National Training and Education Resource (NTER) Platform – DOE

The National Training and Education Resource (NTER) Platform was designed to revolutionize how online training and education is created, shared, and delivered. NTER offers an easy to use and free distributed repository and specialized search engine just for education and training. Each organization that participates in NTER gains access to a global network of resources and expands […]

December 4, 2012

Making Green Work: Best Practices in Green-Collar Job Training

This resource may be of value to the field of adult education as an example of the variety of green sector programs that can be developed, their various funding mechanisms, and the types of credentials they may contain. Its most significant features include a clear and consistent framework for describing programs and a very forthright […]

December 18, 2012

Green Jobs: A Resource Guide for Individuals with Disabilities

Details the major employment and training opportunities and job skills associated with emerging “green” occupations, and provides links to related Internet resources. The Guide is targeted to workforce development practitioners and jobseekers with disabilities interested in training and careers in the green industry.

Report – Tax Reforms Could Save Energy, Create Jobs, and Pay for Themselves

The report looks at tax reforms that could be made in six major areas including promoting capital investment in manufacturing, encouraging advanced energy-saving technologies, and rationalizing depreciation schedules. The authors find that changes in these three areas would pay for themselves as the increased energy savings increase profits and tax receipts. (February 2013)

April 25, 2013

Online Courses: Top Online Courses and Classes on the Web

A free and comprehensive resource that is a collection of open college courses that spans videos, audio lectures, and notes given by professors.

April 30, 2013

Renewable Energy World

RenewableEnergyWorld.com is the World’s leading publisher of renewable energy news and information on solar energy, wind energy, hydro-power, geothermal energy, bio-energy and more.

May 17, 2013

Report – Renewable Energy Annual Updates and Trends Report

Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) Trends Report reports on the dynamic renewable energy environment, including growing and changing markets, increased quality demands by consumers, and the year’s regulatory successes which are integral to expanding residential and commercial use of clean energy across the U.S.

May 20, 2013

Video: Incorporating Renewable Energy Skills into Existing Technical Programs

In building the solar workforce, is it better to educate and train solar specialists or integrate solar knowledge and add-on skills to existing curricula? That’s the question Andrew McMahan, Energy Sector Director at Central Carolina Community College, addressed, based on his experience as the North Carolina Community College System’s lead college for its Code Green […]

State Clean Energy Actions Database (2008-2012)

This databases compiles state clean energy actions to help government officials and educators identify best practices in a variety of clean energy policy areas.

May 21, 2013

State Clean Energy Actions Reports

The NGA Center continually tracks and profiles state clean energy actions to help states identify promising actions and best practices. This information is compiled in reports and data tables and presented in webinars and conference calls.