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Welcome to the Launchpad Connect!
February 2025 Edition
We’re excited to bring you the first of many updates on clean energy careers, events, and collaboration opportunities. Every month, we’ll use this space to share what we’re reading, thinking, and doing and to help you stay informed about what other movers and shakers are doing in the green workforce development space! This newsletter is a resource built for you, so let us know what topics you’d like to see more of and what resources would be the most helpful for you!
Inside This Month’s Green Launchpad
🔎 TGL’S CLEAN ENERGY INDUSTRY FRAMEWORK
Looking to understand how clean energy and workforce development connect? We’ve got you covered! 👀 Watch this short video where we break down The Green Launchpad’s Clean Energy Framework.
Clean energy careers span multiple sectors, segments, and systems, each playing a vital role in the green workforce. Our framework breaks it down into:
✅ 4 Key Sectors – Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, Renewable Energy,
Clean Transportation
✅ 2 Major Verticals – Electric Systems & Thermal Systems
Every month, we’ll explore one key technology & system driving the clean energy transition and highlight the careers and skills shaping the future.
🕵️ This Month…
We’re exploring the electric efficiency segment, focusing on HVAC and refrigeration (HVAC&R) systems, which are key drivers of energy efficiency. HVAC drives energy efficiency by optimizing heating, cooling, and ventilation, reducing emissions, and integrating smart controls and energy-efficient technology (like heat pumps).
🔷 2 Sample Career Pathways in HVAC&R …
1.🔗 Residential Installer (HVAC Mechanic)
Job Description: Install or repair heating, central air conditioning, HVAC, or refrigeration systems, including oil burners, hot-air furnaces, and heating stoves.
Career Pathway: Grow into roles like HVAC Commercial Installer, HVAC Residential Service Technician, HVAC Apprentice
2. 🔗 HVAC Customer Service Representative and Estimator (HVAC Sales Representative)
Job Description: Supports customers by answering inquiries, processing orders, and scheduling service calls. Requires strong communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills, with the ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
Certifications: No required certifications; however, post-secondary training in HVAC/R is preferred
Career Pathway: Grow into roles like Equipment Manufacturer Representative, Sales & Marketing Manager, Building Automation Systems Trainee, Service Dispatcher
🛠️ Additional Resources:
HVAC Career Map – Discover different roles and career growth opportunities.
NY HVAC Careers – Learn about New York training programs and job opportunities.
📆 UPCOMING EVENTS
Join Us at The Green Launchpad February Social!
This could be you!
Come catch up with fellow clean energy & workforce development professionals and warm up with us! ❄️
📅 Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025
📍 Location: Ryan Maguire’s Bar & Restaurant - 28 Cliff St, New York, NY 10038
⏰ Time: 5:00 - 7:00 pm EST
RSVP here: 👇️
🚀 ACCELERATOR COHORT 3 Recruiting
Come join the next cohort of movers and shakers of green workforce development!
The Green Workforce Developer Accelerator Program Cohort 3 applications are now open — help us get the word out! If you know someone who is passionate and/or curious about clean energy careers, send them our way.
To apply & for more info: https://www.thegreenlaunchpad.com/accelerator