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Multi‑Year investment underscores GE Vernova’s commitment to workforce readiness and supporting the energy transition
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Houston Learning Center expansion and technology upgrades increase training capacity and effectiveness to support growing global demand
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Collaborations with local school districts create real‑world career pathways for students
HOUSTON – (February 12, 2026) – GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) today unveiled new education collaborations with three Houston area school districts, and the completion of a major modernization of its Houston Learning Center (HLC), its flagship global training facility for power generation and services professionals.
The initiatives were announced in conjunction with the “Powering Progress: Honoring our legacy, building our future” event hosted at the facility and are part of GE Vernova’s broader, multi-year capital investment strategy across manufacturing, services, and innovation.
“GE Vernova is committed to helping build the workforce of the future and reflects our belief that world-class technologies require a world-class workforce,” said Steve Kessinger, Vice President of Global Services, GE Vernova’s Gas Power business. “By investing in facilities like the Houston Learning Center and expanding our training capabilities, we’re helping ensure our teams, customers, and partners are equipped to meet the growing global demand for highly skilled energy professionals to support the energy systems of today and tomorrow.”
The facility also serves as a cornerstone for GE Vernova’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) collaborations, helping introduce students and early-career talent to hands-on technical pathways in the energy sector. Serving thousands of learners annually, the HLC provides immersive training across gas turbines, steam turbines, generators, control systems and more.
The modernization of the HLC enhances GE Vernova’s ability to scale workforce training in support of its expanding global services footprint and installed base. By increasing training capacity and deploying advanced simulation and hands‑on learning environments, the Center helps accelerate technician readiness, reduces time to productivity, and supports the execution of long‑term service agreements. This scalable training infrastructure is designed to help meet growing customer demand, support services backlog growth, and reinforce GE Vernova’s ability to deliver reliable, high‑quality services across its global fleet.
GE Vernova’s HLC modernization includes:
- an expansion of the facility, increasing its capability to train thousands of technicians, engineers, and customers annually,
- enhanced classrooms, new simulation environments, and hands-on training bays anchored by the company’s flagship gas turbine, a 7HA.03, one of the most advanced power generation technologies in operation today.
“We’re proud to continue investing in advanced training assets and collaborations with local school districts like Deer Park, Channelview and Alief to strengthen our pipeline of talent needed to support customers today and the energy transition ahead,” added Jim Vono, One Field Services Leader, GE Vernova’s Gas Power business. “These collaborations aim to expose students to real-world industrial environments, advanced energy technologies, and career pathways in high-demand, technical fields.”
Deer Park Superintendent Tiffany Regan said, “This collaboration represents the future of Career and Technical Education. By working alongside GE Vernova, we’re creating clear, relevant pathways from school to career—pathways that culminate in meaningful employment for students upon completion of the experience.”
These workforce and training investments complement GE Vernova’s broader global capital strategy, including recent announcements to invest nearly $600 million in U.S. factories and facilities and additional investments in advanced repair capabilities and technologies.
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About GE Vernova
GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) is a purpose-built global energy company that includes Power, Wind, and Electrification segments and is supported by its accelerator businesses. Building on over 130 years of experience tackling the world’s challenges, GE Vernova is uniquely positioned to help lead the energy transition by continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. GE Vernova helps customers power economies and deliver electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. GE Vernova is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., with approximately 85,000 employees across approximately 100 countries around the world. Supported by the Company’s purpose, The Energy to Change the World, GE Vernova technology helps deliver a more affordable, reliable, sustainable, and secure energy future.
GE Vernova’s Gas Power business engineers advanced, efficient natural gas-powered technologies and services, along with decarbonization solutions that aim to help electrify a lower carbon future. It is a global leader in gas turbines and power plant technologies and services with the industry’s largest installed base.
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Steve Kessinger, Vice President of Global Services, GE Vernova’s Gas Power business, announces HLC modernization
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