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UTILITY TRAINEE PROGRAM WATERQUALITY rJ <br />NEW UTILITY <br />TRAINEE <br />PROGRAM <br />Saint Paul Regional Water <br />Services has launched an <br />innovative new program to hire <br />young people and get them <br />on a career path as well as <br />providing them with driver's <br />education to get their license. <br />SPRWS' new utility trainee po- <br />sition offers a great entry level <br />wage of $21.50 per hour. On <br />top of that, it also offers full city <br />benefits and paid time off, in <br />addition to driver's education. <br />While in training, trainees will <br />have transportation provided to <br />get them to and from work. <br />Trainees who successfully <br />pass the program and obtain a <br />driver's license will be promot- <br />ed into our water utility worker <br />I position next year to continue <br />a long, rewarding career in the <br />water industry. <br />"We're finding that a significant <br />number of potential workers in <br />the city do not have a driver's <br />license when graduating from <br />high school, which is required <br />for many of our positions," said <br />Patrick Shea, general manag- <br />er, Saint Paul Regional Water <br />Services. <br />"Providing <br />driver's <br />education to <br />get them the <br />driver's license <br />they need to be <br />successful helps <br />these students <br />move forward in <br />their careers and <br />helps the water <br />utility find great <br />employees." <br />The target audience for these <br />jobs is youth 16 years or older <br />in the Saint Paul Regional <br />Water Services customer <br />service area, particularly Saint <br />Paul, who does not yet have a <br />driver's license. <br />OPENING CAREER <br />OPPORTUNITIES FOR <br />ST. PAUL YOUTH <br />Page 33 of 76 <br />