Atlantic City Electric partners with Atlantic City on workforce training program

Residents of Atlantic City will soon have new opportunities for careers in the energy field through a new workforce development initiative launched by the City of Atlantic City and Atlantic City Electric.

The Atlantic City Infrastructure Program will help participants gain utility training and the skills needed for a career in the energy field, with a focus on under-resourced members of the community. The program will build upon the broader six-year, $6.5 million South Jersey Workforce Development Program that Atlantic City Electric launched in 2019.

“The Small Administration is laser-focused on workforce development in our community,” Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small, Sr., said. “It’s important we give our residents as many options as possible in the job market and provide them with opportunities they may not typically get. We look forward to working with Atlantic City Electric to put our residents in a position to succeed and prosper.”

Participants in the Atlantic City Infrastructure Program would take part in a 14-week program, which runs two days per week for three hours each. Training will take place at the Carnegie Library Center in Atlantic City and at the Atlantic City Electric utility training yard located at the Anthony “Tony” Canale Training Center in Egg Harbor Township. The education would be provided by Atlantic Cape Community College through the South Jersey Workforce Development Program.

“We are excited to do our part to ensure we are helping the people in our communities secure jobs that can be hard to reach for underserved populations,” Tyler Anthony, president and CEO of Pepco Holdings, which includes Atlantic City Electric, said. “This program, along with our broader workforce development efforts, are critical to changing that narrative and are supporting program graduates with job offers, and a pathway to the middle class.”

If approved by the Atlantic City Council at its meeting this month, the first cohort of 15 individuals would begin training on Nov. 1. After that, two cohorts would be held annually.