Clean Energy and Offshore Wind
Training Program

In today’s world, we are moving towards cleaner energy and green and environmentally-just sustainable work and living choices. We see increasing adoption of clean energy and green jobs involving renewable energy sources such as wind turbines, solar power, hydro power, eco-friendly vehicles and fuels, energy efficiency and conservation, sustainable building construction and trades, electrical grid and green manufacturing. The green economy needs skills and training that are currently in high demand, and will continue to be for the future. In 2010, the Massachusetts clean energy industry has experienced 73% job growth, adding over 104,000 clean energy workers by the end of year 2021.

Construction trades are necessary for a multitude of projects and many of the skills you learn can be transferred among the clean jobs and trades. The pre-apprenticeship program will prepare individuals for entry level construction trades jobs, including jobs as piledrivers, carpenters, electricians and operating engineers. This program will start you on a path towards obtaining employment where you could install solar panels, work in construction of the seaport, support assembling or installing wind turbines, or work on other important infrastructure and building development projects.

This pre-apprenticeship program is a training program designed to provide an introduction to construction trades jobs, provide an overview of key skills and prepare individuals for entry level construction trades jobs, where they will continue to have access to more in-depth trade specific skills. This may include entry into a union apprenticeship program or a job in a non-union construction trades company that provides on the job training.

Even before training ends, participants will have an opportunity to hear from a variety of individuals currently working in the construction trades and work with the team at MassHire North Shore Career Center to develop a resume and start their job search. Career Coaches will work with each individual to determine their specific goals, including specific construction trades they are interested in working in and whether they are interested in applying for a union apprenticeship or direct employment at a local employer. Union trades application processes are on a set schedule throughout the year, so your Career Coach will also work with graduates to find short-term work while they wait for the union apprenticeship program application window.

Please view the attached 3 videos. There are many aspects of large projects such as offshore wind even before the wind turbines are installed. Some individuals participating in this program may help construct the Port, which will be used to deploy the parts and machinery needed to install the wind turbines. For other individuals, they will start their career working on other construction trades projects, building their skills and experience that may position them to work on on-shore and offshore aspects of an offshore wind project.

There will be stipends available for qualified candidates to help with transportation costs and miscellaneous expenses.

We will work with each qualified candidate to address any concerns that may arise. Depending on their needs, we will guide eligible candidates towards the services that are most likely to result in a successful job placement.