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CONSTELLATION ENERGY JOINS COALITION TO ADDRESS ENERGY WORKFORCE ISSUES
Denver, CO - The Energy Providers Coalition for Education (EPCE) is pleased to announce that Constellation Energy has joined the coalition.
By joining EPCE, Constellation Energy becomes part of an industry-wide partnership working together to solve workforce development issues through industry-sponsored online education. In the next five years, approximately 50 percent of the energy workforce will be eligible to retire, creating a shortage of trained workers. EPCE and its partners are working together to create a pipeline of available workers while continuing to train existing industry employees.
“This partnership with EPCE will yield numerous benefits for Constellation Energy and our current and future employees,” said James Rzepkowski, director of workforce development, Constellation Energy. “Having the EPCE programs available provides us with another tool to help meet our workforce development needs while making the most out of our valuable staff and training resources.”
Other member benefits include reviewing and assessing the EPCE curriculum to ensure that it is relevant and current. The EPCE curriculum can also be utilized as internal company training, providing a national standardized program while reducing training expenses. EPCE also provides a forum for networking with other industry professionals.
The EPCE-sponsored programs for the energy industry include online courses in Electric Power Technology and Nuclear Power Technology from Bismarck State College, Nuclear Energy Technology from Excelsior College, and Energy Utility Technology and Natural Gas Distribution from Thomas Edison State College.
About Constellation Energy:
Constellation Energy (http://www.constellation.com), a FORTUNE 125 company with 2007 revenues of $21 billion, is the nation’s largest competitive supplier of electricity to large commercial and industrial customers and the nation’s largest wholesale power seller. Constellation Energy also manages fuels and energy services on behalf of energy-intensive industries and utilities. It owns a diversified fleet of 78 generating units located throughout the United States, totaling approximately 8,700 megawatts of generating capacity. The company delivers electricity and natural gas through the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), its regulated utility in Central Maryland.
About EPCE:
The Energy Providers Coalition for Education (EPCE) is a national alliance delivering solutions to attract and engage the energy industry’s workforce through quality online education. EPCE members, representing over two-thirds of the industry, champion industry needs in their joint efforts to develop and sponsor contextualized credit-bearing online courses with qualified accredited high schools, colleges, and universities. For information on the EPCE coalition and the EPCE-sponsored online programs, visit: www.epceonline.org.
EPCE is managed by the Coalition for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL), a national nonprofit organization that designs and promotes strategies for adult learning and human capital development through partnerships among business, higher education, government and labor. www.cael.org