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FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) — People looking for jobs in the power industry have a new path.

Pierpont Community & Technical College and Ohio's FirstEnergy signed an agreement Tuesday that could lead students to careers as utility line workers or substation electricians.

The curriculum combines hands-on training through FirstEnergy's Power Systems Institute with Pierpont's classroom instruction. The two-year program will lead to an associate's degree.

FirstEnergy's James Haney says the goal is to create a pipeline of well-trained and well-educated workers.

The program includes course work in electrical fundamentals and circuit analysis, along with practical skills training and general education classes.

After their second semester, students get paid for 10 weeks of field experience.

FirstEnergy is the parent of Mon Power and Potomac Edison.

The first class is set to begin in August.

 

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