The Future of Renewable Energy

 Our programs offer every level of learning, training and development.  

• Online Learning & Courses: To familiarize candidates with the basics of solar, electric fundamentals, energy, terms for parts, safety and procedures, our programs start with online courses. 
• Advanced Innovation Training: With the advancements in energy monitoring, permits, design, engineering and even municipality communications we take it a step further with our digital innovations training. 
• Mentorship & Guidance: Understanding the skillset, career goals and proper path for each candidate takes time to get to know them individually, we pride ourselves in offer complete mentorship for assisted guidance. 
• Hands-On Job Site Training: Finally, when its time to take it to the job site, our candidates are confident in their tools, what it takes to complete a quality installation and most of all, how to be SAFE! 

 Creating a combined effort is what Workforce Development is all about. In Florida, we combined our Partnership Network to include a Local Trade School, Veterans in the community, Training courses and certification requirements from MREA (Midwest Renewable Energy Association) and NABCEP (North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners) as well as funding and candidates from the local Career Source locations for job placement to create a well-rounded program!  

 The 13th annual National Solar Jobs Census is a comprehensive review of employment and workforce development in the U.S. solar energy industry, nationwide and state by state. It is published by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). This year’s report also includes information on jobs in the battery storage sector and other clean energy industries.  

• As of December 2022, there were 263,883 solar workers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. This represents an increase of 8,846 jobs, or 3.5% growth since 2021.
• This growth came in a year of transition for the solar industry, as the threat of new tariffs on panels and cells and other supply chain concerns led to a slowdown in large-scale solar installations. Nationwide, the utility-scale solar market lost about 6,000 jobs in 2022. In contrast, residential solar jobs grew by 11%, or about 9,500 jobs, balancing out the losses in utility-scale solar.
• About two-thirds of all solar jobs in 2022 (171,558) were at installation and project development firms. There were 33,473 jobs at manufacturing firms, 30,618 in wholesale trade and distribution, 16,585 in operations and maintenance, and 11,648 in a miscellaneous “all others” category.
• Solar jobs grew in 42 states and Puerto Rico in 2022. The state with the most jobs added in 2022 was California, the nation’s largest solar market, with 2,404 jobs added. California was followed by New York (988 jobs), Texas (904 jobs), Florida (506 jobs) and Massachusetts (476 jobs).

 The Green Buildings Career Map is a highly interactive tool that explores an industry exploding with job opportunities across four major sectors of the green buildings and energy efficiency industry, charting possible progression between those occupations, and identifying the sorts of credentials necessary to do them well.

This map is designed for a broad audience including educators, career advisors, job seekers, employers, policymakers, and workforce professionals. It demonstrates the breadth of the green buildings and energy efficiency industry, some of its critical occupations, and the multitude of advancement routes (over 300!) between jobs and sectors. The map also includes a section on “New-Collar” jobs within the industry—jobs that don’t require a traditional four-year degree, but rather rely on gaining skills through on-the-job training, high school technical education, on-the-job apprenticeships, vocational schools, technical certification programs, community colleges, the military, and internships. These 55 jobs have a mission to design, build, and operate high-quality, healthier, and more energy-efficient homes and commercial and industrial buildings.