Electrical Co-Op Program - Black Thunder Mine

ELECTRICAL CO-OP PROGRAM

Purpose: Partner with campuses with electrical programs to assist them with ensuring appropriate classroom training is provided to students to whom Thunder Basin Coal Company (TBCC) could provide part-time, on-the-job training, with the ultimate goal of developing candidates with the skills to be hired into an electrician role at TBCC.

Eligibility Guidelines:

• Participants must be at least 18 years of age
• Participants must be enrolled in Gillette College or Western Dakota Technical Institute full-time (typically, at least 12 credit hours)
• Participants must be enrolled in an industrial electronics program (or similar program to prepare students for a career as an electrician)

Program:

• Participants will receive on-the-job training in electrical work by carded electricians.
• Participants will work at TBCC during breaks, weekends, or other times they are available outside of school.
• Participants will receive Tech 1 wages for time worked at TBCC.
• Participants will be reimbursed for each semester's tuition costs (except cost of books, which are not reimbursed), provided the following conditions are met:
  • Submission of grade report, with grade of C or better in each class
  • Submission of paid receipt
• Participants will be considered for full-time employment, after completion of the following:
  • Requirements for Associate's degree in Industrial Electronics or similar program, with grade of C or better in all classes.
  • Successful performance in the on-the-job training at TBCC. Performance includes work quality and quantity, attendance, and other behavioral indicators such as communication, safety, teamwork, etc.
• Participants will be required to repay tuition paid by the company if they turn down an offer of regular employment.
• Participants will be required to repay tuition paid by the company if they leave employment prior to completion of one year of employment. Participants will be required to repay 50% of the tuition paid by the company if they leave employment between one and two years of employment.