Gas Utility Worker Program - Advanced Certificate: I led the design and development of this program with the help of subject matter experts. The program was created in partnership with Peoples Gas, the Utility Workers of America and the City Colleges of Chicago. The program was initially designed for veterans and as the Dean and the instructional designer of Dawson Technical Institute at the time, I was selected to lead the design of the program. This program is a 50 credit hour Advanced Certificate program that consists of general education and core courses featuring specific competencies in the safe construction and operation of natural gas distribution systems. Students who graduate from this program will be prepared to work in the gas utility industry as Utility Workers. The seven-month program includes a one-month paid internship with Peoples Gas. The program is jointly operated at Dawson Technical Institute, a satellite location of Kennedy-King College, and at Wright College, another of the City Colleges of Chicago. Completed in April 2012.

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• Gas Worker program at Dawson Technical Institute of Kennedy-King College