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Indian River State College has been awarded by Workforce Florida, Inc., the management of the Banner Center for Energy: Florida’s industry-driven resource for energy workforce education and training.

Through its many partnerships, and through direct input from industrial partners, the Employ Florida Banner Center for Energy is able to develop and coordinate customized educational and training resources in order to grow the competitiveness of Florida’s energy industry. Our goals are to:

  1. Cultivate long-term partnerships to strengthen education and       opportunities for schools throughout the state.

  2. Work closely with industry partners to develop customized training to       meet the needs of the energy industry.

  3. Offer courses, in conjunction with our educational partners, which provide       real-world skills needed to elevate career opportunities to the next level       in the high-growth energy industry.

ENERGY NEWS

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Graduates of IRSC's innovative training program take next step into high-tech energy jobs

FORT PIERCE — With Florida’s unemployment still hovering around 10 percent, Florida Power & Light Company continues to provide bright futures for 26 new graduates of Indian River State College’s (IRSC) Power Plant Technology Institute....Read More »

Anthony Westbury: Nuclear plant upgrade will generate 4,000 temporary jobs

Florida Power & Light has embarked on a major upgrade project at the St. Lucie Nuclear Plant on South Hutchinson Island that over the next 12 months, is expected to employ 4,000 temporary skilled trades people.

FPL's Extended Power Uprate will boost the electrical output of the plant's twin nuclear reactors by around 11 percent and add 103 megawatts output per reactor without increasing the physical footprint of the plant, according to FPL senior communications adviser Doug Andrews....Read More »

Energy industry leaders plan nuclear education center

FORT PIERCE — More than 60 nuclear energy industry and education experts developed inaugural plans for the Regional Center for Nuclear Education and Training (RCNET) at the Indian River State College (IRSC) Main Campus in Fort Pierce. RCNET will be established through a $3.1 million National Science Foundation grant awarded to IRSC in response to the nation’s need for more than 40,000 skilled nuclear workers in the next decade.....Read More »

FPL powers energy education, jobs for South Florida

JUPITER — With the nation’s unemployment numbers looming large, South Florida has been hit especially hard. But bright futures await students in FPL’s cooperative energy education programs at Miami Dade College and Indian River State College.... Read More »