The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority has formed a partnership with the Finishing Trades Institute of New York (FTINY) to support clean energy apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships. The training contract was awarded through the state’s $45 million Apprenticeship and Pre-Apprenticeship Clean Energy Training Initiative to help develop a diverse and inclusive pipeline of skilled talent to meet projected workforce needs of clean energy sectors while increasing access to jobs.
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Clean energy sector jobs have more than doubled that of overall job growth statewide in the last year, according to the 2024 Clean Energy Industry Report. Currently, building decarbonization and the energy efficiency sector are the largest source of clean energy jobs in the state, employing more than half of all clean energy workers.
The partnership advances an equitable transition to a clean energy workforce with at least 50 percent of trainees to come from disadvantaged communities across the state. FITYN will implement new strategies to recruit and train apprentices and journey workers in the application of building envelope technologies and provide training for several direct entry pre-apprenticeship programs across the state. The organization will also develop a K-12 career awareness and outreach program to host activities that aims to reach 2,000 students and 200 teachers and guidance counselors across the state.
