{"id":1203,"date":"2025-09-16T19:12:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T23:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gridalt.wpenginepowered.com\/press-releases\/celebrating-solar-workforce-graduates-grid-bay-areas-ibt-200-graduation-on-july-28\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T09:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T13:11:13","slug":"celebrating-solar-workforce-graduates-grid-bay-areas-ibt-200-graduation-on-july-28","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/gridalternatives.org\/es\/press-releases\/celebrating-solar-workforce-graduates-grid-bay-areas-ibt-200-graduation-on-july-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebraci\u00f3n de los graduados del programa Solar Workforce: la graduaci\u00f3n de IBT 200 de GRID Bay Area el 28 de julio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OAKLAND, CA \u2013 GRID Alternatives Bay Area, en colaboraci\u00f3n con el New Horizons Career Development Center y con el apoyo de la Fundaci\u00f3n Wells Fargo, tiene el placer de anunciar la ceremonia de graduaci\u00f3n de su segunda generaci\u00f3n de estudiantes de formaci\u00f3n b\u00e1sica para la instalaci\u00f3n de paneles solares (IBT). El evento tendr\u00e1 lugar el lunes 28 de julio de 2025, de 11 a.m. a 1 p.m., en GRID Alternatives, 1171 Ocean Ave Unit 200, Oakland, CA 94608.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEstamos encantados de celebrar la segunda generaci\u00f3n de graduados de nuestro programa de Entrenamiento B\u00e1sico de Instalaci\u00f3n 200. Este \u00e9xito es un testimonio del poder de la colaboraci\u00f3n y estamos profundamente agradecidos a nuestros socios del New Horizon Career Development Center por su confianza en nuestro trabajo. Tambi\u00e9n extendemos nuestra sincera gratitud a Wells Fargo. Su inversi\u00f3n crucial proporcion\u00f3 los subsidios que permitieron a nuestros participantes cumplir plenamente con este programa de cinco semanas y dar inicio a sus carreras en energ\u00eda renovable\u201d, dice Arthur Bart-Williams, Director Ejecutivo de GRID Alternatives Bay Area. <\/p>\n<p>Esta ceremonia de graduaci\u00f3n honrar\u00e1 a los ocho participantes que completaron el programa de entrenamiento de verano de 200 horas. Los asistentes podr\u00e1n conocer a los participantes, aprender sobre sus experiencias y celebrar sus logros. Despu\u00e9s de la ceremonia se ofrecer\u00e1 un almuerzo festivo, servido alrededor de las 12:30 p.m. Se invita a los asistentes a confirmar su asistencia para garantizar una cifra precisa de asistentes para el almuerzo.<\/p>\n<p>GRID Alternatives se dedica a proporcionar un camino efectivo, eficiente y equitativo hacia la industria solar. Uno de sus programas de formaci\u00f3n clave, la formaci\u00f3n de fundamentos de la instalaci\u00f3n (IBT), es un programa de certificaci\u00f3n basado en competencias dise\u00f1ado para dotar a los participantes de las habilidades m\u00e1s relevantes para los trabajos de instalaci\u00f3n solar de nivel b\u00e1sico y los campos de empleo relacionados en la construcci\u00f3n. El programa IBT se centra en certificados individuales en habilidades reconocidas por la industria, ofreciendo a los participantes una formaci\u00f3n pr\u00e1ctica valiosa y acceso a posibles oportunidades de empleo.<\/p>\n<p>Esta formaci\u00f3n fue posible gracias a una colaboraci\u00f3n con el New Horizons Career Development Center, que remiti\u00f3 a los participantes de su clase de habilidades laborales y ofreci\u00f3 servicios profesionales gratuitos a los clientes. Adem\u00e1s, la Fundaci\u00f3n Wells Fargo proporcion\u00f3 un patrocinio financiero directo para los estipendios de los estudiantes, haciendo que este programa de formaci\u00f3n fuera gratuito y al mismo tiempo incentivando la participaci\u00f3n y el logro del certificado IBT 200.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLa colaboraci\u00f3n de New Horizons con GRID Alternatives para la cohorte IBT 200 es m\u00e1s que una simple colaboraci\u00f3n; es un compromiso compartido en torno a la formaci\u00f3n pr\u00e1ctica, las oportunidades y la equidad, lo que se alinea con nuestra misi\u00f3n de empoderar a las personas para que puedan ser autosuficientes y vivir vidas enriquecidas y gratificantes\u201d, afirma el Dr. Anthony A.K. Hodge, Director Ejecutivo Senior del Centro de Desarrollo Profesional de New Horizons.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u00a1\u00dananse a nosotros para celebrar los logros de estos dedicados estudiantes y los esfuerzos continuos por ampliar el acceso a las oportunidades laborales en la industria solar. Para obtener m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n y registrarse, por favor contacten a Roy Garza, Fellow de Desarrollo de la Fuerza Laboral de Solar Corps. <a href=\"mailto:rgarza@gridalternatives.org\">rgarza@gridalternatives.org<\/a>. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GRID Alternatives Bay Area, in partnership with New Horizons Career Development Center and supported by the Wells Fargo Foundation, is pleased to announce the graduation ceremony for its second cohort of Installation Basics Training (IBT) 200 solar trainees.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":1045,"template":"","focus-area":[],"region":[],"class_list":["post-1203","press-release","type-press-release","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"external_link":null,"source_file":null,"media_contact":"<p>Elizabeth Norton <\/p> <p>Media Relations Coordinator <\/p> <p>enorton@gridalternatives.org<\/p>","about_sections":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 - 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