AUGUSTA – The Governor’s Energy Office, through the Clean Energy Partnership, is granting $299,690 to Biddeford Schools and Adult Education.
The grant will develop curricula, fund internships and apprenticeships, provide job training, and prepare 70 individuals for careers in the clean energy and energy efficiency sectors, according to Sen. Henry Ingwersen, D-Arundel. The program will recruit students from Biddeford, Old Orchard Beach, Saco, and Sanford.
“As a grandfather who is concerned about the increasingly severe effects of climate change, as well as the forecast for workforce shortages, I am delighted that Biddeford Schools and Adult Education will receive this funding to create jobs in the clean energy sector,” Ingwersen said. “An investment like this one is a win all around. It prepares young Mainers to enter the workforce without needing to shell out tens of thousands of dollars for expensive college…
