Demand for Younger Employees Rises at Utilities

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"This state could lose more than 40 percent of its skilled trade workers and nuclear workers in the next five years, creating thousands of vacancies, according to estimates compiled by the Center for Energy Workforce Development, an industry group.

The report's preliminary estimates show that the expected shortages won't gut staffing across the board. The most critical job categories that will be depleted by retirements and departures will be line workers, skilled technicians and engineers."

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"Progress Energy and Duke Energy, as part of the Carolinas Energy Workforce Consortium, are working with community colleges and government agencies to create training programs to make sure the labor pipeline doesn't run dry.

North Carolina is also one of nine states participating in program funded by a $1.7 million grant to CEWD from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant pays for programs to attract low-income people to careers in energy and utilities through such services as coaching, training and credentialing."

Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/07/03/1315698/utilities-need-line-other-skilled.html#ixzz1SNJHpe44