Presentation at 6th Massachusetts Green Career Conference

1. Andrew
Chabot
Program
Manager
–
Workforce
Development

2. • Accelerate
clean
energy
technologies,
companies
and
projects
• Create
high-­‐quality
jobs
and
long-­‐term
economic
growth
• Support
municipal
clean
energy
projects
• Invest
in
residen;al
and
commercial
renewable
energy
installa;ons
• Cul2vate
a
robust
marketplace
for
innova;on
Our
Mission

3. Boston,
MassachuseAs
Wind
Turbine
Tes;ng
Facility

4. •
First
port
in
the
United
States
equipped
to
handle
the
deployment
of
offshore
wind
projects
New
Bedford
Marine
Commerce
Terminal

5. Workforce
Development
On-­‐the-­‐Job
Training
(Internship
Program)
Workforce
Capacity
Building
Pathways
Out
of
Poverty
Energy
Efficiency
(Formally
MassGreen)

6. • Internship
for
MassachuseAs
college
students
at
MassachuseAs-­‐based
clean
energy
companies
– Placed
over
871
interns
at
more
than
224
companies
since
2011
– 54
students
have
gained
full
or
part-­‐2me
employment
at
host
companies
– Record
number
145
companies,
1000
interns
applied
in
Summer
2014
Clean
Energy
Internship
Program

7.
“Summer
2014
Internship
Launch”
Offered
by
MassCEC
and
the
New
England
Clean
Energy
Council,
the
[internship]
program
focuses
on
enhancing
the
talent
pipeline
for
MassachuseRs
companies
engaged
in
the
clean
energy
industry.
During
this
session,
MassCEC
will
provide
MassachuseAs-­‐based
clean
energy
companies
with
s;pends
of
up
to
$12
per
hour
for
up
to
10
weeks
for
each
full-­‐;me
intern,
with
a
cap
of
$4,800
per
intern.
“There
are
80,000
people
working
in
the
MassachuseAs
clean
energy
sector,
and
the
internship
program
helps
train
the
next
genera;on
of
workers
who
will
con;nue
to
grow
this
already
booming
industry,”
says
MassCEC
CEO
Alicia
Barton.
-­‐Solar
Industry
Mag,
March
28,
2014

8. • Students
and
Employers
send
in
their
materials
via
www.masscec.com/intern
• Employers
reach
out
to
students
in
the
database
directly
and
confirm
student
eligibility
with
MassCEC
• Employers
submit
signed
offer
leAers
for
interns
and
receive
their
award
leAers
in
return
• At
the
conclusion
of
the
session,
Employers
submit
their
reimbursement
package
to
MassCEC
Internship
Program
Logis2cs

9. How
Does
This
Work?
• Outreach
–
Community
Colleges,
Four
Year
Ins;tu;ons
and
Graduate
Ins;tu;ons,
Clean
Energy
Employers
• Marke;ng
–
Press
Release,
AAending
Career
Fairs,
Presenta2ons
made
by
MassCEC,
Internship
Events

10. Internship
Data
Total
Applicants
Accepted
Interns
Companies
Spring
2014
Summe
r 2014
230
75
48
1000
209
127
Summer
2013
Fall
2013
914
184
110
240
69
43

11. Top
Majors
of
Interns
Summer
2013
Engineering
40%
Business
25%
Natural
Sciences
17%
Summer
2013
Engineering
36%
Business
27%
Natural
Sciences
15%
Summer
2014
Engineering
36%
Business
18.9%
Natural
Sciences
16%
Summer
2014
Engineering
29.6%
Business
13.9%
Natural
Sciences
14.8%
Total
Applicants
Accepted
Interns

12. Summer
2014
Companies
by
Subsector
39
37
17
6
5
5
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45

13. Summer
2014
Employees
per
Host
Company
80
36
6
5
<10
Employees
10
-­‐
50
Employees
50
-­‐
100
Employees
>100
Employees

