Tag: workforce
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Nexamp fellowship program in Chicago preps students for solar careers
Community solar powerhouse Nexamp launched a new fellowship program in partnership with the City Colleges of Chicago aimed at providing underserved or underrepresented populations a pathway into a renewable energy career. Fellows can earn industry-recognized certifications while simultaneously preparing them for post-fellowship job opportunities through the included job-readiness sessions. The first cohort of fellows, which……
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GRID Alternatives’ Install Basics Training program accredited by IREC
GRID Alternatives is building one of the nation’s most competitive clean energy workforce programs. Last week, its Installations Basics Training 200 Program, which provides hands-on training to entry-level solar installers, was accredited by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). GRID’s IREC Accreditation will be held at its headquarters, with Central Valley being the first affiliate……
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Can’t blame IRA | Prevailing wage requirements have no impact on large project costs
Solar labor costs are high and rising, driving “astronomical” bids from EPCs, but market fundamentals, not the IRA’s prevailing wage requirements, are to blame, experts told Solar Builder Magazine. The IRA requires all laborers and mechanics employed by a developer or subcontractor constructing, altering, or repairing a solar project over 1 MW to be paid……
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Interplay Learning has an apprenticeship program startup kit for solar companies
No skilled trade is more in need of uniform training programs right now than solar. The solar industry currently has a skilled labor shortage, as well as a need for more apprenticeship programs in order to meet the requirements in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and earn the 30% investment tax credit (ITC). To qualify……
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Mind the gap: Building the solar workforce
The solar industry was supercharged by the historic Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which not only supports deployment of solar PV through the extension of tax credits, but also creates incentives for U.S.-based manufacturing. The flip side of all this good news is that the industry now faces a substantial shortage of skilled labor. This includes……