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Learning Objectives
- To learn about the scale and scope of jobs in the solar industry
- To build awareness of career opportunities using the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) Solar Career Map as a framework
- To gain perspectives from people working in the solar industry
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Course outline
5 modules • 29 assignments • 3:32 hours of video lectures
Module 1 • 4 assignments
Welcome to the course!
Meet the instructor and learn about course objectives.
- Meet your instructor (03:12 minutes)
- Follow HeatSpring on LinkedIn
- Course Objectives (45 seconds)
- Totally optional: iPhone App for taking this class (50 seconds)
Module 2 • 3 assignments
Why choose the solar industry?
- Solar Industry Snapshot (12:24 minutes)
- National Solar Job Census 2022
- E2 Clean Jobs America 2022 Report (.pdf)
Module 3 • 2 assignments
Solar Career Map
Learning how to use the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) Solar Career Map.
- Solar Career Map Tour - Mary Lawrence & Joe Sarubbi (19:02 minutes)
- Explore the IREC Solar Career Map
Module 4 • 15 assignments
Professional Perspectives
We catch up with professionals across the solar energy industry to hear about their jobs, their experience, and career advice.
- Electrical Apprenticeship - Vaughan Woodruff (13:57 minutes)
- VP of Construction - Anna Bautista (18:25 minutes)
- Head of Business Development (Software) - Alex Heller (12:23 minutes)
- Director of Learning & Development - Claire Lytton (05:04 minutes)
- Solar Installation Supervisor - Shravan Joshi (07:08 minutes)
- COO and Co-Founder (Agrivoltaics Development)- Savannah Whitfield (14:25 minutes)
- Head of Business Development (Manufacturing) - Rebecca Guo (10:38 minutes)
- Operations & Maintenance Technician and Solar Entrepreneur - Keith Rohman (04:30 minutes)
- Director of Growth - Alex Snedeker (10:29 minutes)
- Lead Installer, Service Tech, and Electrical Apprentice - Jan Scott (13:37 minutes)
- Project Manager - Dylan Reitenbach (06:42 minutes)
- Craft Recruiter - Renewable Energy - DJ Barrett (12:01 minutes)
- Sr. Manager Project Development, Energy Solutions Team - Chris Brown (12:42 minutes)
- Solar Designer and Solar Entrepreneur - Anthony Gianfrancesco (15:23 minutes)
- Resources for Veterans - Richard Lawrence (09:12 minutes)
Module 5 • 3 assignments
Skills for the Industry and Opportunities to Learn
- Skills for the Industry (05:28 minutes)
- Opportunities to Learn & Grow (04:22 minutes)
- NABCEP Certifications
Instructor
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Brittany Heller
HeatSpringBrittany Heller has been in the solar industry in a variety of roles since January 2015. She began her solar career in residential sales in New Orleans. She then moved to Denver where she completed a Construction Fellowship with GRID Alternatives Colorado, building a wide portfolio of solar projects all benefiting income-qualified families. In April 2018, she began her... Learn more