Ladies, get your career in solar started – with a free eight day training program hosted by GRID! This women-only program provides a positive learning space for you to gain knowledge about solar career paths, with skill building in: <\/p>\n
Installation
Sales
Site assessment
Permitting
Administration<\/p>\n
The training includes 2 days in the classroom learning the basics of PV installation, solar purchasing options, site assessment, and more. Students will then spend 4 days installing residential PV for GRID Alternatives clients. After that, students will spend one day exploring solar career pathways and creating solar resumes to use in the job application process. The last day of the training will be an employer meet and greet where students will meet with reps from solar companies and will have the opportunity to explore employment opportunities. This is a great way to get the training needed to get your foot in the door of the solar industry and start a career in the renewable energy sector. <\/p>\n
How to get involved: <\/strong> There are 15 openings in the class and spots are filling up fast!<\/strong> If you or someone you know is interested please contact Daisy Meyer at dmeyer@gridalternatives.org or 510 735 0721. The class dates areNov 3 \u2013 Nov 13 (excluding Nov 7, 8, and 9) from 8:30am \u2013 3:30pm each day, however some days we will end early. The program will be held in our Bay Area office in Oakland.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ladies, get your career in solar started – with a free eight day training program hosted by GRID! This women-only program provides a positive learning space for you to gain knowledge about solar career paths, with skill building in several difference areas. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":3158,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81,79],"tags":[],"audience":[],"content-type":[12],"focus-area":[18,36,73],"region":[],"series":[],"content-author":[],"class_list":["post-3157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-organizational-stories","category-workforce-education","content-type-news","focus-area-events","focus-area-women-in-solar","focus-area-workforce-development"],"acf":{"hero_media_type":"image","hero_media_image":null,"hero_media_url":"","hero_media_poster":null,"hero_video_play":"inline","related_stories":null,"pattern_override":null,"story_callouts":null,"media":null,"featured_blog_post":null,"featured_event":null,"pdf_download":null,"blockquote":null,"author":null,"notice":null,"social_embed":null,"contact_card":null,"meta_details":null,"faq":null,"table":null},"yoast_head":"\n