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Energy is Changing and so is EPCE 
To keep up with the industry workforce needs, the EPCE - BSC partnership expanded its online education and training offerings to represent additional technical training needs. Each of these online programs provides a wide variety of courses.  Explore EPCE’s newest programs today.
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EPCE’s Education Partners Are Impacting the Workforce
Supporting the Nuclear Promise Platform with a
New I & C Track
BSC's new Instrumentation & Control (I&C) online track starts August 2017. The I&C track was built to assist the industry with the Nuclear Promise platform. By completing the degree and industry requirements, an individual will be able to earn an NUCP certificate, which can enhance their career opportunities. 
Improving the Skills of Power Engineers 
WPI’s Distributed and Renewable Power Generation online course is a hit! In addition to practical engineering approaches to maintaining system reliability and protection, this course focuses on the characteristics and challenges of interconnecting increasing numbers of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) to the Electric Power System (EPS).
EPCE Partner Schools Present at CONTE
Excelsior College presented on, ‘The Importance of Educating Potential Leaders on Organizational Communication Theory’. Excelsior College is working to educate future leaders and build a talent pipeline through its leadership concentration offered in the BS in Nuclear Engineering Technology program. Check out their presentation.

BSC co-presented with Exelon on, ‘Enhancing Learning Outcomes with Online Human Performance Animations’. BSC is creating interactive learning methodology to build human performance animations to mimic real life plant situations, which enhance an individual’s learning. Check out their presentation 


Watch BSC’s video from the CONTE conference.
EPCE’s New Governance Members 
We're pleased to announce three new additions to the EPCE Governance team:

  • Sheilah Caton, Training Manager at PECO Customer Operations Training
  • Ted Green, Training Supervisor at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station
  • Mark Palacio, Technical Training Supervisor at Xcel Energy
Come and say ‘Hi’ to our newest governance members at the EPCE Coalition meeting on April 10-11, 2017, co-located at Electric Power conference in Chicago, IL. In addition to our meeting, we’ll be touring ComEd’s Training Center. Learn more.
EPCE Members In the New
  • Xcel Energy Job Fair Aims to Help Service Members Transition to Workforce. KSTP.com
  • Entergy announces $600K workforce development initiative. KFDM.com
  • Delmarva Power, Exelon fund renewable energy education center. Electric Light & Power
  • ComEd Partners with Chicago Public High Schools to Launch Career Tour for Students. Chicago Tribune
Pursuing Career Goals: From SCADA Technician to Engineer
Congratulations Fred!

EPCE recognizes engineers play a fundamental role in the energy industry and our online education programs provide many paths forward for individuals interested in becoming an engineer.

Fred Hall is responsible for the installation and maintenance of all electronics for a gas utility associated with the PennEast and Sunbury pipelines, which transport Marcellus and Shale natural gas. The ABET accredited, online, Electrical Engineering Technology degree from Excelsior College is helping Fred meet his goals to become an engineer. 
Across my Desk: Items of Interest
  • 10 trends shaping the electric utility industry in 2017. Utility Dive.
  • The not-so-quick fix: How utilities can diversify their workforces in 2017. Utility Dive.
  • Factory Jobs, Too, Increasingly Requiring a College Education. CAEL – New York Times. 
  • Power Distributors and Dispatchers: Jobs That Will Have The Biggest Talent Shortages In 2017.
    Fast Company.
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