Better Buildings Workforce
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A skilled and qualified workforce is key to making American buildings more energy efficient and American companies more competitive. DOE is working closely with the commercial buildings industry and other Federal agencies to develop training tools, materials, and voluntary credentialing guidelines to advance different elements of the Better Buildings Workforce Framework, a pillar of the Better Buildings Initiative.
DOE works with public and private-sector industry stakeholders to strengthen and align the six elements of this framework to improve the quality and consistency of the commercial buildings workforce.
- Technical standards, codes, and specifications that define safe, durable, high-quality work related to commercial building energy efficiency.
- Skills standards, that define the job tasks and knowledge, skills and abilities that workers need to perform quality work in accordance with the appropriate technical standards.
- Curricula and training programs, built on clear learning objectives and aligned with technical and skills standards.
- Industry-recognized certifications for energy-related job titles, built on common certification blueprints when appropriate.
- Third-party accreditation, for training and certification programs to evaluate program quality and alignment with industry-recognized content.
- Driving market demand, for a high-quality workforce through policy mechanisms and government and industry recognition of accredited workforce credentialing programs.
![Technical Standards](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224204231im_/https://betterbuildingssolutioncenter.energy.gov/sites/default/files/workforce-block/technical-standards.png)
Codes, and specifications that define safe, durable, high-quality work related to commercial building energy efficiency
![Skills Standards](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224204231im_/https://betterbuildingssolutioncenter.energy.gov/sites/default/files/workforce-block/skills-standards.png)
Define the job tasks and knowledge, skills and abilities that workers need to perform quality work in accordance with the appropriate technical standards
![Curricula & Training](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224204231im_/https://betterbuildingssolutioncenter.energy.gov/sites/default/files/workforce-block/curricula-training.png)
Built on clear learning objectives and aligned with appropriate technical and skills standards
![Industry-Recongized Certifications](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224204231im_/https://betterbuildingssolutioncenter.energy.gov/sites/default/files/workforce-block/industry-recognized-certifications.png)
Built on common certification blueprints when appropriate
![Third-Party Accreditation](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224204231im_/https://betterbuildingssolutioncenter.energy.gov/sites/default/files/workforce-block/third-party-accreditation.png)
Evaluation of program quality and alignment with industry-recognized content
![Driving Market Demand](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161224204231im_/https://betterbuildingssolutioncenter.energy.gov/sites/default/files/workforce-block/driving-market-demand.png)
Supporting a high-quality workforce through policy mechanisms and government and industry recognition of accredited workforce credentialing programs