In celebration of National Clean Energy Week, Gov. Tony Evers this week highlighted the launch of the U.S. Climate Alliance Governors’ Climate-Ready Workforce Initiative. Bolstered by federal investment by the Biden-Harris Administration toward building a national clean energy economy, the alliance’s new initiative aims to expand the clean energy workforce nationwide and support job and apprenticeship training in innovative industries and technologies by training 1 million new registered apprentices by 2035 across the alliance’s member states and territories.
The Governors’ Climate-Ready Workforce Initiative is aimed at accelerating the development of a diverse, equitable, and inclusive climate-ready workforce and expanding career pathways for new and existing workers into the good-paying jobs that will be created as the United States advances its climate goals.
To advance progress toward the goals of the Initiative, the alliance states members will work to collectively support 1 million new workers in completing registered apprenticeship programs across the coalition by 2035 and launch cohorts focused on sector-specific strategies to expand pathways into in-demand, climate-ready careers and support new and existing workers across each sector. These cohorts will enable members to collaborate with one another, share evidence-based practices and resources, engage experts and stakeholders, and develop solutions that can be scaled across states and territories to support continued job creation and boost access to high-quality workforce training, including registered apprenticeships.
Additional information and a full list of the initiative’s goals can be found here. More information on the Governors’ Climate-Ready Workforce Initiative can be found here.
