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300% Salary Increase With 2-Years of Energy Training
Richard D. Holman
Deputy Director
Energy Systems Technology and Education Center
Idaho State University
http://www.isu.edu/estec/
Deputy Director
Energy Systems Technology and Education Center
Idaho State University
http://www.isu.edu/estec/
Interview Highlights:
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The Energy Systems Technology and Education Center is a joint effort with Dept of Labor, National Science Foundation, and State of Idaho.
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Trains people to become energy systems technicians in disciplines needed by the energy sector.
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These are skilled jobs for the green industry.
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They recruit kids right out of high school as well as people displaced from their jobs or people who are underemployed.
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Some of the people they train were in jobs making $8 and will make $20-$25 per hour after the training.
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It is a 2 year program.
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Between the 2nd and 3rd year they work as an intern with one of their industry partners.
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These people can triple their income with 2 years of training.
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These are careers and not jobs.
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Many current people in the energy sector are now about 50 years old, will soon retire, and their jobs have to be filled.
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They recruit a high percentage of woman, Latinos and single moms for these careers.
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They offer full ride scholarships to the program.
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Their program is on the Idaho State University web site which is http://www.isu.edu/estec/ The Center for Energy Workforce Development http://www.cewd.org/ is a clearinghouse for programs like these. Ann Randoso is the director.
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The program has been around for 3 years.
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A local secretary enrolled in the program and made such a good impression on an energy company that they moved her and her entire family to a state in the Southeast for a great job.
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They are taking people out of poverty wage level and giving them an opportunity they can use for a lifetime.
