(C4) Community Colleges Confronting the Conundrum): A job market transformation model for renewable energy technician training

1204251-威廉姆公共摘要伊利诺伊州坎卡基社区学院(KCC)与中西部可再生能源协会(MREA)合作，正在为社区大学开发一种可再生能源就业市场转型模式，将其纳入其可再生能源技术员计划。该项目同时帮助改善可再生能源技术人员的培训，同时还与雇主合作，扩大中西部的可再生能源就业市场。项目的主要目标是：(A)改善本科技术教育，重点是培训社区学院教职员工太阳能光伏技术和教学技能；(B)为社区学院建立可再生能源就业转型模式，以便将其纳入现有的可再生能源方案；(C)通过将教师与在线实践社区联系起来，加强社区学院可再生能源技术员培训的基础设施和支持。这个具有前瞻性的为期三年的项目正在创建一种技术人员培训模式，并将在印第安纳州、爱荷华州、密歇根州、明尼苏达州、俄亥俄州和威斯康星州的其他六所社区大学复制。通过教师专业发展以及课程传播和调整，该项目满足了对安装、维护和维修可再生能源设备和系统的可再生能源技术人员的预期和增加的地区需求。该项目旨在增加教员对太阳能光伏的技术知识，提高可再生能源的教学技能，培训当地电气从业者有关太阳能光伏安装、维护和维修的知识，并增加认证太阳能现场评估员的数量，以加强太阳能安装。该项目通过与可再生能源企业、雇主、房主和MREA合作，促进可再生能源就业增长，使这些社区大学可再生能源项目的毕业生立即获得就业机会。这种集成的可再生能源技术员培训和就业市场转型模式在解决可再生能源技术员培训和就业增长的需求和供给侧部分方面是独一无二的。该项目将编制一本复制手册，指导中西部和全国各地的其他社区大学创建或加强类似的AAS学位和证书课程，并将这些课程与地区就业市场转型模式相结合。由此产生的实践社区将进一步加强这些努力，方法是支持教师分享在招聘、培训和支持学生作为可再生能源技术员取得成功方面的有效做法，并分享有关有效做法的知识，使可再生能源雇主成为创造更多可再生能源就业机会的合作伙伴。

1204251---Wilhelm Public AbstractKankakee Community College (KCC) in Illinois, in collaboration with the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA), is developing a renewable energy job market transformation model for community colleges to incorporate into their renewable energy technician programs. The project is simultaneously helping to improve the training of renewable energy technicians while also working with employers to expand the renewable energy job market in the Midwest. The primary project goals are: (a) to improve undergraduate technology education with a focus on training of community college faculty in solar photovoltaic technology and teaching skills, (b) to establish a renewable energy job transformation model for community colleges to incorporate into their existing renewable energy programs, and (c) to enhance the infrastructure and support for renewable energy technician training at community colleges by linking faculty in an online community of practice. This forward-thinking, three-year project is creating a technician-training model to be replicated at six other community colleges in Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Through faculty professional development and curriculum dissemination and adaptation, this project addresses predicted, increased, regional demand for renewable energy technicians to install, maintain, and repair renewable energy equipment and systems. The project is designed to increase faculty technical knowledge about solar photovoltaics, enhance teaching skills about renewable energy, train local electrical practitioners about solar photovoltaics installation, maintenance and repair, and increase the number of certified solar site assessors to enhance solar installations. The project promotes renewable energy job growth through collaborations with renewable energy businesses, employers, homeowners, and MREA so that students graduating from these community college renewable energy programs will have immediate opportunities for employment.This integrated renewable energy technician training and job market transformation model is unique in addressing both the demand and supply side components of renewable energy technician training and job growth. The project will produce a replication handbook to guide other community colleges in the Midwest and across the nation in creating or strengthening similar AAS degree and certificate programs and in integrating these programs with regional job market transformation models. The resulting community of practice will further strengthen these efforts by supporting faculty to share effective practices in recruiting, training and supporting the success of students as renewable energy technicians, and by sharing knowledge about effective practices in engaging renewable energy employers as partners in the creation of additional renewable energy jobs.