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SECONEWS Your SECO Energy Board of Trustees recently approved our 2020 SECO Scholarship Program. A total of $36,000 is available for 12 recipients to receive $3,000 each.
of energy industry workers are between the ages of 41 and 50. An aging workforce and the need for employees interested in highly-skilled careers in the energy industry are driving the eligibility change in SECO’s 2020 Scholarship Program.
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To be eligible to apply, the student must be This year we are interested in pursuing a career in the energy sector. adjusting the eligibility requirements to better The student must be a graduating senior who lives align with our corporate goals. The focus of the in a home served by SECO Energy. Awardees must be enrolled full-time in scholarship program is shifting an accredited Florida college, to a recruitment tool to spark THIS YEAR WE university or vocational/ an interest in energy industry ARE ADJUSTING technical school by the end careers. Our goal is to attract of 2020. Students should local students who want to THE ELIGIBILITY also be pursuing a degree or come to SECO Energy for REQUIREMENTS TO certification in technology, internship opportunities during BETTER ALIGN WITH engineering, math or business. breaks and begin their careers with us after graduation. OUR CORPORATE Applications are available 097601 GOALS. beginning January 2, 2020 at The U.S. Department of SECOEnergy.com > Your CoEnergy (DOE) reports that almost 2 million people are employed in jobs op > Scholarships. For those without Internet related to electric power generation and fuels. access, applications are also available in all Member In that group, nearly half a million people are Service Centers. The application must be received employed in jobs directly related to electric power in our corporate offices on or before Friday, March 27, 2020. generation, transmission and distribution.
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The DOE also reports the number of jobs in the energy sector is increasing - thus the demand for a skilled workforce follows. New careers are evolving that focus on renewable energy, natural gas and information and communications technology. But the energy industry workforce is aging. Almost thirty percent of energy industry employees are on the cusp of retirement or between the ages of 51 and 60. Furthermore, thirty-three percent
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