Oregon Licensed Renewable Energy Technician Apprenticeship Program

Documenting the history... Thank you Alyssa Thomas, Program Manager, Sun Power

How Women’s History is Shaping the Solar Industry | SunPower Solar Blog An active member of SunPower’s women’s employee resource Group EmpowHer, Alyssa Thomas shares her personal experience working in the solar industry and how women in the workforce are vital to expanding diversity in this unique sector.

Thank you Portland Clean Energy Fund for funding the 2.5-day Solar Installation Training for Constructing Hope and Oregon Tradeswomen's pre-apprentices, at Clackamas Community College's Renewable Energy Program, October 2022. https://www.facebook.com/Cccret

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The LRT Apprenticeship Program will be tabling at the NW Youth Careers Expo.

2023 NW Youth Careers Expo Exhibitor Registration Online registration for 2023 NW Youth Careers Expo Exhibitor Registration starts on October 24th 2022. Online registration ends January 28th 2023.

Thank you Portland Clean Energy Fund for funding the 2.5-day Solar Installation Training for Constructing Hope and Oregon Tradeswomen's pre-apprentices, at Clackamas Community College's Renewable Energy Program, October 2022. Thank you Neil Kelly for the site visit. https://www.facebook.com/Cccret

This summer we collaborated with the Blueprint Foundation and Constructing Hope to offer a Solar Summer Camp in August! Here's a picture of our field trip to Portland Rescue Mission with Elemental Energy, Sunbridge Solar, SunWise and putting together Solar Notebooks! Looking forward to these students becoming LRT Apprentices!

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Webinar Update on the Anticircumvention Investigation Case On March 28th, the U.S. Department of Commerce made the disastrous decision to initiate an anticircumvention investigation against solar cell and module imports from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. This case is already causing serious damage to the U.S. solar industry and threatens tens o...

Careers in Solar in Oregon are growing! Wanna know amore about them?
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It's now easier to contact Oregon Licensed Renewable Energy Technician Apprenticeship Program.

Earning an LRT license requires completion of an electrical apprenticeship program, governed through state law and administrative rule by the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) and sponsored by the RE-JATC. Apprentices must complete 4000 hrs. of on-the-job training (OJT) with a registered training agent along with 288 hrs. of related (online) classroom training through an approved education provider.

Welcome to the LRT Apprenticeship Program Page. To learn about this apprenticeship, please visit our website: https://solarapprenticeship.org/

Home | RENEWABLE ENERGY JOINT APPRENTICESHIP & TRAINING COMMITTEE To install solar electric systems in Oregon, workers must hold either a General Journey Worker Electrician's license or a Limited Renewable Energy Technician’s (LRT) license. LRTs specialize in renewable energy systems (solar electric, wind turbines, micro-hydro, and fuel cells) up to 50kW. Most ...