Virtual Education and Training

Virtual Courses

^{Sold out!}Leadership Skills for New Managers and Supervisors: Three-Part Series

July 30–September 18 (Noon – 4 p.m. ET)
Learn how to hone the individual leadership skills and competencies necessary to maintaining high-performing teams, from transforming personal values into motivation, communicating effectively, and applying emotional intelligence. Designed for new and rising leaders, this three-part series focuses on building and continually developing a suite of skills to manage the personal and team dynamics that are essential for creating a motivated workforce and cohesive work environment.

Overhead Distribution Principles and Applications

September 4–12 (Noon – 4 p.m. ET)
Learn about the characteristics and functions of overhead distribution components and the legal/regulatory requirements that drive today’s OHD practices. Explore specific requirements and practices associated with overhead line conductors and cables, structural components, grounding, and lightning protection.

Part 1 of the Overhead Distribution Series. The second course, Best Practices in Overhead Line Design, will take place in-person at APPA's Fall Education Institute, Sept. 30-Oct. 4, in Seattle, Washington.

Webinars – Free

Webinar Series: Discover How the New eSafety Tracker Will Make Your Employees Safer

July 25–October 16 (2-3 p.m. ET)
The APPA eSafety Tracker (eST) powered by ESAMS is a one-stop shop for safety, training, inspection, and incident-reporting programs, with a mobile app to access key features remotely and offline.These webinars will focus on specific features of the eST and include time for Q&A.

Webinar: Leveraging Environmental Management Systems to Improve Compliance and Operational Performance

September 10 (2-3:30 p.m. ET)

Learn how public power utilities reduce environmental impacts and enhance operational efficiency. An APPA members will share their experience utilizing environmental management systems (EMS) to identify program gaps, automate workflows, enhance environmental compliance, streamline existing tools, and incorporate more biodiversity impacts into sustainability planning.

DEED Webinar: Overview of Community Energy & Efficiency Resource Unified Mapping Tool (CEERUM)

September 16 (2-3 p.m. ET)

In this webinar, Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant and Beacon Climate Innovations will provide an overview of their Community Energy & Efficiency Resource Unified Mapping tool, also known as CEERUM. This DEED-funded tool will help utilities develop and track energy climate action plans with its ability to quickly and easily run countless scenarios, track and routinely adjust climate action plans and goals.  

Webinar: September Rate Design Interest Group Meeting

September 19 (2-3 p.m. ET) 

Join us on September 19, 2024, at 2 pm ET to learn about electric vehicle (EV) rate design for residential and commercial customers. Hear from APPA corporate associate member, 1898 & Co., on the considerations that go into designing EV charging rates, including learning about the different types of chargers and their load profiles, approaches and rate options for residential at-home charging, and approaches and considerations for level 2 and level 3 commercial chargers.

Webinar: Energy Transition Community Working Group Meeting

September 26 (2-3:30 p.m. ET)

The Energy Transition Community Working Group facilitates discussion, evaluates opportunities, and defines barriers to the transition to a high resilience and low emissions electricity delivery system while maintaining reliability, affordability, and safety for public power utilities.

Webinar: 2024 Elections: What Happened and What It Means for Next Year's Policy Agenda

November 20 (1:30-2:30 p.m. ET)

Receive an overview of the 2024 election results and how they will shape the agenda in Washington. Get a preview of what the House and Senate are expected to consider and hear about the issues most likely to impact public power utilities. 

Webinar: October Rate Design Interest Group Meeting 

October 17, 2024 (2-3 p.m. ET) 

Join us on October 17, 2024, at 2 pm ET to learn about the work of Plug in America and their collaboration with Sacramento Municipal Utility District.

PublicPowerX (Sponsored) Webinars – Free

PublicPowerX Webinar: Utility Network Migration Package - The Easier Way to Migrate

October 15, 2024 (2-3 p.m. ET)

Join us and see how this unique approach can help you to achieve a Utility Network implementation without breaking your budget; skip dozens of design workshops and focus your time, resources, and energy high value actions. Register Today!

Featured Courses

Public Power 101 is an on-demand course – offered free to APPA members – designed to give you a deeper understanding of the electric utility landscape, where public power fits in, the unique benefits of the public power business model, and an overview of the different governance structures. Learn about the three main types of utility ownership, their defining characteristics, and market share. Hear about public power’s unique attributes, benefits, and the importance of communicating these to customers and stakeholders.

The Public Power Governance Essentials on-demand series offers a convenient way to get up-to-speed on the nuts and bolts of governance requirements, such as complying with charters and bylaws, reporting conflicts of interest, understanding duties and legal obligations, and facilitating an effective board meeting. Review other keys to governance success, including how to communicate effectively, meaningfully monitor performance, foster accountability, and much more. Fifteen learning modules (typically 12-25 minutes each) are specially designed to help you build the skills necessary to become a productive board member that contributes to the long-term success of your organization.

The Key Accounts Certificate Program is offered in-person, in-house, or through a self-paced online option. Completing the on-demand option allows you to work through the program requirements at your own pace.