Imagine an industry with local talent to lead us into the future with cleantech solutions

Partner with Avantus and UNITE-LA as we collaborate with the region’s leaders in clean technology and nationally recognized employers to provide L.A. youth with essential skills and competencies and increased access to high-growth careers in the growing cleantech industry. Together, we will lead efforts to advance a more diverse and inclusive regional, cleantech workforce and industry-informed education systems. Doing so will help improve economic outcomes for disadvantaged populations.

  • Curriculum Development: Education partners, labor leaders, youth-serving organizations and leading Los Angeles-area employers to help develop the curriculum for students to prepare for the clean energy transition. 

  • Student Recruitment: Education and non-profits organizations to support student outreach throughout the LA region, we especially want to raise awareness among historically underserved communities 

  • Business and Labor Community: The business and labor community todefine what skill sets they require and share the positions that need to be filled by the future workforce. 

  • Job Placement: Leading cleantech employers to commit to hiring students after they complete the training.

Through a collaborative approach, we will work to develop inclusive, cleantech talent pipelines through strategic, community-centric partnerships, including working with local community-based organizations that support prioritized populations. Through our employer and community partnerships, we will place 300 deserving scholars in high growth, living wage jobs and internships.

EMPLOYER PARTNERSHIPS

Employer and labor leaders will have access to opportunities to engage with and cultivate the diverse, local talent needed to compete in a global economy. Take advantage of numerous opportunities to volunteer and support the Avantus Cleantech Academy, including:

Career Fairs
Participate in career fairs to promote your company, showcase career pathways available in your industry and actively recruit talent to support your company’s DE&I goals.

Company tours
Open doors of opportunity at your company and expose scholars to the company’s operations, culture.

Curriculum Development
Provide advice on creating contextualized, real-world applications of cleantech through lessons and labs that meet industry standards.

Guest Speakers
Share your passion with scholars and provide personal and professional insights into your cleantech career.

Industry Focus Groups
Share industry talent needs and provide professional guidance on aligning academy goals with employer and workforce needs.

Internships/Jobs/ On-the-job training
Provide scholars access to internships and work experience opportunities at your company.

Mentoring/Coaching
Spend time motivating and coaching scholars to develop the skills needed to grow in the cleantech industry.

Project Based Learning
Introduce scholars to a core component of your business by providing hands-on learning experiences, i.e. (business competitions, and design and product challenges).

EDUCATORS

Educators will have access to a community of practice to foster increased business education partnerships aligned with the high, growth, in-demand cleantech industry. Get access to contextualized curriculum and instructional insight informed by industry expertise, industry trends and employment opportunities to better prepare students for the real world of work.  

COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS

Community based organizations will have access to a diverse network of industry and educational partners to support scholars interested in pursuing certificates, degrees and entry level jobs into the cleantech sector.

System partners play a critical role in:

  • Student recruitment

  • Student onboarding and screening

  • Student incentives

  • Student peer-to-peer networks

  • Student support with access to wraparound services

SYSTEM PARTNERS

System partners will have access to innovative programs and increased opportunities to refer scholars to programming that support increased high-growth career opportunities and rewarding jobs. Through the partnership, partners will promote regional socio and economic growth for scholars representing historically marginalized communities and dismantling income disparities by promoting stepping stones from low-wage to high-wage career pathways.

System partners play a critical role in:

  • Student recruitment

  • Student onboarding and screening

  • Student subsidies

  • Student support with access to wraparound services

Partner with us today!

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