To achieve the goals of Focus on Energy, Trade Allies need a recruitment and training strategy that increases their capability to deliver products and services. This requires leveraging training capacity across the technical college system, trades, and independent training programs. The Empowering Trade Allies for Building Efficiency and Electrification Research Project aimed to help Wisconsin best deploy federal workforce funds and building electrification and efficiency incentives by interviewing Trade Allies, technical college training programs, independent training programs, apprenticeship sponsors, and workforce development programs to define needed training, hiring, and business development support.
Contributor: Midwest Renewable Energy Association
Project Timeline: November 2023 - July 2024
Research Objectives:
Key Findings
Six key recommendations were derived from Trade Ally and training provider interviews. These recommendations identify priority workforce needs and training program investments and strategies to scale energy efficiency and electrification initiatives, fostering a more robust and skilled workforce that can deliver quality energy efficient projects to Focus on Energy customers, helping Wisconsin achieve its energy goals.
Contact the Future Focus team at futurefocus@focusonenergy.com