Training and Education Programs

Power Line and Technical Training - 2008 (pdf)
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On-Site Electric Utility Training
Working on or near energized equipment is dangerous. Utility employees need constant reminders as to the dangers involved and methods to protect themselves from those dangers. To assist utilities in insuring that their employees are properly trained in working on or near energized equipment, NEPPA has developed this safety program for utility personnel. The program focuses on industry required training programs set by OSHA 1910.269 and the National Electric Safety Code (NESC). 
Let NEPPA help you manage your safety program by selecting this service.
NEPPA will deliver safety-training meetings. Training will be conducted at your utility.
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Apprentice Lineworker Program
To help assure that lineworkers meet industry job-training standards, NEPPA offers this apprentice training program.The format combines theory and practical application providing for a well-balanced learning package. With employees enrolled in the NEPPA Utility Technician Development Program, managers can rest assured that they have fully met their administrative responsibility to maintain the highest standards of performance.  The utility technician’s development program is a four-year course of instruction that combines hands-on field training with formal classroom training.  The classroom sessions utilize the very popular Northwest Lineman College Program as the main workbook.  The program is divided into segments, each consisting of four four-day sessions and one two-day session.
18 days of training per year, hosted at Pascoag Utility District
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Crew Leadership Program
This program is intended to apply to Foreman, Line Foreman, Working Foreman, Team Leaders, Crew Leaders and others “in charge of” work performed by a group. This program provides a fundamental overview of the crew leader position and its interaction within the company  Discussion of technical knowledge, skills and abilities important to a crew leader and on a crew leaders job responsibilities.
1 three-day session, Massachusetts and Vermont
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Advance Lineworker Program
Today, a lineworker needs to be trained in the updated industry standards.  What once may have been a simple task may now be a complicated series of procedures.  Higher voltages, new rules, different equipment and standards challenge a lineworker’s knowledge every day.  To help assure that employees meet these challenges, NEPPA has developed this program.  The training format combines theory and practical application providing for a well-balanced learning package focusing on today’s modern distribution systems.  It is appropriate for lineworkers with six or more years’ experience or those that have completed a formal apprentice program and need to review their skills.
3 three-day sessions, hosted at Pascoag Utility District
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Substation Technician Program
NEPPA has developed this course to provide utility operations and maintenance personnel the opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of the components of distribution substations and other distribution system devices. It is appropriate for system/substation operators, line technicians, troublemen and experienced substation electricians.
3 four-day sessions per year, hosted at Pascoag Utility District
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Public Utility Management Program
The Public Utility Management Program is an intensive professional development program designed specifically for public power officials in New England, whose skills, knowledge and understanding represent the future of public power in our region. All public power officials, regardless of their experience and previous management training, will benefit from this program.
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NOTE:     Sufficient sign-up is needed to conduct all programs.