New York State-Supported Workforce Development and Training

New York Tech is pleased to welcome Davetta Thacher, Senior Project Manager of Workforce Development and Training at NYSERDA, who will present on “New York State-Supported Workforce Development and Training Opportunities.”

This presentation will detail NYSERDA’s $70 million workforce development and training initiatives, targeting experienced workers as well as those just entering the clean energy workforce. Workforce development and training activities address energy efficiency, building science, renewable energy, and emerging and advanced technologies, as well as initiatives to develop career pathways for veterans, disabled workers, dislocated workers, and low and moderate-income residents.

About Our Speaker

Davetta Thacher is a senior project manager with NYSERDA’s Clean Energy Workforce Development and Training Team, where her focus is on building operation and maintenance, energy storage, and building electrification. Prior to this position, she helped develop, design, and manage a wide variety of energy-related initiatives, including NYSERDA’s Solar and Combined Heat and Power (CHP) programs. She holds an M.B.A. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and has served as a Board Member of the AEE NYC Chapter since the fall of 2015 and as an officer since January 2018.

This event will take place via Zoom. There is no charge to attend, but you must R.S.V.P. by April 19, 2020,. To R.S.V.P., please contact Robert N. Amundsen, chair of the Department of Energy Management Program at ramundse@nyit.edu