Green Workforce
Green Workforce
SEI delivers green workforce education and training in a variety of ways, including curriculum development, education and training programs, technical training and apprenticeships, and policy. SEI has developed a series of curricula and project-based learning programs that introduce young people to energy and climate topics and help them to explore green careers. To respond to the need for qualified, local energy efficiency and clean energy professionals, SEI fosters links between municipalities, private industry and academic institutions to deliver occupational training and green employment to area unemployed and underemployed workers.
SEI staff and student assistants provided sustainability audits at the Marin Community Foundation and the Center for Regional and Continuing Education at California State University, Chico. At the Marin Community Foundation, the 2007 audit included a survey of energy, waste, water and transportation elements related to the facility and its 40 occupants.
SEI handles California marketing and outreach for the Northwest Energy Efficiency Council's Building Operator Certification (BOC) program, which is a nationally recognized training and certification program for building operators offering improved job skills and more comfortable, energy-efficient facilities.
This program is designed to prepare low-income, high school and older youth for jobs in the green energy sector.
This award-winning program teaches students about energy efficiency, auditing techniques and sustainable living so they can share their knowledge within their schools, area small-business owners, senior citizens, parents, and other community members to help them save money.
In the summer of 2010, SEI was hired by the Alameda Workforce Investment Board to help dislocated workers, principally those displaced by the closing of the NUMMI Auto Plant. The goal of this project was to provide information and resource about clean energy career options to potential job seekers.
SEI in partnership with Bay Area Community Resources (BACR) manages an innovative AmeriCorps Program called Climate Corps Bay Area (CCBA).
SEI is taking a lead in helping the home performance industry grow its workforce. HERO seeks to develop innovative and replicable approaches to support more effective workforce development for the Home Performance Industry.
SEI has designed two high school certificates, one in energy efficiency and renewable energy, and one in green building, that help students understand climate change issues as well as provide an entry point for careers in green energy and green building.
SEI and Quantum Energy Services & Technologies (QuEST) jointly implemented Southern California Edison’s Campus Housing Energy Efficiency Retrofit (CHEER) program on private universities within Southern California Edison’s service territory.
SEI provides design, facilitation, technical and marketing assistance to support eco-friendly behaviors on college and university campuses through the promotion of energy efficient actions and lifestyle choices.
Our institutions of higher education represent significant intellectual and social capital for nearby communities, while at the same time, faculty are seeking opportunities to provide students with relevant and place-based sustainability challenges to address. Through the CUSP approach, SEI staff seeks to bring campuses and municipal partners together.
The market for Clean Energy in the United States is growing rapidly. Nationally and locally our labor force lacks the skills needed to support this industry. SEI is helping to meet this need and taking a lead in assisting the clean energy industry grow its workforce.
Completed Green Workforce Programs
