Major incentives for labor standards and domestic content in the IRA will change our jobs metrics from counting heads to accounting for job quality. Renewable projects get 5X the incentives if they meet prevailing wage and apprenticeship standards. Here’s why that matters—>
These standards will certainly help the incumbent workforce, and support a just transition for displaced fossil workers. Also, it will *pull* more workers into great career-track clean energy jobs. >>
Apprenticeship is training that prepares workers with broad occupational skills that can be deployed across a range of projects. It culminates in a credential that is recognized across the industry. This training helps workers weather volatility and it stabilizes the industry >>
Apprenticeship is also a job. From Day 1, apprentices are paid a good wage with benefits, and their compensation increases as they acquire skills and experience. The training itself? It’s free. No debt. >>
How does this all work? Union apprenticeships are financially supported by both employers/business and workers. They are privately funded, managed, and self-sustaining, constantly training the next generation of skilled workers. >>
Registered apprenticeship is a social innovation that has stood the long test of time… and it continues to get better.>>
With construction trades unions across the country building partnerships with high-schools and community-based organizations to improve access to apprenticeship for disadvantaged and underrepresented workers, the clean energy workforce is poised to look like America.
The #IRA restores the American dream for millions of workers for whom college isn’t an option or those seeking a hands-on alternative. Registered apprenticeship is a ticket to work with dignity, financial security, and a rewarding career for workers from all walks of life.
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