Registration is now open for the 4th National Clean Energy Workforce Education Conference in Saratoga Springs, March 8-10, 2011. This event offers the most current information on instructional strategies, curricula development, skill standards, and best practices for training in the renewable energy and energy efficiency fields. Early bird rates are in effect until February 1, 2011.

2011 Clean Energy Workforce Education Conference

The two-day conference will be fast-paced, offering presentations on such topics as balancing classroom and field experiences, incorporating new skills into training programs, introducing clean energy technologies and careers to high school students, instructional strategies for creative learning, labor market research results, workforce strategies by the trades and utilities, providing new opportunities for disadvantaged workers, and much more.  There will be two plenary sessions and over 20 concurrent ones.  You can see the Preliminary Program on the IREC website or download the Registration Brochure.

You won’t want to miss this event if you are offering or planning training programs for the renewable energy and energy efficiency markets.

Plenary speakers include:

  • Dr. Sarah White from the Center on Wisconsin Strategy discussing Green(er) Credentials:  Improving Skill Delivery in the Clean Energy Economy;
  • Benjamin Goldstein from the U.S. Department of Energy addressing Quality Drives Demand:  The Case for National Workforce Training and Certification Guidelines;
  • Ann Randazzo from the Center for Energy Workforce Development talking about Building a Sustainable Energy Workforce: A "Get into Energy" Career Pathways Model;
  • Dr. Debra Rowe from Oakland Community College alerting us to Warnings, Celebrations and Key Opportunities: Creating Explosion Instead of Implosion of The Green Economy; and
  • Todd Stafford from the National Joint Apprenticeship & Training Committee.

Over 80 other speakers from educational institutions, industry sectors, workforce organizations and government agencies will be sharing their experience and expertise. 

The conference will be preceded by one day of technical workshops.

We had a full house at the 2009 Conference.  Register early to get a seat and the special rate.

Register for the 2011 Clean Energy Workforce Education Conference

The 2011 primary conference sponsor is the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).  The Interstate Renewable Energy Council is the primary organizer.

For more information about the conference, visit the IREC website.