{"id":3906,"date":"2017-08-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-15T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gridalt.wpenginepowered.com\/the-current\/trainees-today-mentors-tomorrow\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T12:04:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T16:04:20","slug":"trainees-today-mentors-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gridalternatives.org\/es\/the-current\/trainees-today-mentors-tomorrow\/","title":{"rendered":"Estudiantes hoy, mentores ma\u00f1ana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tras seis semanas de formaci\u00f3n en energ\u00eda solar, la primera generaci\u00f3n de estudiantes del programa Solar Works DC se gradu\u00f3 en agosto. <a href=\"https:\/\/gridalternatives.org\/es\/regions\/midatlantic\/solar-works-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\">Solar Works DC<\/a> es un programa de instalaci\u00f3n solar y formaci\u00f3n laboral para personas de bajos ingresos impulsado por <a href=\"https:\/\/doee.dc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Departamento de Energ\u00eda y Medio Ambiente (DOEE)<\/a> y el <a href=\"https:\/\/does.dc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Departamento de Servicios de Empleo (DOES)<\/a>. GRID Alternatives Mid-Atlantic est\u00e1 implementando el primer a\u00f1o del programa, preparando a los residentes del Distrito para incorporarse a carreras en energ\u00eda solar y \u00e1reas relacionadas, al tiempo que reduce los costos de energ\u00eda para los propietarios de viviendas de bajos ingresos del Distrito. El programa incluye instalaciones solares, talleres de desarrollo profesional y divulgaci\u00f3n, capacitaciones en construcci\u00f3n, clases de RCP y OSHA 10, y aprendizaje pr\u00e1ctico. Al final del programa, los aprendices de empleo instalaron sistemas solares en 12 viviendas, con una capacidad total de 53,6 kW. <\/p>\n<p>La primera cohort estaba integrada por participantes del Programa Ambiental de la Zona Verde (GZEP), parte del Programa de Empleo Juvenil de Verano (SYEP). La mayor\u00eda de los participantes, de entre 18 y 24 a\u00f1os, se introdujeron por primera vez en el mundo del sol mediante Solar Works DC. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"migrated-inline-image wp-image-4909\" src=\"https:\/\/gridalternatives.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/A-Solar-Works-DC-job-trainee.jpg.webp\" alt=\"A Solar Works DC job trainee installs an inverter\" width=\"425\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gridalternatives.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/A-Solar-Works-DC-job-trainee.jpg.webp 425w, https:\/\/gridalternatives.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/A-Solar-Works-DC-job-trainee-300x184.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Devonta Sanders es uno de esos aprendices. Devonta, de veintitr\u00e9s a\u00f1os, se enamor\u00f3 inmediatamente de la instalaci\u00f3n de paneles solares. \u201cEs un gran viaje, me gusta el hecho de que es un nuevo conjunto de habilidades. Quiero hacer de mi carrera profesional la instalaci\u00f3n de paneles solares\u201d, dijo.<\/p>\n<p>Reginald Chandler, otro compa\u00f1ero de pr\u00e1cticas cuyo campo de especializaci\u00f3n es la instalaci\u00f3n de tuber\u00edas, tambi\u00e9n se introdujo en el mundo solar gracias al programa. \u201cMe gusta el trabajo. Me gusta trabajar con herramientas. Me gusta estar en contacto con la realidad. Me gusta mucho estar en el tejado. Me encanta el hecho de que estoy aprendiendo algo nuevo que puedo llevar conmigo durante toda mi vida\u201d, dijo Reginald. <\/p>\n<p>Otros participantes se sintieron atra\u00eddos por el impacto ambiental de la instalaci\u00f3n de paneles solares. \u201cSomos los que arruinan el mundo\u201d, explic\u00f3 Anthony Garner, \u201cy al instalar paneles solares, podemos hacer nuestra parte para arreglar el mundo\u201d.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"migrated-inline-image wp-image-4911\" src=\"https:\/\/gridalternatives.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/A-Solar-Works-DC-job-trainee-installs-a-solar-panel.jpg.webp\" alt=\"A Solar Works DC job trainee installs a solar panel\" width=\"425\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gridalternatives.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/A-Solar-Works-DC-job-trainee-installs-a-solar-panel.jpg.webp 425w, https:\/\/gridalternatives.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/A-Solar-Works-DC-job-trainee-installs-a-solar-panel-300x207.