CCSE joins in statewide community college program
A program providing professional development and curricular support for instructors of solar installation technologies in California has received nearly $3.5 million in funding from the Department of Energy ( DOE). The California Community Colleges, comprised of 110 colleges serving some three million students, will work with CCSE, California Energy Commission and the Labor Management Cooperation Committee (IBEW-NECA) to use the award for creating a statewide standardized training curriculum and certification program for solar photovoltaic ( PV) and solar thermal (both heating and cooling). CCSE will lead the Solar Thermal portion of this program.
The California Solar Training Partnership is part of a nationwide DOE effort in conjunction with the Departments of Labor and Education to increase solar training programs, and ultimately, certified solar installers. Eight other regional programs were funded for a total of $27 million, including $10 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds.
The goals of the training program are to accelerate market adoption of solar technologies by ensuring that high-quality installations are the standard and to create sustainable jobs within the solar installation industry.
The California program will provide training for trainers and curriculum resources for community college faculty, regional occupational programs and high schools. CCSE will be responsible for much of this educational material development, organizing a community advisory committee and participating in the National Consortium for Solar Installer Instructor Training.
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