Employers

​This page is in development and will continue to be updat​ed. Check back periodically for the latest.
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Energy Equity Portal
​The Energy Equity Portal is an online source designed to help connect clean energy companies with Equity Eligible Persons looking to work in the clean energy sector in Illinois. Making these connections is a key aspect of ensuring that the clean energy industry in Illinois grows in an equitable manner.

Equity Eligible Persons can use the Portal to post their availability for employers. Developers of clean energy projects such as Approved Vendors and Designees in the Illinois Shines Program (also known as the Adjustable Block Program), or developers of utility-scale wind and solar projects, can use the Portal to post clean energy jobs and to search for Equity Eligible Persons.

This Portal is administered by the Illinois Power Agency, the state agency that administers the Illinois Shines and Illinois Solar for All programs, and conducts competitive procurements to support the development of new utility-scale wind, utility-scale solar, and brownfield site solar projects.​
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Find Your Local Training Provider
Find your local training provider for the Climate Works Program.


​Construction Pre-Apprenticeship Training​​

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If you would like to learn more about these training programs and the credentials earned upon completing them, please refer to your local Navigator​.

If employers are interested in learning more about these training programs and hiring opportunities, please refer to the contact information in the Contact column or contact your local Navigator.


​Grantee
Training Provider Location​Credentials Earned​Contact
​​548 Foundation
​​Chicago
  • ​​NCCER
  • OSHA 10
  • First Aid/CPR​

​For ​Job Seekers​

For Employers

kgolder@548foundation.org
​​548 Foundation
​Waukegan
  • ​NCC​ER
  • OSHA 10
  • First Aid/CPR​

​​For Job Seekers​

For Employers

kgolder@548foundation.org
HIRE360
Alton

  • ​First Aid/CPR Certification
  • OSHA 10-hour Construction Certificate
  • MC3 Pre-Apprenticeship C​ompletion Certificate
  • GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green Certificate
  • NCCER Core Curriculum Certification​

For Job Seekers

For Employers: 

Sgoforth@hire360partners.org


​HIRE360
​Bloomington/Normal
  • ​First Aid/CPR Certification
  • OSHA 10-hour Construction Certificate
  • MC3 Pre-Apprenticeship Completion Certificate
  • GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green Certificate
  • NCCER Core Curriculum Certification

For Job Seekers

For Employers: 

Sgoforth@hire360partners.org​


​HIRE360
​Champaign/Danville
  • ​First Aid/CPR Certification
  • OSHA 10-hour Construction Certificate
  • MC3 Pre-Apprenticeship Completion Certificate
  • GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green Certificate
  • NCCER Core Curriculum Certification​

For Job Seekers

For Employers: 

Sgoforth@hire360partners.org


​HIRE360
​​Decatur
  • First Aid/CPR Certification
  • OSHA 10-hour Construction Certificate
  • MC3 Pre-Apprenticeship Completion Certificate
  • GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green Certificate
  • NCCER Core Curriculum Certification​

For Job Seekers

For Employers: 

Sgoforth@hire360partners.org


​HIRE360
​Dekalb
  • ​First Aid/CPR Certification
  • OSHA 10-hour Construction Certificate
  • MC3 Pre-Apprenticeship Completion Certificate
  • GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green Certificate
  • NCCER Core Curriculum Certification

For Job Seekers

For Employers: 

Sgoforth@hire360partners.org


​HIRE360
​East St. Louis
  • ​​First Aid/CPR Certification
  • OSHA 10-hour Construction Certificate
  • MC3 Pre-Apprenticeship Completion Certificate
  • GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green Certificate
  • NCCER Core Curriculum Certification

For Job Seekers

For Employers: 

Sgoforth@hire360partners.org


​HIRE360
​Peoria
  • ​First Aid/CPR Certification
  • OSHA 10-hour Construction Certificate
  • MC3 Pre-Apprenticeship Completion Certificate
  • GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green Certificate
  • NCCER Core Curriculum Certification​

​For Job Seekers

For Employers: 

Sgoforth@hire360partners.org


​HIRE360
Rockford
  • ​First Aid/CPR Certification
  • OSHA 10-hour Construction Certificate
  • MC3 Pre-Apprenticeship Completion Certificate
  • GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green Certificate
  • NCCER Core Curriculum Certification​

For Job Seekers

For Employers: 

Sgoforth@hire360partners.org


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Find your local training provider for the Workforce Hubs program.

