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EC&M On Air Podcast — Preparing Future Electricians for Work in Renewable Energy

April 18, 2022
In Episode 11 of “EC&M On Air,” Editor-in-Chief Ellen Parson speaks with Gene Kent and Vickie Svoboda about how In-Tech is preparing a workforce to meet the need for skilled union labor with expertise in renewable energy.

In this episode of EC&M On Air, Editor-in-Chief Ellen Parson speaks with Gene Kent, director of In-Tech, and Vickie Svoboda, a fourth-year apprentice in the program, about how the organization is preparing a workforce to meet the need for skilled union labor with expertise in renewable energy. They discuss In-Tech's state-of-the-art 25-ace renewable energy training facility, located outside of Chicago; skills it offers its apprentices; the impact of the federal infrastructure plan; and more. 

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