The auditorium at ComEd’s Chicago Training Center saw a rising voltage of girl power as more and more young women from Chicago-area high schools filled the room and took their seats in anticipation of seeing what their future could hold in STEM and the trades. On March 6, ComEd celebrated National Women in Construction Week for the second year in a row by hosting nearly 60 teen girls brought by community partners Polished Pebbles, Lumity, and Ladies of Virtue to inspire them to pursue future careers in the construction and energy fields. Students engaged with a panel of diverse female industry leaders, built models of electric poles, and toured ComEd’s state-of-the-art training center which features an indoor training area where students witnessed pole climbing demonstrations by female line workers. “As we prepare to power the clean energy future in northern Illinois, ComEd is working to equip more local students with the knowledge and skills that will land them key roles in addressing climate change,” said Laticia Holbert, workforce development manager for ComEd. “At ComEd’s annual Women in Construction event we’re sparking an interest in more capable young women from Chicago’s diverse communities to pursue careers in the fast-growing energy industry. Though this is a once-a-year event, we work with community partners to deliver on this mission all year long through a variety of workforce and training opportunities.”  Students interested in learning more about ComEd workforce and education programs can find more information at www.comed.com/cleanenergyjobs.

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