Your future in energy

You can be on the move with many opportunities available at BELCO

As Bermuda Electric Light Company Limited (BELCO) transitions to a sustainable Company there are many current and future opportunities for Bermudians through scholarships, apprenticeships, on-the-job training and employment.

BELCO has committed to achieve Net Zero by 2050 through the implementation of renewable energy technologies as well as making changes to the Company’s operations such as switching to an electric vehicle fleet.

BELCO is also nearing completion of major improvements to the underground transmission grid that will serve all customers into the future with more reliable, safe and cost-effective electricity. The upgrades will ensure that BELCO can accommodate large and small-scale renewable energy to be safely fed into the grid which will assist in reaching Net Zero.

To support BELCO’s sustainable energy future, the Company needs qualified and skilled workers and is continuing a long history of supporting education and developing talent. Each year,

BELCO provides a host of scholarships for undergraduate and postgraduate students within various fields of study.

The annual scholarships include a $25,000 engineering scholarship, a $25,000 Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) postgraduate scholarship, a $25,000 business postgraduate scholarship and an internal scholarship valued up to $20,000. Additionally, BELCO provides $1,000 Bermuda College bursaries to graduating seniors of Cedarbridge Academy and The Berkeley Institute, as well as STEM education awards of varying amounts.

Each summer, BELCO also offers employment opportunities to college and university students, enabling them to gain invaluable work experience. Students are matched to the departments that most closely align with their studies. Available departments typically include sustainability, bulk generation, transmission and distribution, information technology, and human resources.

The BELCO Apprenticeship Programme provides on the job training to young Bermudians pursuing careers in the energy sector with 15 new apprentices joining the Company in December 2021. The programme offers the opportunity to train in a structured way towards a successful and rewarding career by blending technical training and academic study with work-based learning to kick-start careers in Bermuda’s evolving energy industry with apprentices earning as they learn.

Upon completion of the programme, successful candidates are assessed for progression to graded positions and placed in designated areas of the business including as Electrical Fitters, Mechanical Fitters, Line Workers and Electrical Jointers. BELCO’s Apprenticeship Programme has evolved over the last 30 years and many of the Company’s skilled workforce are past apprentices that graduated from the programme and are now employed fulltime at the Company.

To learn more about the opportunities available at BELCO, please visit www.belco.bm