Mon Power Employees Support Workforce Development Competition for West Virginia's Best Technical Students
Mon Power Employees Support Workforce Development Competition for West Virginia's Best Technical Students
As a career electrician with 30 years under his belt, Harrison Power Station's Stewart Whitehair believes he has a responsibility to educate future generations about opportunities in the field.
作爲一名擁有30年工作經驗的職業電工，哈里森發電廠的斯圖爾特·懷特海爾相信他有責任教育子孫後代了解該領域的機遇。
That's why he serves on the Marion County Technical Center's Advisory Council for its electrical program and, in recent years, became involved in helping to facilitate an annual competition held by a workforce development organization, SkillsUSA.
這就是爲什麼他在馬裏恩縣技術中心的電氣項目諮詢委員會任職，並在近年來參與幫助推動勞動力發展組織舉辦的年度競賽， SkillsUSA。
The organization hosts events across the country that showcase the best career and technical education students. Contests begin at the local level and progress through state and national levels. Over the past two years, Whitehair has served as a judge for the electrical portions of the SkillsUSA Competition in West Virginia at the Marion County Technical Center.
該組織在全國各地舉辦活動，展示最優秀的職業和技術教育學生。競賽從地方層面開始，在州和國家兩級展開。在過去的兩年中，Whitehair曾在西弗吉尼亞州馬裏恩縣技術中心擔任SkillsUSA競賽電氣部分的評委。
"We need to get more young people interested in pursuing careers in vocational and technical jobs," said Whitehair. "SkillsUSA is dedicated to developing students for jobs in a variety of career fields, such as carpentry, culinary arts, electrical construction wiring, industrial motor control, plumbing and welding. The organization's goal is to help strengthen the next generation of our nation's workforce."
懷特海爾說：“我們需要讓更多的年輕人對從事職業和技術工作感興趣。”“SkillsUSA 致力於培養學生從事各種職業領域的工作，例如木工、烹飪藝術、電氣施工佈線、工業電機控制、管道和焊接。該組織的目標是幫助加強我們國家的下一代勞動力。”
In March, Whitehair and his fellow Harrison Power Station electrician, Tim Lee, assisted in judging both the Electrical Construction Wiring and Industrial Motor Control competitions, which are designed to test participants' physical abilities.
3月，懷特海爾和他的哈里森發電站電工蒂姆·李協助評審了電氣施工佈線和工業電機控制競賽，這些競賽旨在測試參賽者的身體能力。
"I enjoyed judging these competitions last year, but it was an even greater experience to participate alongside a friend and colleague this year," Whitehair said. "It gets us excited to see young minds work to wire circuits, bend conduit and troubleshoot motor control circuits."
Whitehair說：“去年我很喜歡評審這些比賽，但今年能和朋友和同事一起參加比賽真是太棒了。”“看到年輕人努力接線、彎曲導管和排除電機控制電路故障，這讓我們感到興奮。”
Stewart used company-issued "Volunteer Time Off" (VTO) to judge the competitions, which took place during regular work hours. Mon Power employees are allotted 16 hours of VTO each year to participate in volunteer events sponsored by 501(c)(3) organizations that matter to them and help strengthen the community they serve.
斯圖爾特使用公司發佈的 “志願者休假”（VTO）來評判在正常工作時間內舉行的比賽。Mon Power 員工每年獲得 16 小時的 VTO，讓他們參與由 501 (c) (3) 個組織贊助的志願者活動，這些活動對他們很重要，有助於加強他們所服務的社區。
"I appreciate that Mon Power gives employees opportunities to use our knowledge and experience to help prepare students and shape their futures," said Whitehair. "College isn't for everyone, and young people interested in pursuing careers in vocational and technical jobs can make a good salary and earn a good living."
懷特海爾說：“我很感激Mon Power讓員工有機會利用我們的知識和經驗來幫助學生做好準備並塑造他們的未來。”“大學並不適合所有人，有興趣從事職業和技術工作的年輕人可以獲得豐厚的薪水並過上美好的生活。”
The winners of the state competition will represent West Virginia at the national SkillsUSA Championships in Atlanta this summer.
州比賽的獲勝者將代表西弗吉尼亞州參加今年夏天在亞特蘭大舉行的全國SkillsUSA錦標賽。
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