, local talent to
be a part of the work supporting the nation’s most reliable
electrical company and building stronger communities for the
future.”
A recent study, commissioned by ComEd, reveals that as many as
150,000 jobs will be created in Illinois by 2050 to support the
clean energy transition. To support a diverse, local, and skilled
talent pipeline, ComEd has invested in expanding its workforce
training and STEM education programs, reaching more than 3,500
local residents last year alone. ComEd has also prioritized
expanding hiring for craft roles needed to support the grid, hiring
444 new entry-level trades workers since 2022.
“We’re proud to be working with ComEd in preparing for the
energy needs of the future by bringing in local talent and building
their skills for the clean energy jobs coming to Illinois,” said
President of IBEW Local 15 Chris Riser. “Through union
apprenticeship programs, we’re connecting more local residents to
lifelong, rewarding careers in the utilities while ensuring the
region has the talent needed to power the grid and our transition
to a clean energy economy.”
For more than two years, overhead apprenticeship graduates
participated in classroom instruction and on-the-job training in
which they proved their endurance in fulfilling the physically
demanding aspects of the job, and earned safety and specialized
certifications in electrical work, leading up to becoming
full-fledged lineworkers. ComEd is working to connect residents
across its service region to its apprenticeship training
opportunities that will help build a pipeline of talented trades
workers to support the evolving needs of the grid and our region’s
power infrastructure.
More entry-level positions, like Construction Worker and
Overhead Helper, are expected to be posted throughout the year. For
more information on training and hiring opportunities at ComEd,
visit www.comed.com/cleanenergyjobs or visit
www.comed.com/careers.
About ComEd
ComEd is a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:
EXC), a Fortune 250 energy company with approximately 10 million
electricity and natural gas customers – the largest number of
customers in the U.S. ComEd powers the lives of more than 4 million
customers across northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state’s
population. For more information visit ComEd.com, and connect with
the company on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
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