WSU Offers Energy Resource Advisor Certificate

Enrollment is currently open for a new Energy Resource Advisor (ERA) certificate program being offered at Winona State University.

The Energy Resource Advisor program has been designed to meet the continuing education needs of individuals and employers. Students will complete 56 total hours of education and training, including 40 hours of online coursework and 16 hours hands-on experience through a capstone project at the Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center in Lanesboro, Minn.

Supported by a $30,000 Innovation Grant from the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, WSU collaborated with several organizations to develop the ERA certificate program, which is the first of its kind in the state of Minnesota.

Partners include: Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center (one of Minnesota’s six accredited Environmental Learning Centers); Clean Energy Resource Teams of the Southeast Minnesota Region; Winona County Environmental Services, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Upon completion of the pilot program, the curriculum will be distributed statewide through a partnership between the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system and the state network of Residential Environmental Learning Centers.

For more information about the Energy Resource Advisor Certificate, please contact WSU Outreach & Continuing Education, www.winona.edu/OCED, 1-800-DIAL-WSU or continuingeducation@winona.edu.