Apprenticeships

• Arkansas Office of Skills Development Apprenticeship Info
• Arkansas Center for Data Sciences is an existing organization providing a highly successful apprenticeship for IT. ACDS is serving as a model for the Arkansas Advanced Energy Apprenticeship Program
• Apprenticeship.gov resources for employers
• Apprenticeship.gov resources for career seekers

Clean Energy Career Mapping

• Interstate Renewable Energy Council’s Career mapping for green building, solar, and HVAC industries
• Partnership on Inclusive Apprenticeship’s Clean Energy Ecosystem

Inflation Reduction Act

• US Department of Labor’s IRA Information About Apprenticeships and Prevailing Wage
• Solar Energy Industries Association’s IRA Resources
• Apprenticeship.gov IRA Resources
• Department of Labor’s IRA Resources

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources

• DEI Overview from US Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Workforce Accelerator
• US Department of Labor’s Information About Creating More Equitable Pathways to Good Jobs
• Center for Energy Workforce Development’s DEI Roadmap for Industry Change

From DOE’s Better Buildings Workforce Accelerator

• DOL info on Creating More Equitable Pathways to Good Jobs

• CEWD DEI Roadmap for Industry Change

Funding Opportunities

• Current Department of Energy Funding Opportunities

Industry Resources

• US Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Education and Career Resources
• US Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Workforce Development Resources
• Interstate Renewable Energy Council’s Workforce Development Strategies
• Apprenticeship USA’s Energy Sector Information
• Apprenticeship.gov’s Energy Sector Information
• Center for Energy Workforce Development’s energy profession information
• California’s Energy Efficiency Workforce Sector Strategy Portal
• California Community Colleges Workforce and Economic Development information about Energy, Construction, and Utilities sector

Cohorts AAEF Has Joined

• DOE Better Buildings Workforce Accelerator
• Interstate Renewable Energy Council’s National Clean Energy Workforce Alliance
• Share Your Clean Energy Success Stories
• Arkansas Unified Community Apprenticeship Team

Events

• Stay tuned!