Presentation made by Rose Baker and David Passmore at Solar Energy Conference at Penn Stater Hotel in State College, Pennsylvania, on 7 May 2009

1. Developing a
Green Workforce
Solar Energy: Awareness, Challenges, & Opportunities
State College, Pennsylvania
May 7, 2009
Rose M. Baker & David L. Passmore
Penn State Workforce Education
& Development Initiative

2. Slides from this
presentation
Links to sites related
to “green” jobs &
investment
Links to social
bookmarks related
to “green” jobs and
investment
Access to our
“green” work
Background information & all slides in this presentation

3. But, methods for understanding the nature of work are well–established

4. What individual General &
Position workers do in specific tasks &
firms duties
Group of
Generalizable,
similar
Job general tasks &
positions in
duties
firms
Group of Perception of
Occupation similar jobs common tasks
over firms & duties
Perspectives of work

5. Workforce development
strategy requires…
Current & anticipated

numbers of workers by
occupation
Spatial distribution of

workers
Understanding of channels

for supplying workers to
meet solar industry
requirements
Just how many…and where…and how?

6. Developing a
Green Workforce
Solar Energy: Awareness, Challenges, & Opportunities
State College, Pennsylvania
May 7, 2009
Rose M. Baker & David L. Passmore
Penn State Workforce Education
& Development Initiative