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High School Grad Starts as Intern, Ends Summer as Full-Time Employee

Giving youth a head start on their career paths

Good Energy Opens Doors to Rewarding Careers

Launched in September 2019, the BGE Workforce Collaborative provides a training program in partnership with Civic Works, for individuals who are interested in pursuing a utility infrastructure career.

Three young adults intern with BGE and look toward the future

Three recent high school graduates have spent a second summer learning with BGE. As BGE interns, they are gaining skills and knowledge, solidifying their work ethic – and opening doors to greater opportunities.

Smart Energy Internships turn into opportunities for lifelong careers

Less than three years out of high school, former intern Daquan Alford is a top-performing Utility Trainee for BGE with his eye on the future

From STEM Academy to Smart Energy Internship to scholarship winner

Nesochim Iheanyi-Igwe, 16, will attend Ohio State University on a full scholarship provided by Exelon to study chemical engineering this fall. She joins BGE as a Smart Energy Intern for the summer after participating in Exelon’s STEM Leadership Academy in 2020.

One year later, 41 previously under- and unemployed people earned solid utility jobs

Majority of job opportunities are with some of BGE’s major contractors and offer a pathway to a life-long career

Dre’s journey from highschool to a career | BGE’s Smart Energy Internship

Dre Mills is starting his career as a heavy truck mechanic after exposure to job possibilities through BGE’s Smart Energy Internship program

Mervo student speaks with CTE video production team

BGE Smart Energy Interns gain experience at home during pandemic

Nearly 50 interns from area high schools focused on the trades will experience BGE’s Smart Energy Internship from home this year, gaining skills and experience that will help them develop their career path

Rickey McCarter’s journey to clear the next hurdle

A training program in utility construction work gave him skills and support when he needed it most. Within eight months of finishing the program, his hard work and determination have him on track to be a foreman.

Shameka Wilson BGE

BGE profiles: Shameka Wilson, gas controller in Gas System Control

Meet the first woman in BGE history to serve as gas controller, the latest chapter of her career that has focused on country, customers, and community

Kat Mckitish BGE

BGE profiles: Kat Mckitish, senior engineer in Electric Distribution Engineering and Standards

To women considering non-traditional work at BGE, she says, “Don’t sell yourself short. You’re always stronger and more intelligent than you think you are.”

Sache Martin BGE

BGE profiles: Saché Martin, engineer and distribution systems operator

She heard the voice of her childhood mentor rising above the constant hum of warnings that “engineering is a man’s career.”

Showcase of BGE VR Training

How BGE is using Virtual Reality to train employees.

As the nation’s first gas utility, we recently implemented another first for BGE — the use of an innovative, 3-D virtual reality (VR) platform to train employees.

First BGE Workforce Collaborative class graduates

Program successfully connects job seekers with major contractors to support increased pace of work on BGE’s electric and gas infrastructure

Adriana Gonzalez

From a life uprooted, a burgeoning career

An internship through BGE’s workforce development program is the latest stop for Adriana Gonzalez, who moved to Baltimore from Puerto Rico with her family and started over—unexpectedly.

2019-BGE-NAWIC

Nailed it! Girls grades 7-12 learn from BGE’s best women field workers

Yes, girls enjoy construction jobs, too!

Smart Energy Intern in net at Outward Bound

Outward Bound Pushes 40+ BGE Highschool Interns to New Heights

BGE’s Smart Energy High School Interns had a fantastic day at Outward Bound pushing their personal boundaries, developing leadership skills and building relationships with their new colleagues.

Enoch Pratt Mobile Job Center 2

How BGE is Driving Opportunity in Baltimore City

Ask yourself this question. How would you apply for a job with no access to transportation or the internet? BGE, the Enoch Pratt Free Library and Baltimore City came together to help solve that problem.