GRID Alternatives Workforce Training

A SolarCorps instructor oversees GRID Alternatives IBT 200 trainees during a rooftop solar installation skills demonstration in Los Angeles, California.
A SolarCorps instructor oversees GRID Alternatives IBT 200 trainees during a rooftop solar installation skills demonstration in Los Angeles, California.

Documentary photography and motion of GRID Alternatives' solar installation training programs in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles, California. The IBT 120 program in D.C. and IBT 200 program in Los Angeles prepare participants — including justice-impacted individuals — for careers in the solar industry through hands-on electrical training and rooftop installation practice. Also included: Demonstration Day, the IBT 200 job fair where graduates meet with solar employers and union apprenticeship programs.

GRID Alternatives IBT 200 trainees practice solar panel rail installation on a mock rooftop at the training facility in Los Angeles, California.
A GRID Alternatives IBT 200 trainee drills solar panel railing during a rooftop installation skills exercise in Los Angeles, California.
GRID Alternatives IBT 200 trainees collaborate on solar installation equipment during training in Los Angeles, California.
A GRID Alternatives instructor leads a classroom session during IBT 200 solar installation training in Los Angeles, California.
A GRID Alternatives IBT 200 trainee works during solar installation training in Los Angeles, California.
GRID Alternatives IBT 200 solar installation trainees share a candid moment at the training facility in Los Angeles, California.
GRID Alternatives IBT 200 trainees work together on a solar panel installation exercise at the training facility in Los Angeles, California.
The GRID Alternatives IBT 200 solar installation training cohort poses for a group portrait on a mock rooftop structure at the training facility in Los Angeles, California.
A completed solar panel array installed by GRID Alternatives trainees on a rooftop in Los Angeles, California.
GRID Alternatives IBT 120 trainees practice electrical wiring during hands-on solar installation training at the Sycamore and Oak facility in Washington, D.C.
A GRID Alternatives IBT 120 trainee works with electrical wiring during solar installation training at the Sycamore and Oak facility in Washington, D.C.
A GRID Alternatives IBT 200 graduate shakes hands with a potential employer at the Demonstration Day job fair in Los Angeles, California.
GRID Alternatives IBT 200 trainees work together on solar panel racking during a skills exercise at the training facility in Los Angeles, California.
A GRID Alternatives trainer speaks with IBT 200 solar installation trainees at the training facility in Los Angeles, California.