Climate Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program for Dupage County Residents
Company: Goodwill Greater Milwaukee and Chicago
Category: Apprenticeship
Chicagoland Area, DuPage County
Connect to a Career in Green Energy. Find a new career in the growing green energy industry. They can help connect you to the training needed to enter a job in clean energy, construction, building trades and more.
Careers in green energy offer a wide range of opportunities. Goodwill’s clean energy training programs help ensure that everyone—especially those from historically underserved communities—can access these valuable career paths.
Clean Energy Training Programs & Support Services:
- Clean Jobs Workforce Network Program: Provides clean jobs training and a career pipeline through 13 workforce hubs across Illinois.
- Illinois Climate Works Pre-apprenticeship Program: Prepares individuals for careers in clean energy, construction and building trades.
- Energy Transition Barrier Reduction Program: Offers support services like tools, mentoring, travel stipends, work clothes, certifications and childcare.
- Clean Energy Contractor Incubator Program: Provides training, mentorship and business planning for clean energy businesses through 13 regional contractor incubators.
- Clean Energy Prime Contractor Accelerator Program: Mentoring and capacity building for contractors working on large-scale clean energy projects.
- Support Services: Program participants can receive services including bus cards, gas cards, training stipend, childcare assistance or mental health counseling.



