Projects + Trainings
Current and Upcoming
Solar Electric
Professional Level
Solar Tribal Train the Trainer (T4)
We'll be partnering once again in 2020 and 2021 with the #1 solar electric training organization in the United States - Solar Energy International (SEI). The tribal Train the Trainer Program is a professional level training course that consists of three weeks of intensive training at the Red Cloud Renewable Energy Center at Pine Ridge. As we are training new trainers for tribal communities, graduates of the course will then become the teacher at a supervised Solar 101 one week workshop for other tribal members.
Students selected for this program receive full scholarships that covers all training costs, lodging, food, and the fee to take the national NABCEP Solar Certification test. A travel stipend will also be provided.
Summer and Fall T4 classes have been postponed due to the Corona virus Pandemic and will be rescheduled in Spring 2021.
2023 Calendar
April 2 - April 20
Solar Pre-Apprenticeship Readiness Program (formerly T4)
April 2 (Sunday) Student arrival
April 3-7 PV 101 - Solar Electric Design and Installation
April 8 (Saturday) Day Off
April 9 (Sunday) Day Off
April 10-14 Solar Site Assessment and Installation Training for PV201
April 15 (Saturday) Day Off - (Staff Prep Day for PV201)
April 16-18 PV201 - Solar Electric Lab - Mock Installations
April 19-20 Training on OSHA 10 and First Aid/CPR
April 20 or 21 Student Departure
April 20 - 24
Green Jobs on Yankton Reservation, a residential solar installation training
April 20 Student arrival - Scaffolding - Fall Protection Setup - Site Assessment
April 21-23 Solar Installation
April 23 or 24 Student departure after event on the 23rd or the 24th
May 1 - May 30
Tree Planting at Pine Ridge (40,000 tree plantings planned)
September 8 - September 16
Green Jobs on the Pine Ridge Reservation, a residential solar site assessment and installation training
September 8 Student Arrival (for those who haven’t taken OSHA/CPR)
September 9-10 Training OSHA 10 and CPR
September 11-12 2 Residential Site Assessments and system design review
September 13 Safety training (fall protection, job site safety), Site Preparation
September 14-16 Solar installation
September 16 or 17 Departure