George here at the Employment and Training Manager desk.  Things are getting a little hectic around here:  in the last two days, I have had 10 job openings come across my desk!  That’s pretty huge.  It’s funny – I see all of these news reports that the economy is still…

Pleasanton: Wow, we have had such a successful week! People are so interested in getting a free torchiere and a Green House Call. In the last two weeks we have had so much success in booking appointments. We had a booth at the Wednesday Night Street Fair of Pleasanton, and…

  Union City: In Union City, we had a really good week. It was the first week to have a late evening and that was pretty interesting. We all got to sleep in a bit and that seemed to help the energy level. The times weren’t quite as organized as…

Fremont: This week in Fremont the Energy Specialists and management team experienced new challenges in the beginning of the week, but eventually overcame their obstacles by collaborating together and staying positive. The Energy Specialists also started to develop their own techniques to perform Green House Calls more efficiently. They also…

I am very happy to tell the blog-o-sphere that our pilot Advanced GETS class took and passed their BPI Building Analyst written exam!  If you are familiar with BPI exams, you will understand this is no small feat.  Now on to the field exam!  I will be sure to let…

San Mateo:  WOW! Wednesday marked the first day of the real deal, actual Green House Calls.  It was quite hectic around here, trying to keep track of inventory and whatnot, but in the end, this week has undoubtedly been a success.  So far we have visited 51 homes!…

Every week, each of our 11 Leaders in Field Training (LIFT), will be providing you with an update on how things are going at their sites. Here is their feedback from their first week on-site with the youth! Hayward: This week for training has been great! Everyone already…

First off, doesn’t feel much like summer here on the East Bay.  I have heard of “June Gloom” but this cloud cover and rain are ridiculous.  And awesome because I love the rain! Second, most people associate summer with slowing down and taking a break.  No such thing here at…

Yet another group of GETS graduates gets sent out into the world today.  Graduations are always an interesting thing in the life of a training manager.  On the one hand, I am so proud of this group of individuals because I know how hard they have worked for this graduation. …

The CYES Youth Council is a group former Energy Specialists can join to help improve current conditions in their community and abroad.  The goal of the Youth Council is to complete several projects to help the community and world go green and stay healthy. The local projects are usually smaller…