Job Training
Illinois Solar for All helps create jobs for members of historically marginalized communities. The program requires its Approved Vendors to hire job trainees from qualified job training programs. Foster care alumni, people with records, and those who reside in environmental justice and income-eligible communities are especially encouraged to participate in job training programs.
Job Training Programs
Job trainees must come from a Qualified Job Training Program or an Other Qualifying Program:
*Please note that Equity Eligible Persons are designations only for the Illinois Shines Program. See the Energy Workforce Equity Portal for additional information.
See below for a list of the job training programs currently available. Each program has its own rules and specialties.
Interested in joining a job training program? Check the directory below for more information. Visit the program’s website and contact their staff member listed below to learn more.
Job Training Requirements for Approved Vendors
Approved Vendors must meet job training requirements for their projects. These requirements are called Portfolio Requirements. Both sets of requirements are described below. Approved Vendors should consult the Approved Vendor Manual for more information.
- Portfolio Requirements: All Approved Vendors must have job trainees perform a certain percentage of the work on their projects. This is measured across an Approved Vendor’s entire portfolio of projects each program year. The required amount of job trainee work hours increases each year for the Approved Vendor’s first three program years.
- Percentage of Annual Projects Requirements: Annually at least 33% of an Approved Vendor’s projects in each sub-program must include at least one job trainee. For example, if an Approved Vendor has nine residential solar (small) installations in a program year, at least three of their installations must have employed a job trainee.