Job Training

IBT-200 Trainees Celebrate Their Graduation

Since the IBT-200 (Installation Basics Training) program launched in January, we have had 3 cohorts successfully graduate, with a 70% job placement rate. IBT-200 is a 5-week, 200-hour solar installation training program. In July, ten trainees, our largest cohort yet, received their OSHA-10 and CPR certification, gained valuable skills, and successfully graduated from the IBT-200 program. So far, four of our most recent trainees have secured job interviews, and overall throughout the program we had 11 job placements out of 16 IBT 200 Interns (not including this new cohort!).

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Installation Basics Training (IBT) 200 Showcase & Success Stories

Showcase your skills for employers! 

At the completion of the Installation Basics Training (IBT) 200 program GRID Alternatives provides the unique opportunity for trainees to demonstrate skill sets for employers during our Showcase event. Local employers are invited to meet the trainees and observe their skills in action. Employers in attendance receive trainee resumes, contact information and list of skills trainees have acquired during 5-week course. 

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Solar Installation Training with GRID Alternatives Central Valley!

Grow skill sets the solar industry is looking for! 

GRID Alternatives trains and leads teams of job trainees and community volunteers installing solar electrical systems on homes belonging to low-income families. The Solar Installation Basics Training (IBT) 200 program is a certificate course designed to help trainees develop the skills solar industry employers are looking for. Participants gain vital hands-on experience installing solar in their communities, and access to potential employment opportunities.

Fast Company - The Green New Deal is a chance to make clean energy accessible to all
This piece is part of a series that looks at how the Green New Deal might transform industries in the U.S. Focusing on the potential for job creation in the clean energy transition, the article features an interview with our Chief Policy and Business Development Officer Stan Greschner, and highlights GRID's workforce development program as an example.

Spring Training Install-by-Install
You need a job to gain experience, but experience to get hired for a job. It’s a classic Catch 22 and a cycle that GRID Alternatives Bay Area has been working hard to try to break. This Spring, GRID Bay Area’s Workforce Development team partnered with several local organizations to administer real-world, hands-on experience, providing 4,500 training hours to community members in just two months! Click on for some photos from our action packed spring!