Brief Clean Energy Apprenticeships and People with Disabilities
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Opportunities for Apprenticeship Expansion
Bhavani Arabandi, Karen Gardiner, Shruti Nayak, Lauren Eyster, Jacqueline Rayfield
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This brief discusses the need and opportunities for building inclusive apprenticeship in the clean energy sector. The workforce needs of the clean energy sector in the United States are growing. To meet this sector’s labor force demands, employers and workforce development professionals are seeking new approaches to train workers quickly and effectively, including registered apprenticeship programs. With unemployment rates low across the country, recruitment can be challenging. People with disabilities represent a valuable and often overlooked talent pool. The U.S. Department of Labor, through the Partnership on Inclusive Apprenticeship initiative, seeks to expand access to registered apprenticeships for people with disabilities in high-growth sectors, such as clean energy.

Research and Evidence Family and Financial Well-Being Work, Education, and Labor Technology and Data
Expertise Higher Education Workforce Development Apprenticeships Labor Markets
Tags Disabilities and employment Job training Apprenticeships Building America’s Workforce Disability equity policy Data collection Qualitative data analysis
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