Clean Technology Training Trust establishes National Advisory Board
The Clean Technology Training Trust (CTTT) announced the formation of a cross-sector National Advisory Board Jan. 27, aiming to align worker-centered training and apprenticeship practices with renewable energy practices across the U.S.
The board, which consists of labor leaders, workforce experts, industrial partners, and educators will provide the CTTT with “strategic guidance” for both its short- and long-term future. Using knowledge from the board, the CTTT hopes to better design and scale careers in medium and heavy duty zero emission vehicle manufacturing and maintenance. The board will also oversee career advancement in battery production, industrial and advanced manufacturing, and computer chip manufacturing.
“Employers need skilled talent, and workers deserve clear, supported pathways into good jobs,” said Dave Reaves, board chair of the CTTT and international VP for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. “This Advisory Board exists to close that gap—aligning labor, industry, and training systems so the clean economy delivers on its promise for everyone.”
Supporting the CTTT
The CTTT has already announced eight representatives for the National Advisory Board as of Jan. 28, including Ashlee Breitner, managing director of the Economic Growth Institute at the University of Michigan and Jared Schnader, VP of Calstart.
Additional board members will be announced in the coming weeks and months, according to the CTTT.
The board will be advising on renewable energy workforce strategy around the country, as well as elevating the voices of workers, the CTTT says. The board will also work on strengthening labor management partnerships in order to support apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship models around the still-budding renewables industry.
“The transition to a clean economy presents both urgency and opportunity,” says Dr. Kimberly Moore, the CTTT’s national executive director. “Our Advisory Board brings together leaders who understand that workforce systems must be built intentionally grounded in labor partnership, aligned with industry demand, and focused on long-term mobility for workers and communities.”
Following the construction of the National Advisory Board, the CTTT will continue its wider mission as a “workforce intermediary,” representatives say. The trust has partnered with several organizations, employers, educators and public agencies to help the renewable energy workforce “meet the demands of the clean transportation and advanced manufacturing sectors.”
