“HELP WANTED: Diversity in Clean Energy” brings updated evidence and perspective into one of the largest issues within our industry, “clean energy has a diversity problem.”
Energizing the Workforce | Green Building Career Map
I was introduced to an online tool that I think can change the trajectory of how we educate individuals about the potential career opportunities that all tie into the sectors that our work crosses into (Energy, Climate, Environment, etc.). The Green Buildings Career Map (created by IREC) offers a high-level overview of the opportunities for job entry into industries like facility management, construction, or even commercial retrofitting.
Energizing the Workforce | "Green Reentry"
Energizing the Workforce | Investing in Green Job Training
Learning from organizations that have enacted a WE&T program in their specific region can be the best starting place. This is exactly what MCE has done with investing in sustainability careers through multiple project ventures.
Energizing the Workforce: A Clean Energy Academy
The SJVCEO strives to build upon the successes of other programs that bring positive outcomes to vulnerable populations that are often left behind. How can we serve these communities with workforce resources? Are there any existing programs we can refer people in to? Is there a specific model that works best? This is where we want to highlight the Willdan Clean Energy Academy, a workforce development program based out of New York that is “empowering trainees to learn the skills necessary to uncover energy savings opportunities.”
Energizing the Workforce: SCE's Action to Racial Representation in Clean Energy
Energizing the Workforce: Agriculture and EE
Energizing the Workforce: At the Local Level
Energizing the Workforce | Spotlight on the Valley with ChargerHelp!
It is always a great day when we see energy related stories into the news, but even better when this news is coming from our own backyard. Our California communities are making strides and creating change where change is needed. Enhancing access to employment into a region that is often overlooked by countless programs and opportunities makes this news even better.
Energizing the Workforce: Understanding through the Leadership Lens
To continue learning and expanding my knowledge on EE Workforce issues, I have had the amazing opportunity to be a member of the ACEEE Inclusive EE Workforce Development Learning Group that started in December of 2020. ACEEE is a pivotal voice when it comes to countless topics related to EE, but when it comes to the cross connection between equity in energy, their knowledge is unmatched. Within this working group I was referring to, you will find stakeholders stationed across the country all working to push equitable practices in the energy space. Representatives from utilities, program administrators, and community-based organizations all find themselves in an influential space to make a progressive difference in the world of EE- and I am honored to be a part of it.