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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.

a school bus next to a hydro project dam

Tour of a hydropower facility

Tours are accommodated based on staff and facility availability.
Ask about a tour
a young female-identifying adult standing in front of a poster that reads water quality engineering

Explore internship opportunities

TPU offers a variety of internships in different fields.
View our internships
a group of electrical apprentices and trainees in front of large orange work trucks

Discover our apprenticeship programs

Tacoma Power and Tacoma Water offer apprenticeships.
TPU apprenticeships

Key Contacts

For Water outreach and education questions & requests: Conservation@tacoma.gov
For Water apprenticeship questions: WaterApprenticeship@tacoma.gov
For Power apprenticeship questions: TPowerApprentice@tacoma.gov