{"id":815,"date":"2022-02-17T21:38:05","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T21:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/?p=815"},"modified":"2024-08-30T11:16:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T15:16:05","slug":"gov-hochul-announces-25m-proposal-to-transition-existing-workers-and-train-individuals-for-clean-energy-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/2022\/02\/17\/gov-hochul-announces-25m-proposal-to-transition-existing-workers-and-train-individuals-for-clean-energy-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Hochul Announces $25M Proposal to Transition Existing Workers and Train Individuals for Clean Energy Jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"

NYSERDA\u00a0Pursuing Federal Grant\u00a0to Support the\u00a0New York Community Colleges Energy\u00a0Equity Consortium to Ramp Up Training and Job Preparation for\u00a03,500\u00a0New Yorkers<\/em><\/p>\n

ALBANY, NY<\/strong> — Governor Kathy Hochul today announced a $25 million statewide federal grant proposal supported by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, the New York State Department of Labor and the New York Community Colleges Energy Equity Consortium. This proposal will take a multi-faceted approach to reskill and train New Yorkers, including displaced workers in the fossil fuel sector and members of disadvantaged communities, for new clean energy job opportunities. Additionally, the proposal will support community colleges with industry-driven curriculum development and microcredentialing and provide a host of wraparound services to assist individuals with career success. The work under this proposal supports the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act) to deliver 35 percent with a goal of 40 percent of benefits from clean energy investments to disadvantaged communities and secure a just transition.<\/p>\n

“This is the first-of-its-kind public-private statewide collaborative that reflects a joint commitment from government, industry, labor, education, manufacturing, and community-based organizations to prepare individuals from disadvantaged communities for New York’s clean energy transition,”\u00a0Governor Hochul said.<\/strong>\u00a0“To train New York’s workforce of the future, we need to think creatively so we can leverage existing expertise and resources to grow this new and exciting sector – and once again – New York State is leading the way forward.”<\/p>\n

On behalf of the statewide collaborative, NYSERDA submitted\u00a0a $25 million\u00a0proposal for a\u00a0funding opportunity through the\u00a0U.S. Economic Development Association’s (EDA) Good Jobs Challenge.\u00a0NYCCEE,\u00a0a consortium of 24 SUNY\/CUNY community colleges, employers, community-based\u00a0organizations, unions, faith leaders and state and local government,\u00a0will\u00a0focus\u00a0existing resources and explore opportunities to leverage state, federal and private funding to develop new training and career\u00a0preparation\u00a0in building electrification, offshore wind, solar,\u00a0and advanced manufacturing.\u00a0Each of the sectors will be led respectively by the Association for Energy Affordability (AEA), the Center for Economic Growth (CEG) and the NYC Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC),\u00a0the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC), and\u00a0the Manufacturing Association of Central New York (MACNY).\u00a0NYSERDA and NYSDOL will inform this effort\u00a0to ensure it aligns\u00a0with the recommendations of the New York State Climate Action Council and the\u00a0Just Transition Working Group,\u00a0as well as\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0state’s overall\u00a0workforce goals and objectives.<\/p>\n

NYSERDA President and CEO\u00a0and Climate Action Council\u00a0Co-Chair\u00a0Doreen M. Harris said,<\/strong>\u00a0“It’s clear that the work we are doing in New York State to bolster green job training and workforce development, especially through a comprehensive framework like this, is exactly what needs to be done nationally to ensure that all individuals from every community have the same opportunities to participate in the clean energy transition. NYSERDA is proud to help lead this effort and will continue our efforts to build a bright future for New York’s clean energy workforce.”<\/p>\n

Additionally, participating CUNY\/SUNY colleges will work together to develop curricula and pre-apprenticeships, structure distance and hybrid learning offerings, and build classes and programs that tap into their respective strengths. Credentials in clean energy will be developed by NYCCEE with active participation from industry advisors and environmental justice experts. Participants will also be offered wrap-around services in transportation, daycare, counseling, and other areas determined by local need.<\/p>\n

“SUNY Monroe\u00a0is thrilled to be part of this opportunity to help\u00a0forge a robust curriculum-sharing and training system among colleges that will create substantial benefits for students from economically disadvantaged and historically marginalized backgrounds,”\u00a0said Dr. DeAnna R. Burt-Nanna, president of Monroe Community College<\/strong>. “NYCCEE’s important partnerships will help provide career paths to all who want them in the clean energy economy.”<\/p>\n

Under\u00a0NYSERDA’s EDA\u00a0proposal, NYCCEE will train 2,000 new workers and reskill 1,500 existing workers followed by placement in quality, well-paying clean energy jobs, with a special\u00a0focus on\u00a0reaching underserved communities and priority populations.<\/p>\n

The full release is available on the\u00a0governor’s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced a $25 million statewide federal grant proposal supported by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, the New York State Department of Labor and the New York Community Colleges Energy Equity Consortium. This proposal will take a multi-faceted approach to reskill and train New Yorkers, including displaced workers in the fossil fuel sector and members of disadvantaged communities, for new clean energy job opportunities. Additionally, the proposal will support community colleges with industry-driven curriculum development and microcredentialing and provide a host of wraparound services to assist individuals with career success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[43,59],"class_list":["post-815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-news","tag-economic-and-workforce-development","tag-sustainability"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=815"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":817,"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815\/revisions\/817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}