(8:00 am - 4:00 pm)
NEPPA is excited to continue its completely revamped Public Utility Management Program (PUMP) designed to develop and foster personal and professional growth for new, rising or established leaders in the electric utility industry.
Session III: May 18 - 21, 2021 (8:00 am - 2:00 pm)
Session IV: June 15 - 18, 2021
NEPPA's Substation I Program is held 4-days/week for 4 weeks/year. Substation I is designed to be an introduction to substations including safety, design, operation, equipment and theory.
*NEW* Beginning in 2021, each Friday of the session will consist of a virtual review of the week's material and online testing. Students should plan to attend classes in-person at the Training Center Tuesday - Thursday and join the session(s) remotely on Friday.
In addition to in-class lecture, the Substation I Program incorporates hands-on application of concepts and testing, field visits and tours of different installations, and weekly testing including a final exam to demonstrate knowledge and comprehension of the course content.
Apprentice Lineworker Program Make-Up Weeks
In 2021, NEPPA is be establishing the following "Make-Up Weeks" to invite any student who needs to make-up time in the Program and/or conduct competencies for the Program.
Each year, students participate in an additional two-day Skills Assessment Rodeo each year. The Apprentice Rodeo is designed to showcase the apprentices’ developing technical and climbing skills, and to reinforce the program’s focus on professionalism, safety, and proper technique.
Session IV: June 15 - 18, 2021 (8:00 am - 2:00 pm)
NEPPA's Substation I Program is held 4-days/week for 4 weeks/year. Substation I is designed to be an introduction to substations including safety, design, operation, equipment and theory.
*NEW* Beginning in 2021, each Friday of the session will consist of a virtual review of the week's material and online testing. Students should plan to attend classes in-person at the Training Center Tuesday - Thursday and join the session(s) remotely on Friday.
In addition to in-class lecture, the Substation I Program incorporates hands-on application of concepts and testing, field visits and tours of different installations, and weekly testing including a final exam to demonstrate knowledge and comprehension of the course content.
Students attending classes for continuing education will need to bring their hoisting license for verification and will receive a certificate of completion at the end of each class. If the hoisting license is not brought to class for verification, or if the license has been expired for more than a year, the certificate will not be issued. In this case, you will have to take the test again. Those who attend for the test prep will receive information to study for the test.
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
The Supervisory Skills Program is designed to equip existing and emerging leaders with the tangible skills to better manage themselves, their teams, and their organization.
Students attending classes for continuing education will need to bring their hoisting license for verification and will receive a certificate of completion at the end of each class. If the hoisting license is not brought to class for verification, or if the license has been expired for more than a year, the certificate will not be issued. In this case, you will have to take the test again. Those who attend for the test prep will receive information to study for the test.
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
The Supervisory Skills Program is designed to equip existing and emerging leaders with the tangible skills to better manage themselves, their teams, and their organization.
Each year, Holyoke Gas & Electric Department negotiates a wood poles contract on behalf of NEPPA members and would like to get a consensus from members to standardize wood pole treatments for next year’s bid.
As you probably know, the Pentachlorophenol wood preservative will no longer be available for use in treating wood poles after this year. This virtual session is an opportunity to discuss available treatment options including the pros/cons of each from two major wood pole suppliers, Stella-Jones and Koppers.
Following the session, NEPPA will initiate a survey to members to measure consensus for a standard treatment option based on the information provided.
NEPPA is pleased to continue offering a 1-day basic and technical prerequisite course for anyone looking to attend technical programs or to gain a basic understanding of electrical theory, concepts and mathematic principles.
Basic Electricity & Mathematics for Utility Operations is designed to be an introduction to the electrical concepts and mathematic principles needed to understand electricity and electrical equipment. This course is a foundational level course that is a basis for additional course work in specific disciplines such as substation, overhead lines and metering.
NEPPA’s 2021 Annual Conference will be held August 22 – 25 at the Westin Portland Harborview (157 High Street, Portland, Maine 04101). Join your professional colleagues for 3 days of educational sessions, roundtables, networking, sponsor exhibits, and more!