Our Vision
To train the energy workforce of the future where those we educate are safe in their careers and will always be first choice for the job.
Our Mission
NLC creates and delivers world-class education and training to meet customer demand for powering the energy transition in North America and beyond.
Our Core Values – PIE
The Power Formula is Power = Intensity x Electromotive force (Watts = Amps x Volts).
We really like that formula, and our instructors use it in class all the time. We’ve adapted it as the basis for NLC’s Core Values so now everyone can use it (and it’s easy to remember).
Passion
Use your unique skills to transform lives through education
Integrity
Do the right thing even when no one is watching
Excellence
Drive quality through creativity and innovation
Safe In Their Careers
We KNOW the dangers of this trade and most of us have experienced some kind of loss related to this important work.
Take a moment . . . reflect, sit in silence, honor a memory.
We can’t turn our backs on the risks or simply wish the hazards away. Our best defenses are an understanding of human nature, continuous training, a speak-up culture, and determined efforts to create capacity for when, not if, failure occurs.
Safe in their careers, begins day one on an NLC campus. We not only teach our students The Capacity Model, but every Eagle (instructor or not) should understand and apply its concepts. Our key driver is to build this foundation of safety knowledge within our students, so they can positively impact safety on the job and return home safely every night. The Capacity Model: A comprehensive approach to how organizations plan, execute, and learn from work. It employs three main pillars: prevention, learning, and the capacity for failure.
First responders: a person who is among those responsible for going immediately to the scene of an accident or emergency to assist. A lineman’s work can be as dangerous as it is important. They serve during floods, hurricanes, and other natural disasters, so the lineman’s job is one of the riskiest around.
Lineworkers are not just technicians:
lineworkers are first responders.
FIRST CHOICE
Since we launched ELP in 1993, every student (some 45,000+ of them!) and employer (some 4,000+ of them!), had a choice. They chose NLC.
Since we launched our apprenticeship programs in 2001 and 2012, every customer (some 800+ of them!) had a choice. They chose NLC.
Being First Choice means . . .
Our students are the undeniable choice and hire for employers, outshining ALL other candidates
Our instructors set the benchmark for excellence, delivering unmatched quality
Our programs ALWAYS exceed customer expectations & our service is unparalleled – every interaction is exceptional
Our developers craft content that captivates & engages like no other
Our operations are streamlined, ensuring maximum efficiency
Our people are the elite in their fields, delivering nothing but the best
Being First Choice is the ongoing process of improvement, innovation, and change that leads to outcomes far above anything else out there. When making decisions, always, always ask yourself, “Will this produce First Choice?”
All businesses have a language and a strategy for success. Our business is education, which means we focus on student outcomes, how the brain learns, effective delivery methods, and hiring favorite and journey-level instructors. We have terms like accreditation, certification, tuition, completion rate, and admissions; and we know graduates will return as employees or customers in the coming years.
But . . . the best educational institution would fail without strong business modeling. To continue to train the next generation of power delivery workers, we must be good stewards of our finances, develop our people, apply sound marketing strategies, and continually improve our business processes.
Ethos #1
NLC’s Business is Education
Ethos #2
Always Ask: What’s Best for the Student?
This means that we will first do what is best for the student, then second do what is best for the department, not vice versa. When students come first, departments always win. We are doing what is best for the student when:
- We would gladly enroll our family members in NLC programs
- Leadership listens to and equips instructors to do their magic
- Student success is supported through intentional planning and the pursuit of quality
At NLC, our hiring philosophy is simple: If you’re the best, we want you.
And because training and education is a people business, great training can only occur at the hands of the most passionate and talented people.
Once we have the best on our team, let’s grow together! We believe learning and development isn’t a box to be ticked, but a welcome part of the job.
We create learning platforms to support as you forge your professional path.
- Stretch – it feels sooo good!
- Step into opportunities
- Uplift through social knowledge sharing
- Unlock your interests and lean into your potential
- Learn faster than the world is changing!
Ethos #3
NLC Hires and Develops the Best
THE NEW FRONTIER
As the transcontinental telegraph was constructed the lineman position was born into existence. These “repairers”, tramps, misfits, and usually felons constructed lines in the harshest of environments, past the settlement’s borders, beyond civility and comfort. Dealing with the uncertainties of subpar equipment, weather, wild animals, rugged lands, Native American curiosities, and lawless territories, the lineman was a special breed: proud, adaptive, self-taught, and innovative in the face of limitless trials.
Beyond constructing a grid across America’s literal new frontiers, linemen would become engaged in storm restoration, public safety, peer education, and the pursuit of quality and excellence in tooling, safety, and craftsmanship. They always looked beyond what “WAS” to “WHAT COULD BE”.
I want to honor their pioneering spirit in how we educate and train future lineworkers. My New Frontier is a futuristic landscape in which we team up to continually develop our people, processes, and services on behalf of our students and the industry.
~ Mike Daniels, NLC President
Let’s step into the New Frontier and always imagine WHAT COULD BE.
The Power of One
Northwest Lineman College is part of the Quanta Services family, which means we’re one of 200+ operating companies working together to tackle the most complex electric power, renewables, underground utility, broadband, and engineering projects across the globe! Though OpCos are unique in approach and services, working toward a shared vision is powerful. Our reach is massive, our impact is human-centered.
We provide educated pre-apprentices with a safety mindset, apprenticeship training, and quality to Quanta Services and Operating Companies in a web of connected strategies. Learn more about the services we provide.
