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Panama, IBEW Sign Training Agreement for Panama Canal Expansion

A delegation of Panamanian government officials came to Washington, D.C., in April to sign a training agreement with the IBEW and the National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee to help meet the needs of a new generation of electricians at home.

The agreement makes available the educational resources of the NJATC to the Panamanian government's job-training authority, INADEH, to assist it with the development of its own electrical training program.

The Panama Canal, one of the most ambitious engineering projects in the world, is undergoing an expansion that will create a new water lane along the canal to accommodate increased traffic.

The expansion, the largest construction project in Panama since the canal's construction in the early 20th century, will require thousands of trained electricians and the government wants to make sure that the majority of work will be done by Panamanian citizens.

The new two-mile lock, which officially began construction in 2007, is expected to cost more than $5 billion and could begin operations as early as 2014.

"We are expecting to see growth in all crafts, particularly electrical construction," said Ivette Millan from the Panama Canal Authority.