Education Outreach Program
Our Education and Outreach Program connects students and communities to the essential services that power daily life. Through hands-on learning, classroom partnerships, facility tours, and community programs, we help students explore how power, water, and rail utilities operate and why they matter. From early learning through high school and beyond, we inspire curiosity, build awareness of public utilities, and introduce students to the many rewarding career paths available in the utility industry, including apprenticeships, internships, technical training, and family-wage careers that strengthen our community.
Key Contacts
For general youth education questions & requests: TPUEducation@tacoma.gov
For Water outreach and education questions & requests: Conservation@tacoma.gov
For Water apprenticeship questions: WaterApprenticeship@tacoma.gov
For Power apprenticeship questions: TPowerApprentice@tacoma.gov
Quick Links
- Request a tour of a hydropower facility
- Explore internship opportunities
- Discover our apprenticeship programs
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Our Community Partners
- Tacoma Public Schools
- Tacoma Public Library
- Boys and Girls Club of South Puget Sound
- Girl Scouts of Western Washington
- YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties
- Scouting America Pacific Harbors Council
- Greentrike
- Rainier Scholars – Tacoma
- Foss-Waterway-Seaport (salmon in the classroom program)
- Sustainability Ambassadors
- Washington State Envirothon
- Cispus Learning Center
- Long Live The Kings
- Palmer Scholars
- Elizabeth Wesley Youth Merit Incentive Award Program
- Communities In Schools of Tacoma