Clean Energy Blog
Stay up to date on the latest news related to clean energy in our region and beyond.
Career Connect Washington Program Builder Funding Update
Career Connect Washington recently announced that this State year's final Program Builder RFPs, America Builds Apprenticeship Round 2, and Program Builder Round 12 are scheduled to open on October 16th and will close on December 1st. ESD estimates there will be...
Center of Excellence for Clean Energy/Centralia College achieves 140 percent hiring target
More than 339 workers found employment as ground crew, substation operator apprentices, plant operator trainees, boiler operators, energy analysts, meter technicians and hydro utility workers within organizations across the five-state region, according to the Pacific...
Energy Industry Job Announcements
Many of our industry partners have posted serveral job openings for individuals with and without in-field experience. Visit our job board often and follow the links for updated information and application closure deadlines. The following jobs have been sent to us...
PNCECE Publishes Energy Education Resource Guide
The Pacific Northwest Center of Excellence for Clean Energy/ "A Centralia College Partnership" has released an updated publication called the "Energy Education Resource Guide." The 32-page booklet showcases all energy and pre-engineering programs within Washington...
PNCECE website offers resources
Job seekers! Try our our Job Board for links to utilities (that employ more than 50 employees) throughout five Pacific Northwest states! Job board link Students, counselors and parents! Looking for an energy education program and just don't know where to start? Visit...
8th Annual Energy & Construction Best Practices Summit AGENDA
All events are held at the Regional Education and Training Center, Satsop Campus, in Elma, WA *** Pre-Summit -- Educators Institute, June 19 *** 8:30 – 9 am: check in/continental breakfast 9 – 9:15 am: Welcome - Barbara Hins-Turner, Executive Director, Pacific...
REGISTRATION OPEN for 8th Annual Summit
Registration is now open for the 8th Annual Energy and Construction Best Practices Summit: EmPOWER the workforce; BUILD the economy When: June 19 & 20, 2013 Where: Regional Education & Training Center, Satsop Campus, in Elma, Wash. Registration is required to...
Energy Workforce Workshop showcases opportunities for students
The Pacific Northwest Center of Excellence/"A Centralia College Partnership" and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Power & Energy Society (IEEE PES) will host a workshop for energy tech, pre-engineering and engineering students June 1 at...
NEW! Smart Grid Train the Trainer Workshops
The Pacific Northwest Center of Excellence for Clean Energy (PNCECE) and the Energy Educators Institute* are pleased to offer a Smart Grid Train the Trainer class designed for faculty and energy industry trainers. Participants will learn how to enhance curriculum and...
Portland State University offers smart grid class to the region through distance learning
Portland State University and its Center for Public Service has been offering the first graduate level course on the smart grid in the country since 2009. Developed by a team from PSU and Portland General Electric and underwritten by PGE, Intel, and Veris Industries,...