Unlike West Valley high school students, Verde Valley High School Students do not have access to the program
The Career and Technical Education Center reports that the Electric Utility Technology program is thriving. This spring is enrolled six high school JTED students from the Mountain Institute and 15 adults.
The students have been busy rebuilding the pole training field where they continue to refine their Skills. CTEC reports they are prepping for First Aid and CPR certification ahead of the application process for Arizona utility jobs in February.
Unfortunately, all of the CTEC programs, including the lineworker program, completely leave out high school students on the East side of the County while providing learning opportunities for high school students on the West side of the Valley. From the Blog’s perspective, it is incredible that students from the East side of the County do not have these career training opportunities.
In 2012, Yavapai College received $1.87 million of a $13,477,799 grant awarded to a consortium of five Arizona community colleges to train people for high-skill, high-wage employment and advancement in energy and mining industries. The Colleged used portion of the grant to create an electrical lineworker program with Arizona Public Service (APS), to expand the College’s mining program, to strengthen the College’s electrical instrumentation and pre-engineering programs and to enhance its welding training program.
“The grant complements the very strong electrical programs that we already have,” John Morgan, Dean of Career and Technical Education, said during an interview with Prescott Enews in 2015. “It gives our students the opportunity to seek gainful employment at several major power companies throughout Arizona, particularly in heavy electrical jobs. These are jobs that pay very good wages.”
