Sustainable Energy Education and Training (SEET)

Green technology may be "the largest economic
opportunity of the 21st century."*

The Sustainable Energy Education and Training (SEET) Project was developed by the Advanced Technology Environmental Education Center (ATEEC) and partners to help build the capacity of energy and environmental technicians to meet the challenges of energy sustainability in the 21st century workplace. The SEET project provides professional development training for upper level high school and community college technology instructors. Training focuses on the areas of sustainable energy and energy efficiency, delivered through ten-day intensive annual technology workshops at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and continues through online networking activities.

At the 2007 and 2008 SEET Technology Workshops, content experts shared knowledge about research advances in energy technology, the implications for a sustainable energy future, and the current and potential requirements for technicians. Instructors from the workshop continue to be connected and supported by an active online network and workshop follow-up support. In 2009, a mini-workshop was held at NREL for participants to evaluate the project, make recommendations for the online components of the project, and to develop a curriculum for the next year's technology workshop. Sustainable energy knowledge is further extended to additional technology educators through dissemination events facilitated by workshop participants in their home communities.

In 2009, a mini-workshop was held at NREL for past SEET participants to evaluate the project, make recommendations for the online component of the project, and to develop a curriculum for the next year's workshop.

ATEEC, serving as lead partner for this project, coordinates all aspects of the project with three major project partners: NREL, the University of Northern Iowa, and the Partnership for Environmental Technology Education.

This project is funded by the National Science Foundation and runs from October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2012.

SEET Technology Workshops

For more on specific workshops, use the links at the top left of this page.

For more information on the SEET program, contact ATEEC by e-mail or by phone at 563.441.4097 or toll-free at 866.419.6761.

* Quote from John Doerr, venture capitalist, in Time Magazine.com