The Banner Center for Clean Energy was launched in 2008 to serve as a statewide, industry-driven resource for solar and energy efficiency energy workforce education and training to ensure the competitiveness of Florida’s clean energy businesses.

Floridians who have participated in the Banner Center for Clean Energy training courses have earned college or continuing education credit and industry certifications including Certified Solar Contractor, certification by the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP), Certified Energy Rater, and Weatherization Inspector.

Industry Facts:

The Clean Energy Industry is also known for their dominance in the “green jobs” arena. Florida’s Agency for Workforce Innovation in partnership with Workforce Florida, Inc. and with funding by the U.S. Department of Labor undertook an extensive Green Jobs Survey in 2010.

• The Florida Green Jobs Survey estimated 42,422 green jobs statewide in 2010. This represented 0.6 percent of total industry employment. There were 9,119 green establishments in Florida in 2010, representing 1.5 percent of all businesses.
• Employers expected to add 3,385 green jobs between 2010 and 2011, amounting to 45,807 green jobs in 2011 at a growth rate of 8.0 percent.
• If this count includes employers who did not have green jobs currently but planned to add new green jobs and/or to convert non-green to green jobs within the next year, green jobs were expected to grow by 30.3 percent (12,841 jobs) from 2010 to 2011 for a total of 55,263 green jobs in 2011.
• Green Jobs by Activity Group

Statewide	Produce Renewable Energy	Increase Energy Efficiency	Conserve Natural Resources	Prevent, Reduce, Clean Up Pollution	Produce Clean Transportation and Fuels
Current Green Jobs (2010)	3,971	17,445	12,429	21,933	2,744
Green Jobs in 2011	4,618	19,426	13,214	22,765	3,138
Growth Rate 2010-1011	16%	11%	6%	4%	14%

• Prevent, reduce, clean up pollution was the largest green activity in Florida in 2010, concentrated mainly in recycling efforts.
• The second largest green activity was increase energy efficiency, followed by conserve natural resources.
• Green activities with the highest growth rates include produce renewable energy (16 percent); produce clean transportation and fuels (14 percent); and increase energy efficiency (11 percent).

Banner Facts:

• To date, the Banner Center for Clean Energy has partnered with more than 30 educational providers in Florida to offer industry-recognized, quality training throughout the state.
  
• The Center has also partnered with Florida business and trade associations to develop customized training curricula.
  
• The Banner Center for Clean Energy is one of 11 Banner Centers located throughout Florida and focused on developing training for targeted, industries based on statewide partnerships and industry feedback.