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Workforce Hubs Training Programs

Solar PV​​ Installer​​

​Grantee
Hub Area

Credentials Earned

Contact​
​548 Foundation Inc
​West/Southwest
  • ​​300​ Hours-NCCER Intro to Solar 1 & 2​, NABCEP

​For Job Seekers

For Employers

rob@e​cademy.co

Chicago Cook Workforce Parntership - South
​Chicago South
  • ​​80 h​ours-(Millenium)NABCEP Associate, MREA PV Solar Site Assessment OR 238 Hours (Lewis) NCCER, OSHA 10, Electronic Tech Assoc Solar Installer Cert, NABCEP PV Assoc

​​For Job Seekers

For Employers

pprado@chicookworks.org

​Chicago Cook Workforce Parnership - West/Southwest​
West/Southwest
  • ​"10 Days (W​right Coll)-OSHA 10, NABCEP 
  • 238 Hours (IWE Lewis)-NCCER Core Curriculum Certification, OSHA 10, Electronic Technology Association Solar Installer Certificate (Level 1), NABCEP PV Associate Certification"

​For Job Seekers

For Employers​

​​pprado@chicookworks.org
​​College of DuPage
​Aurora
  • ​432 hours-Renewable Energy Technology Certificate

​For Job Seekers

For Employers

mathenyc456@cod.edu

​Joliet Junior College​​
​Joliet
  • ​79 Hours-NABCEP, First Aid, CPR, OSHA10, ARC Flash Cert

​For Job Seekers

For Employers

lauren.kmetz@jjc.edu

​Parkland College
​Champaign
  • ​NABCEP Photovoltaic Associate​​

​For Job Seekers

For Employers

uhunter@parkland.edu​

​Richland Community College
Decatur
  • ​​Illinois IBEW Renewable Energy Fund Certification; NABCEP Photovoltaic Associate​

​For Job Seekers

For Employers

tlthomas@richland.edu

​Safer Foundation
​​Chicago South
  • ​80 Hrs+OJT, PVIP Bd Cert

​For Job Seekers

For Employers

lisa.brackett@saferfoundation.org

​The Workforce Connection​
​Rockford
  • ​320 Hours-NABCEP, OSHA-10 Cert​​

​For Job Seekers

For Employers​

awaken789@gmail.com


EV Assembly Technician

​Grantee
Hub Area
Credentials Earned
​Contact
​Joliet Junior College
Joliet​
  • ​EV Assembly Tech Cert

​For Job Seekers

For Employers

lauren.kmetz@jjc.edu


EV Maintenance Technician
​Grantee
Hub Area
Credentials Earned
​Contact
​​Chicago Cook Workforce Parntership
​Chicago South
  • ​90 Hours (OAI)-3 cred hrs @ Prairie State College
  • 20 credit hours (Olive Harvey/Rivian)-Basic Cert

​​For Job Seekers

For Employers

pprado@chicookworks.org

​College of Lake County
​Wauke​gan
  • ​​1168 hours-Program will prepare the student to take the ASE L3 hybrid and EV test provided the student meets the requirements of ASE.
    • ASE- xEV Electrical Safety Awareness Certification - Level 1 Standards 
    • ASE- xEV Technician Electrical Safety Certification - Level 2 Standards
    • ASE Entry Level Certification for Brakes
    • ASE Entry Level Certification for HVAC 
    • ASE Entry Level Certification for Suspension
    • ASE Entry Level Certification for Electrical
    • EPA 609 Certification

​For Job Seekers

For Employers

rammon@clcillinois.edu​
​​Joliet Junior College
​Joliet
  • 48 Hours-ASE Light Duty Hybrid/Electric Vehicle Specialist Certification
  • 120 Hours-Medium Heavy Vehicle Assembly-Lion Electric​

​For Job Seekers

For Employers

lauren.kmetz@jjc.edu
​​Parkland College
​Champaign
  • ​​Automotive Technology AAS or Applied Science AAS

​​For Job Seekers

For Employers

​uhunter@parkland.edu​
​Richland Community College
Decatur​
  • ​EV/Hybrid Technician Certificate (following ASE Standards)​​

​For Job Seekers

For Employers

tlthomas@richland.edu
​The Workforce Connection
Rockford​
  • ​66​ crd hrs-AAS
  • 51 Crd hrs-Auto Tech Cert
  • 24 crd hrs-Auto Maint & Light Repair Cert; ASE Cert if 3.0+GPA and 2Yr exp or degree​

