PGE and the union representing its electric line workers are partnered up, to get more journey-level line workers through extensive training to keep power flowing.
SHERWOOD, Ore. — There is a lot going on at PGE‘s Sherwood Training Center, where a class of 20 pre-apprentice workers are taking the first steps, learning to be linemen. This relatively new facility has it all, from the classrooms to the outdoors, spiked with utility poles for practice.
“This training center is very specialized, so our training scenarios are very lifelike— you don’t find that in every utility,” said Jim Phelps, PGE apprenticeship programs manager.
Phelps is proud
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