REV2024: Growing a Skilled Workforce Through Apprenticeships
Thursday, October 17th, 2024 – 10:45-11:45 a.m.
Largely driven by new labor standards contained in the IRA, renewable energy employers are increasingly using apprenticeships as a strategy to train a skilled and diverse workforce across a wide variety of occupations. This panel will feature representatives from employers who are utilizing apprenticeships to discuss their experiences, and from IREC to provide options, strategies, and resources available to implement apprenticeships.
Moderator: Richard Lawrence, Senior Director of Workforce and Industry Engagement, Interstate Renewable Energy Council
Richard Lawrence is Sr. Director, Workforce & Industry Engagement at IREC. Mr. Lawrence leads the Solar Ready Vets Network, a U.S. Department of Energy sponsored initiative that connects veterans and transitioning service members to training, certifications, apprenticeships, and careers in the solar industry; and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Apprenticeships in Clean Energy (ACE) Network that is expanding Registered Apprenticeship opportunities in the clean energy industry.
Sponsored by VGS
Speakers
Brie O’Malley
Director, ReVision Energy Training Center, ReVision Energy
Brie O’Malley, SHRM-SCP, is the Director of the ReVision Energy Training Center (RETC). In this role, she supports ReVision Energy’s mission to build a just and equitable electric future by overseeing the training and program development initiatives of the RETC. These efforts focus on encouraging underrepresented populations—such as refugees, women, and BIPOC members—to join the clean energy industry. The RETC offers registered apprenticeship programs, continuing education, and credentialing support to help New England meet its workforce demands and achieve its sustainability goals.