Solar Certification and Training Information and Application
Solar Certification and Training Information and Application
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University of New Mexico (UNM-Gallup)
Education Support Coordinator
Community Education and Workforce Development
University of New Mexico - Gallup Branch
705 Gurley Ave.
Calvin Hall - Office #167D
Gallup, NM 87301
Contact: EMILY CABRERA
Office phone: 505-863-7634
https://www.gallup.unm.edu/ce/programs/solar-tech.html
Training Program at UNM-Gallup in June, and just began teaching its second cohort earlier this month.
I want to share the recent article that Purpose Focused students under the supervision of our NABCEP Certified Instructors, Monica Manheimer and Raymond Don Yellowman installed systems for families living without electricity, two families from Zuni and two families from Navajo.
UNM-G RECENT ARTICLE-9/23/25
FIRST COHORT SOLAR INSTALLATIONS
https://news.unm.edu/news/unm-gallup-solar-technician-course-offers-bright-future
For those who can't attend classes in person, you may apply to SEI for the same NABCEP prerequisite courses we offer in person, or for more advanced training.
SEI has Native American Scholarship Grants.
Click on the link below to complete the online application
Sun Power. Crystal Bay, Laguna Beach, during Ceremony.
Renewable Energy Technology Training Center - Pine Ridge, South Dakota.
RCR is advancing Solar Training across Indian Country with the goal to not only developing a Native-based Solar Warrior Workforce capable of deploying Solar Systems to community members across the Great Sioux Nation.
SEI has been advancing Solar Technology Training for Decades and has made a major contribution to supporting many organizations succeed in their specialized Training programs, and projects for many including RCR and Purpose Focused.
NUE solutions make a difference to professionals, communities and to the planet as a whole. Climate-driven disasters are increasing exponentially. We want to replace gasoline-powered generators with highly portable, solar powered solutions.
NUE solutions make a difference to professionals, communities and to the planet as a whole. Climate-driven disasters are increasing exponentially. We want to replace gasoline-powered generators with highly portable, solar powered solutions.
Gallup Solar supports Solar training and provides Small Solar Systems to graduates to be installed for Navajo families across the Reservation.
Empowering Communities for a Sustainable Future.
Sixth World Solutions takes a systems-based approach to develop socio-economic solutions for Indigenous Peoples, Nations, and communities.
NDN Collective is an Indigenous-led organization dedicated to building Indigenous power. Through organizing, activism, philanthropy, grant making, capacity-building and narrative change, we are creating sustainable solutions on Indigenous terms.
The VMLC is a vital Purpose Focused partner. Their Navajo-based program
has and continues to deploy Microgrid solar systems with freezers. This project employs Purpose Focused trained technicians to install solar systems capable of powering-up freezers to help minimize the health challenges of Veteran's with diabetes
SJCHE advocates for Social Justice, Racial Justice, Environmental and Health Justice; actively engaging communities in the use of Indigenous Knowledge of Hozhoogo na ada Research and Evaluation epistemology & pedagogy with scholars/professors/elders.
In order to better meet the Agency’s responsibilities related to the protection of public health and the environment, EPA has developed a new environmental justice (EJ) mapping and screening tool called EJScreen. It is based on nationally consistent data and an approach that combines environmental and demographic indicators in maps and reports. Learn more about Environmental Justice at EPA.
A diverse stakeholder coalition is calling for increased investment in workforce development and greater coordination among local, regional, and national entities to support the growth of high-quality job opportunities in the clean energy industries, with a focus on the inclusion of diverse and underrepresented populations.
These recommendations are laid out in a report released today on behalf of the National Clean Energy Workforce Alliance, a forum uniting more than 500 stakeholders across the U.S. to improve recruitment, education, and placement outcomes with a focus on energy justice. The Alliance is led by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) and the National Council for Workforce Education (NCWE) with support from Bank of America.
The mission of the Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs is to maximize the development and deployment of energy solutions for the benefit of American Indians
The Office of Indian Energy performs these functions within the scope of DOE's mission and in support of the federal government's trust responsibility, tribal self-determination policy, and government-to-government relationships with Indian tribes.
Renewable Energy is Abundant and the Technology is always being upgraded. There is a demand for Solar Technicians to design, develop, deploy, and maintain Solar systems in all their applications.
Large and small Solar systems are being deployed for families and businesses. Solar Farm projects are being proposed on the Navajo Nation and across the country.
With the emerging Clean-Energy Economy
there is a high demand for technically trained Solar Warriors.
Access to safe drinking water is a human right, however it depends on where you live. Here in the richest most powerful, advanced nation...there is a lack of access to water on Indian Country. Here on Navajo, many have distant locations where they draw water from wells built over a half a century.
On Navajo COVID 19 has affected and infected more than any other country per capita. One of the major contributors is the lack of access to water.
To address this issue, PFAL has partnered with key Emergency Response Experts to provide Navajo communities the components for assembling home water filtration systems for families who lack running water to their homes.
Food Security begins with family and community gardens. In this day in-age, we cannot afford not to begin growing our own food. Traditionally this nation has been self-sufficient in producing healthy food. This is no longer the case,
Consider, Monsanto is the largest producer of genetically engineered (GE) seeds on the planet, accounting for over 90% of the GE seeds planted globally in 2003.
And God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth.”