Overview

As part of the State Energy Sector Partnership, the Energizing Careers Program provides technical and financial assistance directly to employers to train workers in specific energy-related industries.

Benefits

The program supports customized training for improving workers’ skills in Ohio’s expanding advanced energy manufacturing sector, helping Ohio businesses remain competitive.

Eligibility

The Energizing Careers Program supports:

• original equipment manufacturers in the advanced energy manufacturing sectors of wind, solar and biomass,
• as well as those industries’ equivalent of Tier 1 suppliers, and
• companies that take the final wind, solar and biomass product to market.

This includes manufacturers that produce specialized materials utilized in the wind, solar and biomass supply chain.

Rates/Terms

Employers have the ability to choose the training provider and the company can either provide its own training, or engage an outside training vendor.

The Energizing Careers Program will reimburse grantees the cost of approved training (up to $6,000) for full-time employees receiving at least $10.88 per hour, excluding benefits.

The program is administered by the Ohio Department of Development and initial contact must be maid with one of the Regional Workforce Directors, who will assess the unique training needs of companies and guide employers through the application/approval process, at no cost to the business.

Contact

Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber at 330.392.6140