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IREC and the Solar Energies Industries Association (SEIA) have created a new toolkit for employers that explores best practices, strategies, and additional resources for recruiting, hiring, and retaining military connected talent.
Solar Energy International (SEI), in partnership with IREC, has published a white paper, Leveraging Military Veteran Talent Through SkillBridge Training: Recommendations for the Solar Industry. This resource presents SkillBridge as a key strategy for solar employers to attract, develop, and retain qualified veteran talent, and provides model training frameworks aligned with four key occupations, including solar installation, operations and maintenance, technical sales, and solar design.
During the week of Veterans Day 2021, SEIA hosted a webinar for solar industry employers to share best practices and strategies to attract and retain military talent at all levels of the workforce.
This poster will provider the learner with information about the US apprenticeship system, the benefits of registered apprenticeships to employers and their workers, and how to go about starting an apprenticeship program to train workers in a wide variety of job roles in the solar industry.
Webinar hosted by CREATE (Center for Renewable Energy Advanced Technological Education) Network: The Solar Foundation and North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners covered training and hiring trends and resources with a particular focus on veterans and community college initiatives.
The solar industry stands to benefit from a more diverse, robust and resilient workforce as we continue to emerge from COVID19 disruptions and expand our industry’s role as a mainstream part of the American energy sector. Veterans and transitioning service members have strong leadership experience and critical thinking skills that make them outstanding candidates for solar careers in today’s fast-changing world. This session will inform solar companies about how they can engage with the U.S. Department of Energy funded Solar Ready Vets Network and the Solar Ready Vets Corporate Fellowship Program, which are expanding and strengthening a nationwide pipeline of transitioning military service members and veterans into technical and leadership roles in the American solar workforce.
The Solar Ready Vets team is expanding and accelerating veterans access to solar training and career pathways across the industry. Join The Solar Foundation and NABCEP to learn about solar career development resources and initiatives for veterans.
The Solar Ready Vets Fellowship is part of the Solar Ready Vets Network, a workforce development initiative funded by the US Department of Energy. Through the Hiring Our Heroes Corporate Fellowship Program, mid-senior level active duty transitioning service members are placed with solar industry employers for 12 weeks of on-the-job training. Through this process, employers gain access to a natural recruitment pipeline of the best and brightest transitioning military talent, while gaining a deeper understanding of the veteran labor market. This program is offered to employers at no cost.