Sunrun Launches Innovative Education Program to Upskill America’s Workforce for Green Careers
25 Agosto 2021 - 9:00AM
Sunrun (Nasdaq: RUN), the nation’s leading home solar, battery
storage, and energy services provider, today launched PowerU, a new
fully-funded employee education and upskilling program designed to
train and develop its workforce for the rapidly growing clean
energy industry.
Through PowerU, Sunrun will nurture the next generation of green
careers and professionals. The solar industry is currently on a
trajectory to reach 400,000 jobs by 2030, but more than 900,000
skilled workers will be needed to reach President Joe Biden’s 2035
clean energy target. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor
Statistics predicts the solar installer will be the third
fastest-growing job in America over the next decade.
Sunrun has partnered with Guild Education, the leading education
and upskilling platform, to help meet this demand and connect
employees to opportunities for advancement by providing access to
150+ fully-funded and flexible education and upskilling programs.
These programs include: bachelor’s and master’s degrees in areas
such as sustainability management, electrical engineering,
information technology, and environmental science; professional
development and graduate certificates in areas such as sales
leadership, solar installation, supply chain management, and data
science; English language classes; high school completion courses;
and a first-of-its kind employer-sponsored electrician
apprenticeship program.
The custom-built electrician apprenticeship program was designed
to provide employees with a clear career pathway to become
certified electricians — a designation often required for solar and
home battery installers. The program builds on Sunrun’s existing
commitment to accelerate talent acquisition and strengthen
workforce development to meet rising industry demand and build a
strong and diverse workforce.
“Sunrun’s new PowerU benefits program aims to empower thousands
of Sunrunners to forge stable careers and prosperous futures,” said
Sejal Patel Daswani, Sunrun Chief Human Resources Officer. “By
launching PowerU and expanding solar workforce development,
Sunrun’s PowerU will proudly lead the industry to meet
ever-increasing demand for skilled clean energy professionals.”
PowerU enhances Sunrun’s commitment to diversity and inclusion
and strengthens investment in communities that are traditionally
underrepresented in the industry’s workforce. Sunrun has set goals
to reach gender and racial representation parity in manager and
leadership roles by 2025. PowerU is designed to eliminate barriers
and increase access to opportunity, which will enable talent
attraction and retention, as well as career mobility for employees.
With PowerU, Sunrun will uniquely offer the opportunity to train,
work, and move-up in one of the fastest growing industries
globally.
Starting day-one of employment, all regular full-time and
part-time Sunrun employees are eligible and will have access to an
entire support system, including a team of certified education and
career coaches who can help employees set goals, select programs,
balance responsibilities, and evaluate career pathways.
“Our country is in a war for talent, one where we need to fill
jobs today and build toward careers of tomorrow. We’re thrilled to
partner with Sunrun, an innovative and forward-thinking company, to
build a program that will attract talent and bring more people into
green careers. At the same time, this will prepare Sunrun and
Sunrunners for the future,” said Rachel Carlson, CEO and
Co-Founder, Guild Education.
PowerU will offer career programs through learning providers
including Brandman University, Colorado State University College of
Business, eCornell, Johnson & Wales University, Oregon State
University, Penn Foster, University of Arizona, Voxy EnGen,
Wilmington University, and others. The electrician apprenticeship
program was designed in collaboration with Penn Foster and Guild.
About Sunrun
Sunrun Inc. (Nasdaq: RUN) is the nation’s leading home solar,
battery storage, and energy services company. Founded in 2007,
Sunrun pioneered home solar service plans to make local clean
energy more accessible to everyone for little to no upfront cost.
Sunrun’s innovative home battery solution brings families
affordable, resilient, and reliable energy. The company can also
manage and share stored solar energy from the batteries to provide
benefits to households, utilities, and the electric grid while
reducing our reliance on polluting energy sources. For more
information, please visit www.sunrun.com.
About Guild Education
Guild Education is on a mission to unlock opportunity for
America's workforce through education and upskilling. A certified
B-Corp, founded to bridge the gap between education and employment
for the 88 million working adults in the U.S. in need of upskilling
for the future of work, Guild is an education platform that
upskills workers and prepares companies for the future. Guild's
industry-leading technology platform allows the nation's largest
employers — including Chipotle, Target, Walmart and The Walt Disney
Company — to offer strategic education and upskilling to their
employees. Guild connects them to a learning marketplace of the
nation's best universities and learning providers, as well as
certificates in technical skills — with tuition paid by the
company. Guild's payments and technology platform, curated learning
marketplace, and advanced education and career coaching come
together to help working adult learners advance in their education
and career, debt-free. For more information, visit
www.guildeducation.com.
Media Contact:Wyatt SemanekPublic Relations
Managerpress@sunrun.com
Investor & Analyst Contact:Patrick
JobinSenior Vice President, Finance &
IRinvestors@sunrun.com
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