The Central Washington Renewable Energy Project is a partnership among the local workforce council, three associate development organizations, training institutions and local business. The project will establish a regional skills panel and will develop a regional plan that will identify niches for renewable and alternative industry growth for current and future worker demand; identify skill requirements and regional training needs for industry workers; and development of sustainability plan for the Renewable Energy Partnership.
Regional Skills Panel
A Renewable and Alternative Energy Skills Panel has been developed with representatives from business, post secondary education, economic development, workforce, labor, and public organizations that have an interest or responsibility in promoting and supporting the development of alternative energy in Washington State.
Insight from Dan Spatz of Columbia Gorge Community College
Needs Assessment
In the fall of 2008, workforce development partners in Oregon and Washington called for an updated needs assessment to inform the partners on relevant skills sets and to determine projected workforce needs by the wind industry.
The goals of the needs assessment were:
For the complete Needs Assessment Report and other related documents, click below...
Renewable Energy Industry Needs Assessment 2009
Renewable Energy Trends & Workforce Development in WA State
Partner Links
Yakima Valley Community College www.yvcc.edu
Perry Technical Institute www.perrytech.edu
Walla Walla Community College www.wwcc.edu
Columbia Gorge Community College www.cgcc.cc.or.us
Columbia Basin Community College www.columbiabasin.edu
Central Washington University www.cwu.edu
WSU Extension Energy Program www.energy.wsu.edu
Centralia Community College Center for Excellence www.centralia.edu/coe/