​​For Job Seekers

For Employers

awaken789@gmail.com

EV Charging Installation
​Grantee
Hub Area
Credentials Earned
​Contact
​Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership
Chicago South​
  • ​214 h​ours-Cert thru Gov State/Revere Consulting​

​For Job Seekers

For Employers

pprado@chicookworks.org

​Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership
West/Southwest​
  • ​48 hours-Cert from Daley Colleges​

​For Job Seekers

For Employers

pprado@chicookworks.org

​Joliet Junior College
Joliet​
  • ​32 Hours-prepares for SAE credential testing-Revere ​Consulting

​For Job Seekers

For Employers

lauren.kmetz@jjc.edu

Energy Auditing

​Grantee
Hub Area
Credentials Earned
​Contact
​548 Foundation
West/Southwest​
  • ​NABCEP
  • NCCER​

​For Job Seekers

For Employers

rob@e​cademy.co​

​College of Lake County
Waukegan​
  • ​​RESNET, EPA Section 608 Certification and Exams HVAC Excellence​

​For Job Seekers

For Employers

rammon@clcillinois.edu​

​College of DuPage
​Aurora
  • ​Energy Audit and Analysis, Certificate​

​For Job Seekers

For Employers

mathenyc456@cod.edu

​Joliet Junior College
Joliet​
  • ​​9-54 Credit Hours-EPA Section 608 Safe Refrigerant Handling/Use; Hydrocarbons; Low GWP Refrigerant Safety​

​For Job Seekers

For Employers

lauren.kmetz@jjc.edu

​Richland Community College
Decatur​
  • ​BPI Building Science Principles Certificate
  • Building Analyst Technician Certificate (BA-T)
  • Building Analyst Professional Certificate (BA-P)​

​For Job Seekers

For Employers

tlthomas@richland.edu

Weatherization

​Grantee
Hub Area
Credentials Earned
​Contact
​Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership
West/Southwest
  • ​280 ​hours-BPI – Micro certifications for Building Science Principals, Healthy Home Principals, Infiltration & Duct Leakage​

​For Job Seekers

For Employers

pprado@chicookworks.org
​Safer Foundation
​Chicago South​
  • ​​90Hrs-OSHA 10, EPA Lead Safe Renovation Repair and Painting​

​For Job Seekers

For Employers

lisa.brackett@saferfoundation.org

Building Inspection

​Grantee
​Hub Area
Credentials Earned
​Contact
College of Lake County​
Waukegan​
  • ​100 Hours-Illinois Home Inspector License​

​For Job Seekers

For Employers

rammon@clcillinois.edu​
​The Workforce Connection
Rockford​
  • ​111 Hours-NCCER Cert​

​For Job Seekers

For Employers

awaken789@gmail.com

HVAC

​Grantee
Hub Area
Credentials Earned
​Contact
Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership
Chicago South
  • 17 Cred Hrs(Commercial Basic Cert)-Kennedy King
  • 17 Cred Hrs(Heating Domestic Basic Certificate)-Kennedy King
  • 18 Cred Hrs(Heating Basic Certificate)-Kennedy King"

​For Job Seekers

For Employe​rs

pprado@chicookworks.org
​Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership
West/Southwest​
  • ​280 hours-BPI – Micro certifications for Building Science Principals, Healthy Home Principals, Infiltration & Duct Leakage​

​For Job Seekers

Fo​r Employers

pprado@chicookworks.org
​College of Lake County
Waukegan​
  • ​416 hours-EPA Section 608 Certification & HVAC Excellence​

​For Job Seekers

For Employers

rammon@clcillinois.edu​​
​Joliet Junior College
Joliet​
  • ​​9-54 Credit Hours-EPA Section 608 Safe Refrigerant Handling/Use; Hydrocarbons; Low GWP Refrigerant Safety​

​For Job Seekers

For Employers

lauren.kmetz@jjc.edu
​Parkland College
Champaign​
  • ​​HVAC Technician Certificate (Parkland Credential), EPA Section 608 Certification​

​For Job Seekers

For Employers

uhunter@parkland.edu​
​Richland Community College​
Decatur​​
  • ​EPA Section 608 Certification​

Fo​r Job Seekers

For Employers​​

tlthomas@richland.edu

Wind Turbine Installation and Maintenance

​Grantee
Hub Area
Credentials Earned
​Contact
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