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Educators: Tap Into Opportunities For A Strong Workforce

Advanced Energy creates 15,000 jobs in California each year, and community colleges are critical to sustaining growth of this sector. Industry needs a more robust entry-level worker pipeline and programs that bridge skills gaps among incumbent workers, for which the community colleges are perfectly positioned to deliver.
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The Energy Construction & Utilities Sector Team are your resource for regional and statewide alignment of community colleges’ programs with the Advanced Energy Industry sector. We facilitate regional collaboratives that partner colleges with a critical mass of employers to improve student success. Contact us if your programs involve electrical, mechanical, construction, engineering, and architecture, and you want better alignment with the Advanced Energy jobs market.

Book a consultation with an ECU Team member who can advise administrators and educators across the state how to best create educational programs leveraging funding streams and relationships with employers..
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KEY BENEFITS​
  • Identify and Bridge Skills Gaps
  • Upgrade Programs to Industry Standards
  • Develop Regional Career Pathways
  • Build Industry Support for Student Success
  • Market the Value of Community Colleges​
SIGNATURE INITIATIVES​
  • Control systems in commercial and industrial automation
  • Building Energy Systems Professionals
  • Facility management​
  • Regional standards-based HVACR collaborative
  • Advanced lighting control systems​
  • Enrollment assistance and virtual counseling

Faculty News

  • SOMAH (Solar on Multi-Family Affordable Housing) is a 10 year, $100M program that offers paid internships to Community College students & graduates to install solar PV. Visit CalSOMAH.org to learn more and register as a qualified Job Training Organization.​
  • The ESCO Institute is offering remote EPA Section 608 Exam administration & proctoring solutions for reduced & waived fees, and providing other free educational resources for HVACR Instructors. Go to ESCOGroup.org to learn more.​​
  • The Academic Senate C-ID Staff is looking for faculty who would serve as Course Outline of Record Evaluators. Read more.​​
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  • Interplay Learning is offering its Skill Mill platform for online and VR instruction to help students complete labs during the Coronavirus - learn more.

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Learn from industry experts and collaborate with your peers in other colleges to enrich student learning experiences. New professional development opportunities for faculty, enabled by the Sector Team, create communities of practice that offer sustainable sources of leading-edge industry expertise around key technologies.
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Customizable investment solutions give colleges tools to Engage with employers and prospective students, Enroll those students into innovative courses in energy efficiency disciplines, and see those students Employed in high-paying jobs that have a meaningful impact on an energy efficient future.
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  • Home
  • News & Events
  • Industries
    • Energy
    • Construction
    • Utilities
  • Who We Serve
    • Educators >
      • Communities of Practice
    • Employers
    • Students
  • Signature Initiatives
    • Automation
    • BESP
    • Facility Management
    • HVACR
    • Lighting
  • Regions
    • North - Far North
    • Bay Area
    • Central Valley - Mother Lode - South Central Coast
    • LA - Orange County
    • San Diego-Imperial-Inland Empire
  • Resources
  • Strong Workforce
  • Contact
  • COVID19