Joe Sarubbi talks about IREC’s new role as the National Administrator working with the Solar Regional Training Providers (RTPs).

1. IREC Annual Meeting
October 11,2010
Workforce Development: “Building
Today's Clean Energy Workforce”
 5 – Year Cooperative Agreement
 (Starting 10/10)
 Overarching Goal:
“The primary goal of this project is to help facilitate and
support the creation of a well-trained and highly-qualified
solar energy workforce of sufficient size and diversity to
meet the projected needs of this country by working closely
with the nine Regional Training Providers (RTPs) and
necessary stakeholders in a highly-coordinated effort.”

2. Mission Statement:
“To promote the development of quality training at the local
level to meet solar market needs.”
Guiding Principles
1) Provide training where training is needed.
2) Expand the types of training currently being offered at each RTP to
include code and building officials, inspectors, and firefighters.
3) Ensure that the type of training programs offered at each RTP is
consistent with industry standards, and establishing a mechanism for
continually updating training that mirrors changes in solar technology
and applications.
4) Ensure training programs do not out-grow industry demand -- in
other words, seek responsible growth.

3. Guiding Principles Continued
5) Integrate solar training standards and curriculum into the existing
educational and workforce infrastructure.
6) Provide a forum where each RTP can flourish in a way that builds on
their strengths.
7) Provide a means for the RTPs to share their strongest qualities among
the group including the sharing of innovative training practices.
8) Establish strong ties among the training providers and workforce
investment boards (WIBs) and agencies.

5. Thank You
Joe Sarubbi
Interstate Renewable Energy Council
joesarubbi@irecusa.org