What is Professional Development?

Professional development programs can give you the chance to increase your professional skills while giving you exposure to other aspects of your chosen field.  The goal of professional development is to keep you informed on current trends as well as help you develop new skills for the purpose of advancement in the field.

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Professional Organizations

Colleges & Universities

E-Learning

REC STORIES

Move Over: Make Room for Roadside Crews

Wednesday | April 13, 2022
When the power goes out, so do REC's line crews. Lineworkers are the first to respond after an outage occurs, and they work tirelessly to restore powe...

REC Brightens the Community

Saturday | April 9, 2022
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) attended the Madison Free Clinic’s first Touch-a-Truck event on Saturday, April 9.
Nationwide, there are approximately 120,000 electric lineworkers. At REC, about 130 lineworkers are responsible for keeping power flowing 24/7, 365 da...