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  ENERGY STORAGE AND EV CHARGER TRAINING First off, we want to give a big "Thanks" to the team over at Clipper Creek   for their generous donation and support for our upcoming "Energy Storage and EV Charger Training" which will be offered in 2021.   Clipper Creek  has been kind enough to donate  an HCS-40P  EV charger to support the hands-on training portion of the program.    Here's the charger that they will donate to Energy Career Path (if you click the picture, it will take you to their store): For our students that follow us and for future students interested in this training, here is the Model HCS Manual that will be referenced in the training. So stay tuned for the development of the training program and announcements of the training sites that we will offer this through. In the meantime, visit us at  www.energycareerpath.com and don't forget to connect with us. Please be sure to visit Critter Creek's FB page  and give...

Snow on the Sierra College NCC Campus What a beautiful way to start off Energy Survey training than on the Sierra College Nevada County Campus covered in snow....in March!  The cold air and the need to get to the warm classrooms is a great way to introduce the students many of the lessons they will during the one week course.  In this case, building science which includes the study of building envelopes and fenestrations, R-Values and U-Values, solar heat gain and so much more. Throughout the week, I will update you on the progress of the training!  So stay tuned. ~Michael For more information on the training I provide, please visit: www.energycareerpath.com (cont) Here, the students are learning how to survey HVAC systems.  Each group is assigned a building to survey throughout the week.  In this instance, the students are assessing a condenser. HVAC survey The students also learned to survey fenestrations, which are any openings in the ...

Training Future Build Cohort #13 One of the things that I love the most about Future Build is the pure heart from the organization that goes directly into guiding their students.  Thinking back to my first meeting with Future Build back in 2015, I remember how amazed I was with the energy that the class had.  The training these students go through while in Future Build runs several months at a time, teaching various construction and energy trade skills, so they've had an opportunity to bond together.  Each of the students join the program with their own story, but by the time they enter the classroom to learn from me, I am fortunate to be in front of students that had persevered through the long hours and days prior to my training. The serious students.  The committed to succeed.  Those with a positive attitude. It's these qualities that give instructors their success stories.  An organization has to have the proven capabilities (not just the means...

The Sierra College Wiring/Lighting Retrofit lab was built back in December 2017 in preparation for this week's Intro to Wiring training.  Thanks to Rob Katzenstein and Brian Hurd aka Mr H., the lab looks fantastic and will ultimately provide students an awesome setting to learn all about wiring and lighting retrofits.  Here's a few shots of the lab after construction: Mr H. and Rob Katzenstein - 12/12/17 Rob K. and me - 12/12/17 Fast forward to this week, the California Conservation Corps (CCC), with centers from Tahoe and Sacramento, is on site to receive their wiring training and they're doing an excellent job.  Some of the training provided this week include: switches (3-way/4-way), outlets (15A, 20A, switched, GFCI), main service panel wiring, specialty loads, doorbell and smoke detectors! This week of training is always a student favorite because of the amount of hands on training. Here are a few shots of the training: Great job ...

Special shout out to the latest set of cohorts from the CCC Energy Corps that have completed their Energy Survey training!  January was a busy month as Sierra College and the CCC pushed out back-to-back training.   One CCC training center in Norwalk, CA and the other at Sierra College's Nevada City Campus. CCC Norwalk, 01-08-18 to 01-12-18 CCC at Sierra College NCC, 01-16-18 to 01-20-18 The NCC training marked the beginning of Sierra College hosting the Energy Survey training on its campus.  This presented a lot of fresh new survey opportunities for the students.  Special thanks to Donna Brazil-Bloche of Sierra College for providing top-notch support during the training. Congratulations everyone!  Good luck in your next step in your energy training with the upcoming lighting and retrofit classes. ~Michael For more,  check out energycareerpath.com