Professionals and Educators

To ensure students are exposed to prevailing methods, tools, and the most current safety regulations, NLC has a rigorous recruiting, hiring, and training process for its professional educators.

This process starts with recruiting training specialists who are passionate about educating the next generation of workers, but also extends to support and leadership staff, who design the curriculum and facilities, maintain relationships with the industry, and ensure that NLC’s focus remains on the student. NLC specially selects trainers from pools of candidates from across the U.S. who have broad trade experience. NLC spent years developing a special screening process that ensures only instructors with the greatest knowledge, skill, and aptitude for training are selected. NLC trainers come from all types of utility and construction companies, enabling students to learn about different career opportunities from those with firsthand experience. Upon employment, NLC trainers are enrolled in NLC’s internal training program and are certified in a variety of adulteducation courses. This highly dedicated group of training professionals are the only members of NLC’s staff who earn the privilege to wear the special maroon shirt, and are commonly referred to as “Maroons.”

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ID NLC is very proud of its staff and the credentials they’ve earned. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Nine training specialists awarded the distinguished NLC Educator of the

Year or Outstanding Training Specialist award, for continually innovating and advancing NLC educational offerings. • Five International Lineman Hall of Fame inductees (current and retired). • Many military veterans, dedicated to continually improving training effectiveness and operations. • A former elected state representative, serving as NLC’s president. • Members of the prestigious IEEE and

CIGRE organizations. • Multiple senior leadership members who are certified journeymen electrical lineworkers with years of trade experience. • Two three-time winners of the prestigious Telly Award for video production. • Dozens of leadership and staff members carry graduate credentials.

The efforts of all NLC educators, leaders, and staff have led to the creation of educational programs that focus heavily on safety and student success.

NLC ID Training Specialist Tater Lohr shares his trade experience with students.

NLC VP of Apprenticeship Programs Jacob Phelps at the training center NLC built in Tanzania, Africa. NLC Mobile Training Specialist Jose Lopez loves his job, rain or shine.

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