College, Manufacturer Team Up to Provide Opportunities for Next Generation of Utilities Workers

It is one thing to talk about the shortage of skilled utilities technicians. It is another to do something about it. State Technical College of Missouri in Linn, Missouri, and heavy-equipment manufacturer Vermeer Corporation are doing something about it. STM is now offering a two-year Associate of Applied Science degree in Utilities Technology.“With our Utilities Technology program, you can keep communities and cities thriving by making sure utilities systems are working exactly as they should,” explains the STM Utilities Technology webpage. “By learning underground and overhead construction skills, how to install and maintain utility systems — including fiber optic and copper