Careers in Energy Week puts focus on growth of jobs in clean energy - Michigan (.gov)

As portion of Careers successful Energy Week, MI Environment looks astatine caller vigor occupation maturation and projected occupation increases successful Michigan.

Governor Whitmer has proclaimed Oct. 17 to 21 Careers successful Energy Week, noting that Michigan’s vigor manufacture presently boasts astir 116,000 jobs. Total employment successful the tract is projected to summation by 7.5% betwixt 2020 and 2030.

That projected maturation underscores the request to summation the fig of adults with a accomplishment certificate oregon assemblage grade for high-skilled, high-demand careers successful the industry.

To code that, the Michigan Energy Workforce Development Consortium -- a concern of representatives from the vigor industry, education, workforce, labor, authorities and veterans – has launched an outreach inaugural that aims to heighten consciousness of high-growth, rewarding careers successful the vigor industry.

Michigan vigor companies and educators person teamed up to make consciousness for students and occupation seekers astir the rewarding careers successful the vigor assemblage by hosting the pursuing events unfastened to the public:

Wednesday, October 19

Lansing Community College -- Women successful Utility Linework

10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

LCC West Campus, Room M119-120

5708 Cornerstone Drive, Lansing  

Join young women from Lansing country precocious schools to larn astir high-wage, high-demand careers successful vigor and the programs to get you started. This lawsuit is escaped and unfastened to existent precocious schoolhouse students. Transportation is not provided; parking is escaped astatine the LCC West Campus lots, oregon CATA Route 12 runs betwixt Downtown and West campuses. Register here.

Thursday, October 20 

Coffee with a Purpose: YOUth and the Future of Careers successful Energy

9 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Virtual – Zoom

As portion of Careers successful Energy Week, Roger Curtis, vice president of nationalist affairs for Consumers Energy, and Mollie Waller, Youth Solutions enforcement director, volition co-moderate this treatment astir the interaction younker person connected the aboriginal done careers successful energy.  Jobs for Michigan’s Graduates younker volition sermon careers successful the vigor sector, what the aboriginal of vigor looks similar to them, and antithetic ways they tin get progressive successful making the aboriginal of vigor bespeak the satellite they privation to unrecorded in. Listen into this large treatment portion you bask your greeting java by registering today.

Friday, October 21 

Lansing Board of Water & Light Reverse Job Fair

8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

REO Depot – 1201  S. Washington Lansing, MI 

Lansing Board of Water of Water & Light (BWL) volition beryllium hosting a reverse occupation just for Lansing country mediate schoolhouse students. Students volition larn astir the assorted careers disposable successful the vigor manufacture by interacting with BWL employees. Interactive activities, vocation information, swag and snacks volition beryllium available. For much accusation connected however your schoolhouse tin participate, delight interaction Dawn Plenar at dawn.plenar@lbwl.com.