Training and Development

The Guam Power Authority’s Training and Development Section is responsible for providing quality training opportunities to develop and enhance employee skills, knowledge, and performance on the job. The Training and Development Section is also committed to providing continuous training services to ensure employee safety in the workplace.

Training

The Guam Power Authority provides various quality training opportunities to develop, maintain, and enhance employee skills, knowledge, and performance on the job. The Authority is also committed to providing continuous training services to ensure employee safety in the workplace. Some of the various trainings offered and/or provided to the Authority’s employees include, but are not limited to:

1. Defensive Driving Training

2. CPR/First Aid Safety Training

3. Spill Prevention Training

4. National Electrical Safety Code On-Site Training

5. National Electrical Code On-Site Training

6. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) On-Site Training

7. Safe Mobile Crane Operation/Certification Training

8. 8-Hour Refresher/Recertification Safe Mobile Crane Operation Training

9. Overhead Crane Operation/Certification Training

10. 8-Hour Refresher/Recertification on Overhead Crane Operation

11. Rigging Safety & Inspection Training

12. Hazardous Wastes & Operations (HAZWOPER) Training

13. 8-Hour Refresher/Recertification HAZWOPER

14. Confined Space Entry Training

15. Asbestos Awareness Training

16. Lead Awareness Training

17. Intro to PowerPoint Training

18. Intermediate/Advance PowerPoint Training

19. Intro to Excel Training

20. Intermediate Excel Training

21. Intro to Access Training

22. Accounting and Auditing Update

Other valuable training is also offered to the Authority’s employees by the Department of Administration’s Division of Personnel Management/Training Branch. Trainings and workshops are announced on a quarterly basis, and most often are offered at no cost. These include, but are not limited to, Anger Management, Best Customer Service, Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace, Disability & Sensitivity Awareness, and Stress Management Workshop.