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Education/Training

 
Solar Job Market Sizzling, Funding for Training Lags
by
Rick Laezman
| March 2013
| under
  • Green Building

With all the hype and the ­investment that has been given to the solar industry in recent years, it should come as no surprise that the industry is taking off. That means job opportunities in the industry are also plentiful.

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PG&E Announces New Veterans-Only Job-Training Courses
December 2012
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  • Your Business

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) announced that it will offer two new training courses for recently discharged veterans, providing a career path into the energy industry through the utility’s PowerPathway program.

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Editors' Pick
Training Day: Lighting Solutions
by
Susan Bloom
| November 2012
| under
  • Lighting

With lighting and communications technology evolving rapidly, lighting manufacturers are under pressure to determine how to best reach out to and train busy electrical contractors (ECs) on new and existing products.

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NEMA, UL Deliver Free Online Training Course for AFCIs
September 2012
| under
  • Safety

According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), an estimated 28,300 electrical residential building fires annually lead to 360 deaths and $995 million in direct property loss. Arc-fault circuit interrupters (AFCIs) can help curb these losses.

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Smithsonian Reaches Out for Help on Educational Electrical Video Production
September 2012
| under
  • Safety

With the impending generational shift of workers in the electrical industry, it is becoming more important to get young people interested in electricity to replace the retiring ranks.

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Injury and Illness Prevention Programs
by
Joe O'Connor
| September 2012
| under
  • Safety

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) prides itself in the fact that, since the enactment of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, job-related casualties and injuries have been reduced by more than 60 percent.

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Juno Lighting Group Opens New Facility With Training Opportunities
March 2012
| under
  • Lighting

Juno Lighting Group announced its newly renovated, state-of-the-art IdeaLab, which is designed to educate lighting designers, architects, distributors, and their clients on the art and science of lighting design.

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Train Your Way to Success
by
Wayne D. Moore
| February 2012
| under
  • Systems

Jim Rohn, an American author and motivational speaker, said, “Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.” Think how that affects all of us in our daily lives.

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Are You Listening?
by
Stan Shook
| January 2012
| under
  • Your Business

There’s a lot to learn from stories. In our industry, there are many stories being told: crazy, scary stories about bids and deadlines, addendums and job walks. Stories like, “One time I forgot to enter the feeder conduits for the fourth-floor electrical room. We won the bid by pennies!

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Editors' Pick
Don't Touch That!
by
Jim Phillips
| October 2011
| under
  • Safety

It has been more than 100 years since Thomas Edison commissioned the first electrical generating station in New York City. One might expect that we would know everything there is to know about electrical safety by now, yet our knowledge continues to grow.

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Today's Wired Classrooms
by
Chuck Ross
| October 2011
| under
  • Your Business

Some things in education remain the same--—it’s all still really about reading, writing and arithmetic. But the way those and other subjects are taught has evolved significantly since many of us spent time in a classroom.

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Editors' Pick
Learning on Your Terms
by
Debbie McClung
| October 2011
| under
  • Your Business

The evolution of the virtual chalkboard has accelerated as demand has increased for the convenient, learn-at-your-own-pace access to continuing education units, new technologies and methods, industry-specific degrees, and more.

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Lighting Design 101
by
Craig DiLouie
| October 2011
| under
  • Lighting

Lighting design begins with identifying the lighting needs for the space and then deciding what surfaces you want to light and at what intensities. Once you make these decisions, you can begin selecting equipment.

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Learning the Ropes While Against the Ropes
by
Jim Phillips
| October 2011
| under
  • Your Business

What if you had been stranded on a deserted island for the past five years?

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NEMA Gets Social With Electrical Safety Facebook Page
by
Timothy Johnson
| August 2011
| under
  • Miscellaneous

It's no secret that the business world is infiltrating social media, as many companies are finding an effective method of reaching customers in Facebook, Twitter and others. In the electrical industry, it’s helping to spread the word on myriad issues.

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Schneider Electric Introduces EcoXpert Training and Certification Program
June 2011
| under
  • Miscellaneous

Schneider Electric announced the upcoming launch of its EcoXpert program, intended to train electrical contractors in installing and implementing energy efficiency and renewable-energy products and solutions.

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Mastering the Smart Grid
by
Jeff Gavin
| July 2010
| under
  • Systems

The smart grid concept is transforming- how the United States will produce, deliver and manage electric power to factories, schools, offices and homes. A continental end-to-end rebuild may be years away, but its development is now.

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Obama Administration Invests in Smart Grid Worker Training
by
Rick Laezman
| June 2010
| under
  • Your Business

The Obama Administration has pinned much of its economic recovery efforts on an infusion of dollars into a massive campaign to upgrade and overhaul the nation’s energy generation and delivery systems.

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Training and Safety
by
Jim Hayes
| October 2009
| under
  • Safety

These two topics—training and safety—are appropriate to cover together; properly trained installers will be safe workers, and safe workers are more likely to do careful, good work.

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OSHA Strengthens Integrity of Outreach Training Program
September 2009
| under
  • Miscellaneous

In an effor to crack down on fraudulent trainers, the U.S.

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