Community Colleges Connect Call with the Solar Energy Industries Association

Please attend the Thursday, July 17, 2:00pm ET Community Colleges Connect call hosted by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). This call is free to join.

Community Colleges Call with SEIA
Thursday, July 17, 2:00pm

Agenda 

Federal Update

Community Colleges Impact Regarding Budget Reconciliation – Sarah Vilms, Vice President, Strategic Growth Initiatives at SEIA

New and Upcoming Solar and Storage Standards & How to Access Them – Cesar Eizaga, Manager of Standards Development at SEIA

ANSI/SEIA 201 – Installer Standard for Residential and Small Commercial and Industrial

ANSI/SEIA 301 – Newly Approved Standard – The Solar and Energy Storage Operations & Maintenance Technical Training Standard (Final Action Date 6/10/25)

New Website to Access Solar and Storage Standards

Community Colleges Connect – Paige Sawyers, Policy Analyst at SEIA

New Community Colleges Solar Success Stories highlighted on our website

Tuesday, September 9 at RE+ Vegas: Meeting the Demand: How to Hire from Community & Technical Colleges – Sarah Vilms

We will discuss the upcoming panel at RE+ regarding best practices for business working with community & technical colleges to recruit skilled trades workers

Panelists at RE+ will include:

Sarah Vilms – Sarah Vilms, Vice President, Strategic Growth Initiatives at SEIA

Charlotte Parker – Director of Community Engagement, Dimension Renewable Energy, NJ

Elisa Perry – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

Dr. Willie Todd – CEO of Denmark Technical College, Denmark, South Carolina

Kenneth Walz – Director of the CREATE Energy Center funded by the National Science Foundation, Madison Community College, Madison, WI