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Whitney Jackson, de veintitr\u00e9s a\u00f1os, consider\u00f3 que la parte m\u00e1s gratificante de la experiencia eran los talleres de divulgaci\u00f3n. \u201cMi parte favorita fue poder hablar con algunos de los propietarios de viviendas y concienciar sobre la energ\u00eda solar\u201d, dijo ella. Aunque no ve una carrera futura en el sector solar, a\u00fan ve los beneficios del programa. \u201cS\u00e9 que quiero obtener mi t\u00edtulo en salud p\u00fablica. Parte de ser un profesional de la salud p\u00fablica consiste en contribuir a hacer el entorno m\u00e1s seguro, saludable y limpio\u201d, explic\u00f3 ella. Lo m\u00e1s importante, esta experiencia formativa le ha permitido salir de su zona de confort. \u201cAhora, cuando me presento a un nuevo trabajo y hago algo que nunca hubiera pensado que era posible, pensar\u00e9 en c\u00f3mo escal\u00e9 una escalera muy alta y me sub\u00ed a un tejado inclinado\u201d, dijo orgullosa. <\/p>\n<p>Nicholas Henderson, de diecinueve a\u00f1os, un reciente graduado de la escuela secundaria, fue presentado inicialmente a GRID Alternatives durante una reuni\u00f3n de estudiantes. <a href=\"https:\/\/gridalternatives.org\/es\/what-we-do\/workforce-development\/solar-futures\/\" target=\"_blank\">Solar Futures<\/a> Realiz\u00f3 una instalaci\u00f3n simulada en su escuela y estaba emocionado al saber que pod\u00eda continuar su formaci\u00f3n en Solar Works DC. Su instituto ofrec\u00eda formaci\u00f3n t\u00e9cnica en mantenimiento de HVAC, por lo que Nicholas estaba acostumbrado a aprender de manera pr\u00e1ctica. \u201cMe encanta. Me encanta trabajar en el tejado. Me encanta trabajar en la parte el\u00e9ctrica. Me encanta el equipo\u201d, dijo. <\/p>\n<p>Thomas Hill, el director de la planta de GZEP, pas\u00f3 mucho tiempo con los estudiantes de pr\u00e1cticas durante el verano y pudo ver su evoluci\u00f3n desde el primer d\u00eda hasta el quinto y el sexto. \u201cSe nota una gran diferencia desde la primera semana hasta la quinta y la sexta. Ellos quieren implicarse m\u00e1s y aprender m\u00e1s\u201d, dijo. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"migrated-inline-image wp-image-4912\" src=\"https:\/\/gridalternatives.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Solar-Works-DC-job-trainees-pose-with-their-certificates.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Solar Works DC participants pose with their graduation certificates\" width=\"425\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gridalternatives.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Solar-Works-DC-job-trainees-pose-with-their-certificates.jpg.webp 425w, https:\/\/gridalternatives.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Solar-Works-DC-job-trainees-pose-with-their-certificates-300x200.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>El verano concluy\u00f3 con una peque\u00f1a ceremonia en la Escuela Secundaria Ballou. Odie Donald, Director del Departamento de Servicios de Empleo de DC, dijo: \u201cEstoy extremadamente orgulloso de ustedes porque dieron un paso en la direcci\u00f3n correcta, tomaron una oportunidad y invirtieron en s\u00ed mismos.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Larissa Etwaroo, del Departamento de Energ\u00eda y Medio Ambiente, resumi\u00f3 su verano diciendo: \u201cEsto es solo el principio y vuestros futuros son prometedores\u201d.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/gridalternatives\/sets\/72157684403783424\/\" target=\"_blank\">Consulte el \u00e1lbum de Flickr \u201cLo mejor de Solar Works DC\u201d aqu\u00ed.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/nonprofit-installs-solar-panels-on-roofs-of-lower-income-households--free\/2017\/08\/06\/58fb0e86-73dd-11e7-9eac-d56bd5568db8_story.html?tid=ss_fb&amp;utm_term=.a4bb31fba2b4\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a1Lee aqu\u00ed el art\u00edculo del Washington Post sobre el programa!<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After six weeks of solar training, the inaugural Solar Works DC cohort graduated in August.  Solar Works DC is a low-income solar installation and job-training program spearheaded by the Department of Energy &#038; Environment (DOEE) and the Department of Employment Services (DOES). GRID Alternatives Mid-Atlantic is implementing the first year of the program, preparing District residents to enter careers in solar and related fields while reducing energy costs for qualified low-income District homeowners. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":3908,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[79],"tags":[],"audience":[],"content-type":[12],"focus-area":[20,73],"region":[],"series":[],"content-author":[],"class_list":["post-3906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-workforce-education","content-type-news","focus-area-job-training","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":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Trainees Today, Mentors Tomorrow - GRID Alternatives<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"After six weeks of solar training, the inaugural Solar Works DC cohort graduated in August. 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