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Megger continues support for education
Megger was fast and enthusiastic in its response when the North American Wind Research and Training Center at Mesalands Community College in New Mexico expressed a desire to promote wind energy and education.
Demonstrating its keen interest in providing the best possible education for the upcoming generation of engineers, Megger not only arranged for David Danner, the company’s sales manager for US distribution, to assist in training sessions, but also provided the College with a range of instruments for use by the students.
“We are truly delighted with the support we’ve received from Megger. The instruments are a great addition to the College,” said Tracey Roscoe, Director of Public Relations at Mesalands Community College. “We are really pleased that Megger is so enthusiastic and committed about providing our students with high quality test equipment.”
“Providing support for education is really important for us,” said David Danner. “We want to encourage students to enter the electrical industry, which offers excellent opportunities particularly in the sustainable energy sectors, such as wind power. We also want to ensure that students receive practical hands-on training,” he continued, “and the best way to ensure that is to make sure that they have access to the same instruments they will be using after they complete their courses.”
The instruments supplied by Megger to Mesalands Community College include insulation, ground and circuit-breaker testers, as well as a special blade repair test lead kit for checking the condition of the lightning protection provisions in the blades of wind turbines. These products will help the college to provide clear explanations and demonstrations of real-life testing procedures, which will be of great practical value to the students later in their careers.
Megger’s support for Mesalands Community College is just one aspect of the company’s ongoing commitment to educational support. Megger is also working with many other community colleges throughout the USA, and even has its own training subsidiary – The AVO Institute – where it helps to provide professionals within the electrical industry with skills that cover every facet of electrical testing.
Further information:
Elsa Cantu, Megger Limited
4271 Bronze Way, Dallas,
Texas 75237-1019 USA
Tel: 1-800-723-2861
Fax: 1-214-331-7399
Email: elsa.cantu@megger.com
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