Learn, Return & Earn
Have you been laid off? Are you looking to transition to a new industry? WorkSource funds scholarships through the Workforce Investment Act (WIA).
The Learn, Return & Earn workforce training program connects you to industry-recognized certifications, which lead to employment in high-demand occupations and industries.
You may qualify for the Learn, Return & Earn program if:
- You have been laid off from your job or have received notice that your job will be eliminated.
- You qualify based on income (including if you have been laid off and have taken a short-term or part-time job).
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Train for a Career in Solar Energy
The Community Rehabilitation Center Institute and its partners are pleased to announce its Weatherization Technician and Solar Technician certificate training programs. Acceptable Work Keys assessment scores and verification of income thresholds are required for entry into the program(s). All interested individuals are asked to email a CRCI specialist. You’ll receive an application and information about assessment and guidelines for the program.
If you have worked in construction, trade or manufacturing and like hands-on work, this program will give you more marketable skills taught in applied learning labs. Students who like to work on their cars, design projects, tinker with equipment, use hand tools and take things apart to see how they work, or make things work better may find they really have an aptitude to be a solar energy technician or a green builder. Men and women who are good at problem solving, thinking about how a system works and enjoy working with their hands may excel as solar energy technicians. In the program, you will learn essential safety skills, construction skills, and the fundamentals of photovoltaic system installation and maintenance. The training will qualify you to work for photovoltaic companies, homebuilders, government and electric utility companies.
You need to be comfortable working with electricity; students work with AC generators, invertors, batteries and wiring. Basic math is also needed for conducting site assessment, energy audits and designing appropriately sized systems. On the job, you’ll work with power tools, climb on roofs, carry equipment, use meters and work alongside other trades.
Technicians and green builders work in the field at building sites, commercial buildings and customers’ homes as well as in the office estimating, designing, assembling and building systems.
What do I need to qualify for entrance into the program?
Acceptable Work Keys assessment scores and verification of income thresholds are required for entry into the program(s). You’ll receive an application by email and information about assessment and program guidelines. Email
the Community Rehabilitation Center for more information.