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Training Department Highlights
February 26 — 27, 2020
Understanding the Work Order System
Public utilities’ biggest investment is the electric infrastructure assets including poles, wire, and transformers needed to deliver electricity. It’s a complex process to take raw materials, labor, and overheads and convert them to our organization’s largest asset. This workshop will provide an overall understanding of the work order system, how the investment gets paid for, and an exploration of numerous components within the work order system.
Who Should Attend:
Employees involved in any aspect of preparing and/or processing work orders for their electric utility, or employees outside the accounting area who want a better understanding of the work order process.
February 25 — 26, 2020
Electric Utility Business Fundamentals
There are many interesting roles and opportunities in today’s electric utility. With the changes in energy sources, community needs, legislative impact, and consumer requirements, being new in this business can be exciting and challenging. The acronyms alone are daunting! Even those with years of experience are finding that a refresher is helpful in order to see the big picture. This course is two days of content, examples, resources, and discussion to help get a handle on the various components of the business of the electric utility and how they fit together.
Who Should Attend:
New employees (we recommend at least six months at the utility before attending), experienced employees, utility commissioners, and board members who want to expand their understanding of how a utility business works.
Ascend To Leadership
The program combines traditional classroom instruction, assessments, and virtual work, along with personalized coaching, to create a valuable experience that achieves results. The high level of customized work and coaching focuses on areas of development; each leader will leave the program with a development plan tailored to his or her goals.
Download the brochure HERE.
