Author: Jose Aguilar Training was extensive but very informational and rewarding. I will apply what I learned in training throughout the summer by continuing to complete the goals I set for myself at the beginning of the summer. There were also various teaching techniques that I learned that I want…

Author: Claire Parkinson (LIFT for Novato and San Rafael)   Going into training, I wasn’t sure what to expect. This is my first summer working with Rising Sun and I was starting as a LIFT (Leader in Field Training) for the Novato site. I had never been an Energy Specialist…

Author: Jose Anaya Working for CYES has been an amazing learning experience these past two years. Coming back to work for CYES for a third year has been another chance for me to sharpen my skills, gain new ones, and to continue to lead my Energy Specialists as a leader…

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For Immediate Release Berkeley, California – March 7, 2016 – Rising Sun Energy Center’s Green Energy Training Services (GETS) program will begin its women-only workforce development cohort, Women Build, on Monday, March 14, 2016. Women Build will be the first and only women’s pre-apprenticeship class offered in the Bay Area.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is thinking outside of the box when it comes to investing in a sustainable future for our planet. Berkeley Lab is a leading member of the national laboratory system and is charged with conducting unclassified research across a diverse range of scientific disciplines in energy. As…

Three months ago I was unemployed and unsure of my next step, a former teacher and baker with zero experience in construction, yet I had aspirations of becoming a carpenter. Today, I’m eight weeks into the GETS program, a tape-measuring, hammer-wielding, saw-operating badass, with a polished résumé, and a much…

Here at Rising Sun, we realize the importance and power of partnerships. Uniting with like-minded organizations means addressing environmental change on a multi-tiered front. SunPower’s focus on solar expansion directly aligns with Rising Sun’s goal of empowering people to achieve environmental sustainability for themselves and their communities. SunPower works with…

By Alonzo Goodwin, Green Energy Training Services Participant I’m a Green Energy Training Services (GETS) program participant, and I can honestly say that joining GETS may be one of the best things that have happened in my life. I joined the program after I heard about how the Solar Industry…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Berkeley, California – October 29, 2015 – On Friday, November 6, 2015 at 3pm, Rising Sun Energy Center’s Green Energy Training Services (GETS) will celebrate the graduation of its fall cohort at Rising Sun’s headquarters in Berkeley. GETS is a pre-apprenticeship job training program for adults who…