Workforce Development: A Survey of Industry Needs and Training Approaches
This paper presents information and data collected during 2008 on PV workforce needs by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council for the U.S. Department of Energy. The data was collected from licensed contractors, PV practitioners, educators and expert instructors at training sessions, and at focus group and advisory committee meetings. Respondents were primarily from three states: Florida, New York and California. Other states were represented, but to a lesser extent. For data collection, a 12-item questionnaire was developed that addressed key workforce development issues from the perspectives of both the PV industry and training institutions. A total of 63 responses were collected, although not every respondent answered every question. Industry representatives slightly outnumbered the educators, although the difference in responses was not significant.
- Research Organization:
- Interstate Renewable Energy Council
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; USDOE EE Office of Solar Energy Technology (EE-2A)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG36-05NT42401
- OSTI ID:
- 1023906
- Report Number(s):
- IREC401-013
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Solar 2009 Conference, Buffalo, New York, May 2009, American Solar Energy Society
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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