Building the Energy Workforce: Hands-On Pathways from Campus to Community
College of the Atlantic has created a model for building a diverse and skilled energy workforce. Through coursework, certifications, internships, and work-study, students gain hands-on experience and expertise. Students have collaborated on retrofits of campus buildings, and provided more than 40 free home audits in rural Maine. Student interns have also worked with the Sipayik Resilience Committee, supporting their efforts to advance energy sovereignty and climate resilience for the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Sipayik. We will show the need to diversify who and how we are recruiting to build a resilient energy workforce that can work across a diverse range of communities.
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Advocate for the benefits of a diverse workforce.
Identify new paths for diversifying the workforce, including new workforce development strategies for the building and energy sector to create a more resilient and effective industry.
Demonstrate the need for collaboration and community partnerships to overcome the barriers created by federal inaction and funding cuts.
Embrace the next generation of leaders, and learn from their vision of the future.
This session is pre-approved for 1 credit hour toward AIA (LU|HSW), BPI, MA CSL, and NARI certification. Those who attend a full day of the conference are additionally eligible for credit toward Phius and RESNET certification.