Shining Light on Clean Energy Workforce Development, with Adewale OgunBadejo

Published: March 27, 2023, midnight

b'In this week\\u2019s episode, host Kristin Hayes talks with Adewale OgunBadejo, vice president for workforce development at GRID Alternatives, the largest nonprofit installer of solar panels in the United States. OgunBadejo and Hayes discuss how an organization can recruit and train people effectively in the solar industry, how partnerships with organizations in clean energy industries can bolster workforce development, and how the clean energy transition offers important opportunities for positive socioeconomic change.\\n\\nReferences and recommendations:\\n\\n\\u201cKey Recommendations: Cultivating a Diverse and Skilled Talent Pipeline for the Equitable Transition\\u201d from the Interstate Renewable Energy Council; https://irecusa.org/resources/key-recommendations-cultivating-a-diverse-and-skilled-talent-pipeline-for-the-equitable-transition/\\n\\n\\u201cNational Solar Jobs Census 2021\\u201d from the Interstate Renewable Energy Council; https://irecusa.org/resources/national-solar-jobs-census-2021/'