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...I'm a field line instructor at Metropolitan Community College
in the Line Tech program.
This is a program designed to, uh, get people ready
to the apprenticeship for a electrical lineman.
Uh, there's a big shortage, a need for them in upcoming years.
Right now, there's probably a need for, the next 10 years,
180,000 lineman in the United States.
And this program's designed to familiarize, uh, young students that want to be a lineman
or think they want to be a lineman with the program
to see if they're really cut out for it.
...I'm in the Electric Utility Line program
here at the Business and Technology campus.
Uh, I got interested in doing this, um, always been interested in it,
always been a hands-on type person, always wanted to work outside,
I can't stay inside for too long.
Love every bit of what we're doing so far,
love everything that I've learned here.
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[Brittney] When I started, uh, I didn't hardly know anything
and we went into climbing, the safety of it, working safe,
and now I'm confident in what I do.
I'm confident in working, I'm confident in climbing and it's not even a year yet.
At the beginning I was freaking out over everything
and now it's just easy.
...I'm going to the Business and Technology campus.
I'm in the Electric Utility Line program.
I'm-I'm coming here to get started to become a journeyman lineman. I'm learning how to climb.
I'm learning basic transformer hookups and connections and safety.
Safety's a key when you're going to work on electricity.
You don't want to have any chance of being injured or anything like that.
You get your basics out of the way and then you work on just being safe.
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The whole reason why I wanted to do this was it's outdoors, it's physical.
Um, I can't stay inside. I can't do an office job.
I'm too fidgety. I can't sit still long enough.
Always been interested in it ever since I was in high school.
I was gonna go for heavy equipment operator and I changed to this,
started studying it, applied here, got in, and love every bit of it.
Just love it.
[Ed Budy] This program's one year.
We try to familiarize them with electrical theory, stringing wire,
building transformer stations, lighter stations,
and three phase power banks for commercial customers.
Uh, we try to get them a little bit of-of everything.
We stress safety extremely. I'm very, very strict on safety rules.
I'd like to see these people, uh, go out in the real world,
get a job, and live long enough to retire.
That's why I'm a stickler on safety.
All your large companies, anymore,
require this program as a predecessor to the apprenticeship program.
After I graduate here I plan on, uh, getting into the apprenticeship.
After the apprenticeship, I plan on getting my card and being a lineman,
furthering more my career, getting better at it, learn every day.
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