According to the “Guinness Book of World Records”, Yuma, Arizona is the sunniest place on earth. In the next eleven months, Arizona Western College (AWC) in Yuma, in collaboration with PPA Partners Arizona, LLC (PPA) and Arizona Public Service (APS) will capitalize on that by installing the single largest solar array on any U.S. college ... Read More
The Department of Labor’s investment in green jobs, some $190 million in state energy sector partnerships and training, trains workers for skills in clean energy industries like energy efficiency and renewable energy. One of those populations getting a lot of attention (and training) is alternative education programs that help young people get their high school ... Read More
February 19, 2010. Jane Weissman, the Executive Director of the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC), was today presented the Solar Pioneer Award at the third annual AEE Solar Dealer Conference in Meza, Arizona. Recognized for her leadership in the solar industry, Weissman was one of five recipients. Weissman has been in the renewable energy industry ... Read More
IREC is pleased to release the February 2010 updated version of the Best Practices & Recommended Guidelines for Renewable Energy Training.
The 26-page document covers recommended principles for training; reviews industry-approved job/task analyses; discusses types of educational programs; walks through the essential steps of designing a training course; offers a checklist for assessing learning outcomes; looks ... Read More
San Diego State University is seeking content experts to help develop and teach courses in the ‘green arena’. The College of Extended Studies at SDSU is developing Green Industry focused courses to meet the needs of the green workforce. If you are interested in teaching and have the skills, knowledge and experience in Green Facilities ... Read More
CERET (Consortium for Education in Renewable Energy Technology) is holding two summer academies designed for high school and two-year college science and technical education instructors.
One hands-on academy will cover the fundamentals of biofuels with an emphasis on fuel production, quality control, engine performance, and vehicle emissions. Details for the Renewable Energy Train the Trainer Biofuels ... Read More
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Green Jobs: Building Pathways for a Green Workforce, is the latest community available on Workforce3 One.or, and IREC’s Jane Weissman latest post to that blog, Keeping Up With Expectations, talks about the opportunities and challenges of training a green workforce.
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Jane M. Weissman, IREC’s Executive Director, is on the agenda for the American Technical Education Association’s (ATEA) 47th National Conference on Technical Education from April 7-9, 2010 in Indianapolis, Ind.
Weissman’s presentation, Making Sure the Green Economy Doesn’t Get a Black Eye, will discuss the safeguards that need to be in place for a green sea ... Read More
Good news travels fast.
Michael Kuhn, ImagineSolar, called me on Tuesday, January 6, 2010. When I heard his message on my voice mail, I knew the news was good: the U.S. Department of Labor announced some $100 million in green jobs training grants under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act),
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The February-March 2010 issue of SolarPro Magazine features an interview with IREC’s Jane Weissman who talks with SolarPro’s Managing Editor, Kathryn Houser, about workforce development and quality training opportunities for individuals and for training programs.
Read the full interview about workforce development and quality training with Jane Weissman. Scroll down to find the article.
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