Training for Residential Energy Contractors BILT Meeting June 2024

Course Description

Training for Residential Energy Contractors (TREC) is an initiative to develop and implement a state workforce energy program that prepares workers to deliver energy efficiency, electrification, and clean energy improvements. Partnering with nonprofit organizations to develop and implement a State sponsored workforce program that attracts and trains a diverse set of local workers to deliver the influx of new federally-funded energy efficiency and electrification programs. The program is designed to train new contractors and upskill existing contractors in the installation of residential energy efficient equipment. 

Learning Objectives:

• TREC aims to develop a state workforce program focused on energy efficiency, electrification, and clean energy improvements.

• The initiative partners with nonprofit organizations to attract and train a diverse local workforce for federally-funded energy programs.

• It provides training for both new and existing contractors in the installation of residential energy-efficient equipment.

• The program is designed to ensure a skilled workforce that can effectively implement new energy efficiency and electrification initiatives.

About the Instructor:

Teik C. Lim, President, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Zenon Christodoulou, Commissioner, State of New Jersey Board of Public Utilities

Stacy Ho Richardson, Deputy Director, Division of Clean Energy, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities 

Course Outline

• Teik Lim, President, NJIT Welcomes BILT Participants, and NJIT Collaborations

• Overview from NJBPU Commissioner Zenon Christodoulou

• Context for the TREC Program Presented by Stacy Ho Richardson Part 1

• Context for the TREC Program Presented by Stacy Ho Richardson Part 2