Solar Energy International (SEI): Solar Training for Clean Energy Careers

When Hurricane Maria made landfall in 2017, it devastated Puerto Rico’s electrical grid, triggering the longest blackout in U.S. history. The damage was catastrophic, and nearly a year passed before power was restored to some of the island’s most remote areas. On Puerto Rico’s western side, in a mountain town called Lares, Madeline Fernandini-Morales watched all of it unfold....

Today’s solar training programs vary widely in quality and depth, with many providers offering online learning that has made technical education more accessible than ever—and that’s a good thing. But the quality of a training program is often closely tied to how well it reflects the realities of today’s solar work. The best programs are built by people who truly understand th...

It may sound obvious, but vocational training should reflect the industry it prepares you for. Doing so requires real knowledge and commitment — knowing what is actually happening in the industry and having the ability to act on it. Courses age, content needs refreshing, and technology shifts. At SEI, keeping pace with solar is not just a nice thought. It is an ongoing respon...