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Scholarship Deadlines Approaching- Apply Now!
Now is the time for students to apply for scholarships and monitor approaching deadlines. Previously covered scholarships such as the PSE Foundation "Powerful Scholars" program are available through scholarship applications at the institution you are attending. For...
PNCECE website offers resources
Job seekers! Try our our Job Board for links to utilities (that employ more than 50 employees) throughout five Pacific Northwest states! Job board link Students, counselors and parents! Looking for an energy education program and just don't know where to start? Visit...
8th Annual Energy & Construction Best Practices Summit AGENDA
All events are held at the Regional Education and Training Center, Satsop Campus, in Elma, WA *** Pre-Summit -- Educators Institute, June 19 *** 8:30 – 9 am: check in/continental breakfast 9 – 9:15 am: Welcome - Barbara Hins-Turner, Executive Director, Pacific...
REGISTRATION OPEN for 8th Annual Summit
Registration is now open for the 8th Annual Energy and Construction Best Practices Summit: EmPOWER the workforce; BUILD the economy When: June 19 & 20, 2013 Where: Regional Education & Training Center, Satsop Campus, in Elma, Wash. Registration is required to...
Energy Workforce Workshop showcases opportunities for students
The Pacific Northwest Center of Excellence/"A Centralia College Partnership" and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Power & Energy Society (IEEE PES) will host a workshop for energy tech, pre-engineering and engineering students June 1 at...
NEW! Smart Grid Train the Trainer Workshops
The Pacific Northwest Center of Excellence for Clean Energy (PNCECE) and the Energy Educators Institute* are pleased to offer a Smart Grid Train the Trainer class designed for faculty and energy industry trainers. Participants will learn how to enhance curriculum and...
Portland State University offers smart grid class to the region through distance learning
Portland State University and its Center for Public Service has been offering the first graduate level course on the smart grid in the country since 2009. Developed by a team from PSU and Portland General Electric and underwritten by PGE, Intel, and Veris Industries,...
PNCECE included in national state sector publication
The Pacific Northwest Center of Excellence for Clean Energy/A Centralia College Partnership has been sited as an example within the National Governors Association policy paper which hails the coming of age of sector-based workforce strategies. The paper, written by...
8th Annual Summit: June 19 & 20
Save the date! The 8th Annual Energy and Construction Best Practices Summit - June 19 and 20, 2013, will be held at the Regional Education and Training Center at Satsop Campus in Elma, Wash. For more information, visit our summit page. Registration will be open soon!...
PNCECE participates in AACC/SEED conference
One of our roles as a Center of Excellence in Washington state is to increase statewide awareness of national resources. These include opportunities to increase economic development, workforce skills and sustainable initiatives. We're excited to be included in the...