Farmington Electric Utility System
Farmington Electric Utility System (FEUS) has joined the T&D PowerSkills family of LMS users. They are owned and operated by the City of Farmington, in northwest New Mexico. FEUS covers 1,718 square miles, encompassing much of San Juan County and a small portion of Rio Arriba County, serving about 46,000 metered customers. We look forward to helping them train their lineworkers to be the very best!
OSHA and Coronavirus March 2021
OSHA launches program to protect high-risk workers from coronavirus, focuses on employers that retaliate against workers with safety concerns. Read the full article from the Department of Labor here.
Bay Line Construction
We've welcomed another LMS user to the T&D PowerSkills family! Bay Line Construction, LLC out of Delaware has chosen to use our online learning management system to train their lineworkers! We look forward to helping them provide the best training in the industry for many years to come!
Concho Valley Electric Cooperative
We are proud to welcome Concho Valley Electric Cooperative to the T&D PowerSkills family of users! They are using our new LMS version 2 to train their lineworkers. Concho Valley is a member-owned, rural electric cooperative in Texas, which serves areas around San Angelo, Sterling City, Mertzon, Grape Creek, Water Valley, Wall, Paint Rock, Veribest, Bronte, and Robert Lee.
Calling All Trainers!
We have rescheduled our first ever Trainers Conference, for March 16-19, 2021, and all sessions are eligible for CUSP points! The 4-day conference is designed for users of the T&D PowerSkills training materials and those interested in providing the most comprehensive training in the electric utility industry. Experience targeted sessions for the experts in our industry to share what they know, while learning teaching practices to achieve better learning outcomes.
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Enter to win this Yeti Roadie Cooler filled with other awesome prizes! Follow the T&D PowerSkills page on Facebook and LinkedIn and complete the entry form. Get a bonus entry if you share the post on either platform. Good luck! Winner will be announced on December 22nd!
Delaware County Electric Cooperative
Another cooperative, Delaware County Electric Cooperative (DCEC) has joined the T&D PowerSkills family, selecting the versatile online LMS to aid in their lineworker training! DCEC is a non-profit rural electric cooperative serving more than 5,200 members in Delaware, Schoharie, Otsego and Chenango Counties in New York state. We look forward to a long relationship!
Forbes Timberline
Another customer has chosen our Learning Management System to train their lineworkers! Welcome, Forbes Timberline a Forbes Bros company, to the T&D PowerSkills family! Their founders are all journeyman linemen who have a combined 100+ years experience in powerline construction, maintenance, and management. We look forward to helping them continue to safely train workers in our industry!
Thrive Industries
We are excited to welcome Thrive Industries of Washington state to our family of customers using the online Learning Management System! Thrive Industries is a safety and technical training company offering bilingual courses for the agricultural and construction fields.
Riggs Distler Company
We are proud to welcome Riggs Distler Company to the family of T&D PowerSkills users! They'll be using overhead and bucket truck training materials to keep their employees and customers safe. With headquarters in Cherry Hill, NJ, Riggs Distler has been in business for over 110 years.
Frontier Community College
We're proud to welcome Frontier Community College to the family of colleges that use our materials in their lineworker training programs! They have been awarded an educational grant by the Institute for Safety in Powerline Construction (ISPC). Many thanks to ISPC and a huge congratulations to the students and faculty at Frontier Community College in Fairfield, Illinois!
Western Texas College
We are pleased to welcome another college to the T&D PowerSkills family! Welcome, Western Texas College! The Institute for Safety in Powerline Construction again awarded their grant to this institution, allowing the use of all 78 of our lineworker training units to their program! Huge thanks to ISPC and to Western Texas College!
York Technical College
We are pleased to welcome York Technical College to the T&D PowerSkills family! ISPC, the Institute for Safety in Powerline Construction, awarded their grant to York Tech, allowing the use of all 78 of our lineworker training units to their program! Congrats to York Tech, and as always, thank you ISPC!
Bobcat Electrical and Instrumentation Company
Bobcat Electrical and Instrumentation Company has chosen T&D PowerSkills online Learning Management System (LMS) to their training program! They provide a complete range of electrical, instrumentation, automation, measurement, and communications services for a broad range of clients in the oil and gas industry. We are excited about our new relationship, and look forward to building on it for years to come!
Course Update: Transformer Connections
We'll soon be releasing a major update for our Transformer Connections video, breaking it up into two comprehensive units covering basic theory to advanced application. You'll find new narrator footage better explaining the concepts covered, and updated, high-definition illustrations covering single-phase and three-phase bank transformer connection applications.
Arkansas Electric Cooperatives
We are proud of our continuing partnership with Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc., who has renewed and upgraded their contract with T&D PowerSkills. They will now be using both the online Learning Management System and the DVD deliverable materials with physical student workbooks and instructor's guides. We look forward to continuing to build our relationship with AECI for many years to come.
Titan Utility Services
We welcome Titan Utility Services to the T&D PowerSkills family! Titan added our DVD deliverable training units to the materials they use to train in the utility industry, fulfilling their mission to "keep lineman safe through quality work and excellent customer service." We look forward to building on our relationship for years to come.
Disinfecting Hot Line Tools
Check out these cleaning and disinfecting instructions for hot line tools to keep your crews safe!
Infratech Corporation
We are proud of our continuing partnership with Infratech Corporation, who has renewed their contract with T&D PowerSkills for another five years. Infratech will now use both the full range of what we offer, including the online Learning Management System, our DVD deliverable materials, and even reproduction rights for student workbooks and instructor's guides. We look forward to continuing to build our relationship with Infratech for many years to come.
OSHA Tips for Employee Safety
Ten Steps All Workplaces Can Take to Reduce Risk of Exposure to Coronavirus