In the
President's High Growth Job Training Initiative, the field of energy
is identified as
a high growth occupational area for the U.S. Since energy has
also been identified as a
key occupational category in ATEEC's national "Defining
Environmental Technology" forums, we will build on our
experience as an environmental technology center to facilitate an
effort to provide centralized resources relevant to
the energy technology workforce. The energy resource center will provide dissemination
of sustainable energy curriculum, instructional materials, professional development, and program
improvement. This will include labor market information on the need for energy technicians, what they do,
what jobs are available, what programs and training are
available, what programs and training are needed, best practices in education and training, etc.
To help direct this effort, ATEEC
has formed a Planning Team made up of members of
stakeholder organizations
who recognize the need to plan for energy resource sustainability
and who have committed their time and/or expertise to help
develop an effective proposal for implementing an energy resource
center. These members were chosen from
a variety of professional sectors in the energy field, including
business/industry, education, national research labs, government,
and non-government organizations. The
varied composition of the team promotes inclusiveness and
collaboration in order to provide a centralized source for the
best available energy technology training for the U.S. workforce.
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