Rudisill, M. D. (2011, June), Power Technician Associate Degree Program  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC. 10.18260/1-2--18641

\bibitem{asee_peer_18641}
  Rudisill, M. D. (2011, June), \emph{Power Technician Associate Degree Program}
  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC.
  10.18260/1-2--18641

Michael D. Rudisill.  "Power Technician Associate Degree Program".  2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2011.  https://peer.asee.org/18641 Internet.  24 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_18641}
  Michael D. Rudisill.
  "Power Technician Associate Degree Program".
  \emph{2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2011.
  https://peer.asee.org/18641 Internet.  24 Apr, 2024

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AB  -                       Power Technician Associate Degree ProgramA diverse combination of companies involved in the electrical power industry along withxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx University (XXU) and coordinated by Lake Superior Partnership (LSP)have operated an Electrical Line Technician Program for several year, a very successful pre-apprenticeship program that prepares students to install, maintain and operate electrical systemsto supply energy to residential, commercial and industrial customers, and to undergroundgeneration facilitiesAs a result of the success of the Line Technician program and the needs of industry members inthe consortium, a comprehensive survey was conducted in the summer of 2008 which indicated astrong regional need for another program. In response to the survey and needs of the LSCPconsortium industry partners, XXU initiated a second program, the Electric Power Technicianprogram. This is an associate degree level program with the first cohort entering the program inthe fall of 2009.To support the program the consortium members agreed to build a mock electrical substation onthe XXU campus to allow students in the program to have a realistic laboratory environmentwhere they can learn the skills they will use in their future employment. Members of theconsortium include electric utilities, construction companies that support the electrical powerindustry and manufacturers of electrical power equipment.In 2010 the Department of Energy joined the effort with a $670,000 grant to support the programwith equipment and support for additional instructors. We feel this was a very strongcorroboration that the program is both structurally coherent and timely.The program will graduate its first cohort in May of 2011. The mock substation on the XXUcampus will be completed in late 2010. We believe this effort is an excellent example ofindustry collaboration with a higher education institution to produce graduates that can movedirectly into the workforce. It will provide these companies with qualified workers that have theability to quickly become productive employees with the knowledge to advance within theindustry and stay current with evolving technology.
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