Davidson, NC – September 19, 2025 – Everblue, a national leader in clean energy training and certification, is proud to announce its new partnership with Goodwill Industries and Accenture to help expand the Goodwill Clean Tech Accelerator (GCTA). This program equips job seekers with hands-on training and industry-recognized credentials that lead to well-paying, future-proof careers in clean energy.

Under this collaboration, Everblue will provide its nationally respected curriculum and a “Train-the-Trainer” model to ensure quality and consistency across all GCTA locations. Goodwill will manage training facilities and hire local instructors, while Everblue trains and certifies those instructors and licenses its course content to each site.

The first training cohort under this new partnership will launch on September 15 in Greenville, SC, home to Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands South Carolina’s (GIUMSC) newly opened Clean Tech Accelerator Lab – the only lab of its kind in the state. This location is part of a broader rollout, with the program expanding into multiple markets in 2026; the Clean Tech Accelerator is already active in Atlanta and Houston, where Everblue is licensing its curriculum

“We’re proud to partner with Goodwill and Accenture to help close the clean energy skills gap,” said Velvet Nelson, Director of Business Development at Everblue. “This is about building lasting training capacity in communities, so that clean energy jobs are accessible to everyone – not just those who can afford expensive training or live near a major city.”

Key Program Components:

• Hands-On Student Training: Participants join intensive, full-time training cohorts that offer real-world experience in solar and storage systems, heat pump installation and EV charging infrastructure. Graduates receive nationally recognized credentials and job placement assistance – all within five weeks.
• Instructor Certification (Train-the-Trainer): Everblue will train and certify 1–3 local instructors per site using a structured Train-the-Trainer model. This approach enables scalable, high-quality training delivery while building local workforce development capacity.
• Certified Training Labs: Partner sites, like the Greenville Clean Tech Lab, are built to rigorous technical specifications and simulate real-world installation and diagnostic environments. These standardized labs ensure every participant is job-ready from day one.

This partnership supports GCTA’s mission to bridge the gap between job seekers and employers through practical, certification-based training. With the clean energy sector expected to add over 9 million jobs nationwide in the next decade, Everblue’s involvement helps ensure the workforce is trained, certified and ready to meet this growing demand.