Merchant’s Powerline Job Training & Safety Program is a distance-learning curriculum tailor-made for entry-level electric utility personnel. The program most commonly serves as related technical instruction for use in an apprenticeship program leading to journeyman certification when coupled with structured on-the-job training. It exceeds the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Apprentice-ship minimum requirement of 144 hours of related instruction per year. The program is also well suited for skill advancement of experienced employees with duties ranging from line personnel through management.