Due: November 1, 2024 at 5pm ET
More than 11 million US workers are employed in the manufacturing and industrial sector, working in a variety of areas from iron and steel to food and beverages. Despite the manufacturing industry’s well-established capabilities for training, job placement, and career support, some critical gaps still exist in sustainability, energy efficiency, and industrial decarbonization curricula across most training programs and education levels. The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO) established the Industrial Sustainability, Energy Efficiency, and Decarbonization (ISEED) Workforce Development Collaborative to help meet the Biden-Harris Administration’s goal of a net zero emissions economy by 2050 by supporting workforce development programs that strengthen the ability of the workforce to decarbonize the U.S. industrial sector while prioritizing American workers and preparing them for good-paying middle-class jobs. The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) will act as the Steering Committee for the Collaborative to help the DOE IEDO office recruit, convene, manage, and support selected collaborative members.
The ISEED Collaborative will convene and support organizations to help grow the workforce knowledge and skills needed to decarbonize the US industrial sector. Over the course of two years, in additional to funding support, technical assistance and guidance from the Steering Committee will be provided to support selected ISEED Collaborative members to develop and pilot workforce solutions that can be scaled for regional or national reach and broad sectoral coverage. Throughout the project, the Steering Committee will be actively working with the collaborative members to understand their evolving needs, provide guidance, and gather reports to measure the Collaborative’s success.
IEDO seeks a diverse range of collaborative members to ensure that the final program deliverables embed sustainability, energy efficiency, and decarbonization concepts into training materials that can reach and support diverse new workers, incumbent workers, and workers transitioning from other industries. The selected Collaborative members will be expected to perform below activities.
- Develop, pilot, evaluate, and refine education and training materials and resources.
- Deliver quarterly and annual progress reports and other deliverables to the Steering Committee and IEDO on time.
- Participate in regular check-in calls with the Steering Committee.
- Participate in quarterly virtual meetings with all collaborative members.
- Participate in annual in-person summits with all collaborative members.
- Participate in peer-learning activities.
- See the attached list of expectations for ISEED Collaborative members for more details on routine meetings and reports.
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