14. Summer
2014
Employers
by
Region
11
7
5
53
46
5

15. Summer
2014
Employers
by
Region
Western:
BPVS
,
Berkshire
Photovoltaic
Services,
Co-­‐op
Power,
Cozy
Home
Performance,
Diversified
Construc;on,
Homestead
Engineering
Inc.,
NESEA,
Northeast
Biodiesel
Company
LLC,
Sandri
Inc.,
Solu;a
Inc.,
Sungage
LLC,
The
Day
Cycle
Central:
Boston
Power,
CellTech
Power
LLC,
Conserva;on
Services
Group,
Moss
Hollow
Solar,
Second
Genera;on
Energy
Northeast:
Cooperstown
Environmental,
GanneA
Fleming
Inc.,
Groom
Energy
Solu;ons,
Johnson
Controls
Inc.,
Nexamp,
The
Bioengineering
Group
Inc.
Southeast:
Clean
Energy
Innova;ons,
New
Power
Labs
Inc.,
Northeast
Windpower
Corp.
(Aerostar,
Inc.)

16. Summer
2014
Employers
by
Region
Boston/Greater
Boston:
24M
Technologies
Inc.,7AC
Technologies
Inc.,
Altaeros
Energies
Inc.,
Boreal
Renewable
Energy
Development,
Boston
Green
Building,
Cambrian
Innova;on,
Clean
Asset
Partners,
ConEdison
Solu;ons,
Digital
Lumens,
Distributed
Energy
Research
&
Solu;ons
Inc.,
EnerNOC
Inc.,
FastCAP
SYSTEMS
Corpora;on,
First
Wind,
FloDesign
Wind
Turbine
Corp,
Free
Flow
Power,
Ginkgo
BioWorks,
Green
Guild
of
MA
LLC,
Greener
U,
HeatSpring
LLC,
Heliotronics
Inc.,
Iblogix,
Konarka
Technologies,
kWhOURS
Inc.,
Lime
Energy
Co.,
Manifold
Products
(OutSmart
Power
Systems,
LLC),
MassEnergy,
Mavel
Americas,
Metal
Oxygen
Separa;on
Technologies
Inc.,
Paradigm
Partners,
Promethean
Power
Systems,
Qteros
Inc.,
Resolute
Marine
Energy
Inc,
Retroficiency
Inc.,
Satcon
Technology
Corp.,
SolSolu;ons,
SunEdison
LLC,
Sun
Drum
Solar,
Sustainability
Roundtable
Inc.,
Sustainable
Edge
(Beebe
Engineering
and
Management
Group
LLC
),
Sustainable
Energy
Advantage
LLC,
Transforma;ons
Inc.,
Wagner
Solar
Inc.,
WindPole
Ventures,
XL
Hybrids,
Zapotech
Energy

17. 97%
of
employers
felt
their
interns
met
the
job
requirements
and
tasks,
stated
in
their
job
descrip;ons.
9
host
companies
have
reported
hiring
their
intern(s).
84%
of
employers
said
they
would
consider
hiring
their
interns
if
a
posi;on
was
open.
95%
of
employers
said
their
interns
received
training
and/or
mentoring
,
focused
on
a
specific
area.
“Our
intern
is
a
high
caliber
worker.
He
was
very
proficient
and
we
are
offering
him
a
full
;me
posi;on.”
“Both
Interns
exceeded
their
expecta;ons.
They
delivered
on
;me,
the
correct
informa;on,
in
great
style.
Could
not
be
more
pleased
with
their
professionalism.”
“The
MA
Clean
Energy
Internship
Program
has
helped
our
company
significantly.
It
is
been
a
great
resource
that
has
enabled
us
to
work
with
and
mentor
some
of
the
best
and
brightest
students
in
MA.
These
dedicated
students
have
been
valuable
addi;ons
to
our
company
during
the
internship
program.”
“
“The
internship
program
has
provided
us
with
assistance
and
resources
we
would
not
otherwise
be
able
to
take
advantage
of.”

18. QUESTIONS?
Andrew
Chabot
-­‐
Program
Manager,
Workforce
Development
achabot@masscec.com
www.masscec.com/intern
MassCEC
Clean
Energy
Group
@MassCEC
MassCEC
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