Today's solar employers are on the lookout for skilled potential hires but often have difficulty finding them, according to multiple articles in the new issue of Solar Today. With $369 billion streaming into energy security and climate resilience due to the Inflation Reduction Act, according to the Democratic Party website, this shortfall will increase steeply.
Solar Today is responding to this challenge by targeting innovation in education and providing political insights about the IRA. These forces are poised to change the industry, bringing in catalytic ideas.
"There is no silver bullet for employers seeking new talent," Laure-Jeanne Davignon and Gwen Brown, who are the vice president of workforce and the communications director of the Interstate Renewable Energy Council, wrote in this issue. "Effective workforce development is an intentional process involving strategic partnerships in communities across the country."
Over 500 organizations are participating in the National Clean Energy Workforce Alliance, which is building collaborative approaches and bridging silos.
What are your thoughts after reading this issue? Let me know.
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Kat Friedrich
Editor in Chief
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