NRECA helps the cooperative workforce thrive in the evolving business and energy landscape.
EDUCATION & TRAINING PROGRAMS
NRECA provides education and training opportunities specifically tailored to the needs of electric cooperatives, from board leadership to specialized courses and conferences for nearly every job function at every career stage. Learn more.
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- Conferences & Meetings: NRECA offers a host of co-op specific, competency-based education programs and events designed to target content and skills that are relevant and transferable to the workplace.
- Planning Tools: NRECA offers catalogs, rate cards and planning calendars to help you budget and plan for the professional development of co-op employees and board members.
- On-site Training: NRECA offers a wide variety of courses for co-op staff and board members that can be delivered at a location of your choice.
- Electric Cooperative Competencies: NRECA’s electric co-op employee and director competency models are comprehensive and evolving resources that reflect the knowledge, skills and abilities co-op directors and employees need to effectively carry out their responsibility to provide safe, reliable and affordable electricity to their members.
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WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS
To attract and retain the next generation of talent, NRECA offers solutions to help cooperatives plan for future workforce needs, partner with key workforce development groups, improve internal workforce practices and build a talent pipeline to meet current and future needs. Learn more.
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Co-op Recruiting Resources: To help you recruit the next generation of co-op employees, we offer co-op careers brochures, PowerPoint presentations and other resources.
NRECA’s Cooperative Career Center was created specifically for electric co-ops to provide employers with targeted access to a diverse set of qualified candidates and help job seekers quickly and easily find job listings that match their skillset.
Vets Power Us: This initiative was developed to support veterans, active military and their spouses by helping veterans explore meaningful career opportunities within America’s electric cooperatives and helping co-ops recruit, hire and honor veterans.
Human Resources Mentoring Program: The National Electric Cooperative Mentoring Program is designed to help co-ops retain their top talent and prepare their new HR professionals for current or future responsibilities.
Internal Communications Toolkit: NRECA created this toolkit at the request of our members to give cooperatives guidance and tools to enhance their internal communication efforts.
Organizational Assessments: NRECA offers an organizational culture diagnostic survey with facilitated-guided follow-up workshops to define the desired culture attributes and targeted actions towards migrating to an enhanced culture.
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YOUTH PROGRAMS
For more than 50 years, the Electric Cooperative Youth Tour has helped develop future co-op leaders, bringing high school students to Washington, D.C., to learn about the legislative process and meet with elected officials. Learn more.
Return to Value of NRECA Membership Overview
