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Rising Sun Energy Center trains Bay Area adults in energy efficiency, providing them with valuable skills for the construction and home performance sectors.

Our entry level course is an energy efficiency technical training program called Green Energy Training Services (GETS). GETS trainees are individuals from low-income neighborhoods who face barriers to employment. The course develops skills that provide participants a foundation for meaningful employment. It is monitored by industry and government stakeholders to ensure that graduates have the necessary skills to meet today's standards.

We would be happy to assist you in meeting and assessing our graduates!

Graduates of the 80-hour GETS program can:

• Use and understand energy-related words and concepts
• Identify opportunities to improve building energy efficiency
• Use energy efficiency assessment tools
• Assist in weatherizing homes and small buildings
• Conduct a walk-through home performance assessment
• Complete an assessment report
• Install energy efficiency measures and make minor repairs to improve energy use
• Communicate effectively with team members, supervisors, and customers

Graduates of the GETS curriculum are prepared to enter the following green jobs:

• Entry-level Air Sealer and Insulation Installer
• Entry-level HVAC repair and installer
• Entry-level Energy Auditor
• Entry-level Construction worker
• Weatherization Specialist

To ensure that standards are being met in the ever-changing energy efficiency sector, Rising Sun created a GETS Employer Council, made up of representatives from home performance businesses, general contractors, trade associations, partner organizations, government representatives (city, county, state and federal), and others.

This empowers employers to shape the GETS curriculum, to network, and to learn from each other about industry trends. Feedback from employers ensures that GETS graduates have the necessary skills to meet the professional standards of today's industry.

Rising Sun invites Bay Area energy efficiency firms to join the Employer Council!

 

To learn more about GETS and hire our graduates: Read more about the GETS program, or contact George Kopf, Program Director: by phone at (510)665-1501 x17 or via email.