ComEd on Tuesday joined industry and education partners from the region to host “Powering Your Career Path,” a community career event at the United Center to inspire and recruit more young people to consider career pathways in STEM fields at ComEd. The event attracted 2,000 local students and included over 70 career booths, leadership panel discussions, networking opportunities and informational sessions designed to help the next generation prepare for employment in roles that will support the clean energy transition. At the career day, students visited on-site demonstrations, gathered information on scholarships at the college center, and attended informational and networking sessions with ComEd leaders, who described growing positions within the company, such as construction and trades, engineering, IT, HR, finance, and administration. More than 50 local schools participated, including more than 20 Chicago Public Schools (CPS). ComEd has committed to expanding its workforce in the years ahead, with plans to onboard at least 500 entry-level craft roles in the next two years. This expansion will support ComEd as it prepares for the clean energy transition in Illinois, which requires new skilled talent to support integration of new technologies that will reduce carbon emissions and prepare grid infrastructure to be resilient in the face of more extreme weather from climate change and increased demand as a result of the adoption of more electric vehicles (EVs). For more on these career readiness programs, please visit www.comed.com/cleanenergyjobs

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