Solar One, a nonprofit committed to being NYC’s green energy education center and AC Power, a solar development company, have announced a working partnership to offer innovative career readiness and workforce development programs to prepare high school and college students for jobs in the clean energy sector.
At the pre-college level, Solar One and AC Power have teamed up to co-host an internship that provides a high school senior experience working in both the nonprofit and corporate worlds. Zerlina Torras just finished a five-month internship with Solar One and AC Power.
“These internships fostered the opportunity for a lot of growth in me. In both internships, my confidence and initiative were pretty low-quality at first. As I warmed up, I became more self-sufficient and confident in my ability to: at SolarOne, teach, and at AC Power, be taught, listen and make the most of what I learned,” said Torras, who will be starting her freshman year at the University of Vermont this Fall.
By working with both organizations, Zerlina has been able to apply the skills gained during the Solar One-led PV trainings to AC Power’s solar development work.
At the college level, AC Power is working with Solar One to leverage their workforce development expertise and tailor in-person NABCEP certification training to college students at the County College of Morris (CCM). Certification helps job seekers gain a competitive edge when applying for solar energy jobs.
AC Power and Solar One are excited to continue to grow their existing relationship, strengthen and discover new synergies to help excite and enable people to enter the green energy work force.
News item from AC Power
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