Safety and Training

OPPD Exposes Students to Energy Careers

Nov. 13, 2018

The Omaha Public Power District invited 175 local students to one of its local service centers for its fifth Careers in Energy job fair.

Amy Fischbach

The Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) invited 175 local students to one of its local service centers for its fifth Careers in Energy job fair.

During the event, line technicians gave a demonstration, and students were able to make a water filter and fuse PVC pipes. Employees from the substation, transmission and distribution and transportation departments were on hand to teach the students about the utility industry. OPPD also invited representatives from the Nebraska Energy Workforce Consortium, which includes Nebraska Public Power District, Lincoln Electric System, Metropolitan Utilities District, Black Hills Energy, Southeast Community College and Bellevue University.

In a story on the OPPD site, Joyce Cooper says the goal of the event is to "create a greater awareness of career opportunities in the energy industry." To see more photos from the event, visit the Web site.

About the Author

Amy Fischbach | Amy Fischbach, EUO Contributing Editor

Amy Fischbach is the contributing editor for the Electric Utility Operations section of Transmission and Distribution World. She worked for Prism Business Media (now Penton) for eight years, most recently as the managing editor of Club Industry's Fitness Business Pro magazine. She is now working as a freelance writer and editor for B2B magazines. Amy earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism from Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan.She serves as the national vice president of the American Society of Business Publication Editors. She can be reached at [email protected].