ComEd Launches Summer Internship Program Providing Job Training to More than 250 Students
June 30 2015 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
This summer, ComEd is hiring more than 250 students through its
annual summer internship program providing local teens with
hands-on job training and career experience. ComEd is committed to
engaging its future workforce and partners with a number of schools
and nonprofit organizations to offer local students valuable work
experience through internships, apprenticeships and other
educational programs.
“We are developing our workforce of the future by engaging young
people in our business and introducing them to new career
possibilities,” said Anne Pramaggiore, president and CEO of ComEd.
“We do this by reaching out to our own communities to build on the
talent of our local youth. We are truly a local company; our
employees work and live in the communities we serve.”
As part of ComEd’s summer internship program, more than 150
college and high school students will be assigned to various
departments across the company for a three-month period.
Participating students gain hands-on working experience that they
can take back to the classroom when they return in the fall. The
job experience also serves as a window into careers and employment
opportunities in the energy industry.
In addition, for the third consecutive year ComEd is partnering
with After School Matters to provide paid apprenticeship programs
for 115 high school students through its Youth Ambassador program.
The students, ages 14 to 18 from Chicago-area neighborhoods, will
have opportunities to learn first-hand from industry experts about
the benefits of smart meters and wise energy use. The students will
then serve as ComEd ambassadors at local community events
throughout the summer, helping peers, neighbors and residents
better understand how they can take advantage of smart meter
technology to save energy, as well as the simple steps they can
take to better manage their energy use.
Five student ambassadors who participated last summer will
return to work as interns this year, a position that reflects the
advanced skill level and commitment they have displayed throughout
the program.
“Being a ComEd Youth Ambassador was an unforgettable
experience,” said David Delgado, a Taft High School student and
After School Matters participant. “I learned about the history of
electricity and how to build a microgrid. Beyond that, I learned
teamwork and also had the opportunity to be a leader.”
Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) is a unit of Chicago-based
Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nation’s leading competitive
energy provider, with approximately 7.8 million customers. ComEd
provides service to approximately 3.8 million customers across
northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state’s population. For
more information visit ComEd.com, and
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