Tools of the Trade

25 High School Students Graduate ComEd Trade Apprenticeship Program

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Thursday, August 11, 2022

ComEd today joined community members to celebrate the sixth graduating class of Tools of the Trade, a seven-week apprenticeship program that connects high school students from diverse communities with career training in the trades and teaches them how to safely work with tools.

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  • ComEd today joined community members to celebrate the sixth graduating class of Tools of the Trade, a seven-week apprenticeship program that connects high school students from diverse communities with career training in the trades and teaches them how to safely work with tools.
  • Through programs like Tools of the Trade, ComEd is preparing a new generation of diverse and bright young leaders to pursue family-sustaining careers.
  • The program introduces 17- to 19-year-old current high school students to careers in the trades as an alternative to a college degree.
  • ComEd partners with the Boys & Girls Club in Rockford and UCAN Chicago to recruit students to apply for Tools of the Trade.