Phoebe Skok at pv magazine Solar reports Storage Developer Nexamp is laying the groundwork to build a diverse solar workforce through its U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL)-approved Registered Apprenticeship Program. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 includes a myriad of incentives for the Solar Industry, but in order to take advantage of many of them, solar developers must meet specific guidelines as far as pay, number of Apprentices employed and ratio of Workers who come from qualified Apprenticeship Programs. Building the workforce was a major driver for Nexamp, which has worked with the USDOL to develop a training framework that met national safety and skill standards. The approval process took six months from start to finish. Although Nexamp has more than 20 internal candidates who could transition into Apprenticeships, it is still finalizing onboarding logistics before setting a firm start date.  

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