Thank you for visiting the Educational Opportunities Web site. One of NWPPA’s primary functions is to provide you with learning opportunities that will allow you to meet the challenges of our industry with confidence. If you don’t see what you are looking for here, please use the "Provide an Idea for a Course" button below or contact one of our Training Staff to let us know what is needed and we will get back to you as quickly as we can.

 

NWPPA can provide you with learning opportunities in different formats:

Open Enrollment	In-House	Web Based
Formerly known as Regional or Cluster courses, these are group sessions generally offered in a centralized location with open enrollment to serve our utility and associate staff members.	In-House courses are offered within a utility for their own employees and provides best benefit to the utility when they have 10 or more employees who need the same course.	The eLearning Study Center is offered for member employees, customers, and families in the topics of Professional Development and Personal Enrichment, as well as an innovative degree completion program.

How to Arrange a Training Session

Check over our Catalog of Courses and Workshops section and select the session that you would like to have scheduled. Contact the training staff person listed as the contact on the catalog entry for assistance in setting up the course. If you don’t see what you are looking for, go to our Provide an Idea for a Course section and complete the suggestion form.

It is our goal to provide the learning experiences that you need, when you need them, at a location that is convenient for you.

Education Services Staff

NWPPA’s Education Services staff members work with a variety of committees, individual utilities, state and national associations, and individual participants to develop learning opportunities to meet specific needs. Our staff has been assigned primary areas of responsibility to make it easier for you to communicate with us:

Arnie Winkler, Director of Education
Arnie provides overall coordination of the Education and Training programs at NWPPA. You can contact Arnie with any general questions you have about education and training programs and services. In addition, talk with Arnie about training in the following areas: Board and management training; Front Line Leadership training; Executive Secretary/Administrative assistant training; and Power supply workshops. In addition, the Director of Education also coordinates the NWPPA Annual Conference and works with NWPPA's Power Supply, Rates & Economics Committee.
arnie@nwppa.org

Barry Fuchs, Training Manager
Barry provides on-site logistical support for various NWPPA educational courses/workshops/conferences as well as the planning of these events. He is responsible for scheduling training in the following areas: Customer Service/Credit & Collections; Accounting & Finance training; Pricing & Rates training; Human Resources training; Information Technology functions; Conservation, Load Management & Distributed Generation training; Marketing training; Communications training; Key Accounts training; and Distance Learning/Web-based training. Barry is responsible for the Northwest Innovations & Communication Conference (N.I.C.), and Engineering & Operations Conference support.
barry@nwppa.org

Scott Lowry, Training Manager
Scott is responsible for the Engineering & Operations Conference, Alaska Utility Conference, NWPPA/WEI Pole Conference, Materials management workshop, Environmental Task Force Committee, VAR Grant and Safety Services.  He provides on-site logistical support for various NWPPA classes, workshops, and conferences as well as the planning of these activities.  Scott is responsible for section meetings and scheduling training in the following areas of Engineering & Operations.
slowry@nwppa.org