Our goal is to have students get hands on, high quality experiences equal to, or better than, they would receive in a college laboratory environment — and you can make it happen!

We’re seeking individuals who are able to demonstrate job tasks related to commercial energy efficiency and water conservation.
Through a National Science Foundation Advanced Technology Education grant, Lane Community College is expanding energy efficiency and water conservation educational opportunities to students across the Western United States. Online degrees are fairly commonplace in many sectors of higher education but career- technical education (CTE) lags behind, in large part due to the hands-on fieldwork requirements of CTE type programs. Together, we can overcome that obstacle by establishing a network of utility fieldwork mentors who can provide essential energy or water-related field experiences.
Although students will be getting the majority of their training hours through online classes, it is imperative that we connect “book smarts” to real-life experiences. That’s where a utilities’ expertise and industry connections can provide huge value to any educational training.
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Signup to be a Fieldwork Mentor
Simply provide your Name/Email address and we’ll contact you with additional information if a student in your area signs up for classes.
Help us spread the word!
Here are some ways we could really use your help.
- Hang a poster on your companies bulletin board*.
- Bring brochures to a student job fair*.
- Mention our program in your company newsletter*.
- Host an information session for prospective students.
- Collaborate with us to co-market services.
- Like us and our posts on Facebook!
* We will provide you with marketing materials!