Workforce Development
Gemini is transforming the extractive practices of the clean energy and energy efficiency industry.
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Today, the field is dominated by older, white, males. Today, we have an extractive economy.
Tomorrow, the field will look like the communities it serves. Tomorrow, we'll have a regenerative economy.
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Today, the field is dominated by older, white, males. Today, we have an extractive economy.
Tomorrow, the field will look like the communities it serves. Tomorrow, we'll have a regenerative economy.
Job Market Boost for the Entire Community
Direct Job Creation
Gemini hires, trains, and deploys local data collectors and field supervisors to conduct energy audits.
Gemini hires, trains, and deploys local data collectors and field supervisors to conduct energy audits.
- Keep it Local: Workforce development partners -- already embedded in the community -- help recruit and screen candidates.
- Pay a Fair Wage: We offer good-paying jobs that help people break into the clean energy industry.
Indirect Job Creation
The energy audits themselves spur demand for clean energy solutions, implemented by local, trusted, and -- when possible -- minority-owned contractors.
The energy audits themselves spur demand for clean energy solutions, implemented by local, trusted, and -- when possible -- minority-owned contractors.
- Open the Door to Opportunity: Gemini can serve as a stepping stone for industry newcomers. They learn useful skills and get exposure to the clean energy landscape. When it's time to move on, Gemini helps them transition to a new opportunity.
- Generate Demand: Millions of small commercial buildings require energy efficiency and electrification upgrades in this country. Energy audits are just the first step. We also need reliable contractors to implement these clean energy solutions.
Diversifying the Workforce Across America
The new economy can't make the same mistakes as the old one. Gemini is a fountain of knowledge when it comes to ensuring a more diverse workforce, with experience implementing equitable practices in the following regions:
Virginia | California | Memphis, Tennessee | North Carolina
Training Tomorrow's Clean Energy Leaders
Historically Black Colleges and Universities [HBCUs] are an anchor in the Black community. What better place to start on our mission to diversify the workforce and increase awareness about clean energy opportunities?