JACKSON, Mich., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- A major new energy reform law
is enhancing Consumers Energy's efforts this month to help young people
become aware of career opportunities in the utility field. The new law will
allow Consumers Energy to fully implement its Growing Forward strategy,
which calls for investing $6.4 billion in Michigan over the next five
years, including investments in energy efficiency, renewable energy,
environmental and customer service enhancements, and new power generation.
With significant workforce transition expected in the next decade,
Consumers Energy is alerting students in college and high school to career
opportunities, as well as raising energy awareness with middle and
elementary school students.
"We know that in order to have a 'ready-to-go' workforce in the future
we must begin that awareness and recruitment process today," said Paulette
Boggs, director of staffing and diversity. "October is Energy Awareness
Month and this provides an ideal time to alert young people to good career
opportunities in the utility field, particularly in engineering,
information technology, business, accounting and finance."
This month Consumers Energy recruiters are visiting Michigan colleges
and universities including Kettering University, Lawrence Technological
University, Michigan State University, Wayne State University, Western
Michigan University, Delta College, Jackson Community College and Lansing
Community College. Utility employees are increasing student awareness
through energy efficiency and career opportunity presentations at middle
schools and high schools throughout Michigan. For more information about
careers at Consumers Energy, please visit: http://www.consumersenergy.com/careers.
Consumers Energy employees are also presenting the award-winning Hazard
Hamlet and Respect the Flags presentations to elementary students. Those
presentations teach important lessons about being safe around electricity
and natural gas, and can be reserved by sending an e-mail to:
education@consumersenergy.com.
Consumers Energy, the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy, provides
natural gas and electricity to nearly 6.5 million of Michigan's 10 million
residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties.
For more information about Consumers Energy, visit our Website at
http://www.consumersenergy.com
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