Across the Midwest, 2-year colleges are offering a variety of technical training programs to prepare students for work in the growing solar energy industry.  The Solar Corps is a regional workforce partnership designed to assist colleges with two common needs: 

1. Providing hands-on and work-site experience for students, and 
2. Supporting student job placement and professional certification to advance in the solar industry 

Solar energy jobs increased 9% nationwide from 2020 to 2021, creating meaningful work for hundreds of thousands of people. As the industry continues to grow, so does the need to ensure its opportunities are accessible to underrepresented groups, including women, the formerly incarcerated, and individuals who are Black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC).

At the MREA, we’re rolling up our sleeves and partnering with organizations dedicated to environmental and climate justice to provide full-ride scholarships to aspiring solar professionals in underrepresented communities across the Midwest—but we need your help to make it happen.

Learn more about our Rise Up Scholarship Training Program and how you can directly support the just energy transition here.