Training & Development
The Energy Partnerships Team works with Weatherization field experts and leaders to develop high-level trainings for both energy professionals and agencies at-large.
LATEST TRAININGS
Weatherization Workforce Excellence Series:
Building, Supporting, and Sustaining a High-Impact Weatherization Workforce
April 1, 2026 – April 29, 2026
This webinar series is designed to help Weatherization leaders and staff strengthen their workforce from the inside out. Explore how to build high-performing teams, foster supportive workplace cultures that improve retention, implement innovative recruitment strategies to expand the talent pipeline, and develop leadership and career pathways that ensure long-term continuity and program success. Grounded in real-world experience and tailored to the realities of the Weatherization network, this series offers practical strategies, tools, and insights agencies can apply immediately to strengthen workforce stability, resilience, and impact.Â
Advanced Weatherization Strategies for Lowering Household Energy Costs Â
February 11, 2026 – March 4, 2026
This series will detail best practices for implementing optional flexibilities in state plans, and profile how the City of Baltimore is maximizing available resources. National partners will train on how to increase and unrestrict LIHEAP transfer funds, scale DOE Health and Safety funds, and authorize spending to develop and coordinate leveraging dollars.
Out of the Box Thinking with a Box Store Service Strategy
November 5, 2025
Watch to learn about an innovative approach developed by the Michigan Bureau of Community Action and Economic Opportunity (BCEAO) that is reclaiming empty store fronts to serve rural families and communities.Â
Multifamily Weatherization
June 16, 2025 – October 17, 2025
This series explores the key factors in making the decision to get started in multifamily weatherization, including state plan requirements, organizational limitations, financial implications, and contractor constraints. We’ll also discuss the benefits, such as economies of scale, increased contractor interest, and cost efficiencies.Â
Amplifying Impact – Energy Awareness Month
October 16, 2025
Watch to explore, learn, and celebrate WAP accomplishments, successes, and innovation this year. This exciting webinar features testimonial videos, local awards and more. We hope you this webinar feeling inspired and equipped to host a robust Energy Awareness Month and Weatherization Day campaign.
Energy Awareness Month Toolkit
October 1, 2025
Putting Scenario Planning to Work
July 10, 2025
Our Scenario Planning Toolkit offers templates and guidance to assess financial, operational, and community impacts, and helps teams develop decision filters to guide responses. This session provides a brief overview of scenario planning, highlights key resources and approaches from the Toolkit, and uses peer discussion to explore how Weatherization program managers can apply scenario planning in their departments and in their organizations.
Badging & Micro-Credentials
July 10, 2025
The webinar discusses the benefits and uses of badges, also called micro-credentials, in general, and as part of a flexible and effective program improvement strategy for weatherization field workers. We cover what is included in the badging toolkit and different ways agencies might make use of the toolkit.
Come Helene or High Water
June 20, 2025
In this webinar, discover how Community Action Opportunities became part of the Asheville Regional Coalition for Home Repair (ARCHR) to respond to unprecedented disaster. Learn how partnering organizations came together to pool resources and coordinate efforts to help low-income families recover. Hear tips, suggestions, and advice for navigating through something that you hopefully will never have to experience.
Learn with Service Year
May 22, 2025
ENROLLMENT IS OPEN FOR WAPPro!
WEATHERIZATION LEADERSHIP PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
What is WAPPro?
The National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) has partnered with the Energy Partnerships team to create a learning curriculum to bridge the gap between theoretical understanding in weatherization work and organizational management and leadership skills.  Building upon the successful pilot year, Cohort 2.0 has been rebranded as the Weatherization Leadership Professional Development Institute (WAPPro).Â
WAPPro is designed to deepen applied learning, strengthen peer-to-peer engagement, and align leadership development more directly with the operational realities of Weatherization Assistance Program agencies. The program emphasizes workforce development, project management, and continuous quality improvement as interconnected leadership competencies necessary to support effective program delivery, sustainability, and long-term impact across the WAP network.Â
Program Structure
Cohort 3.0 will be organized into three core modules delivered across six convenings using a fully virtual format, informed by participant feedback and lessons learned from the first two cohorts. Evaluation findings and real-time input from members indicated that a virtual structure enables consistent participation while preserving meaningful interaction through facilitated discussion, experiential learning, and collaborative problem solving, ultimately strengthening peer exchange and applied learning across the WAP network. Meetings run from June-November 2026.
Get Involved!
Applications are now open for a unique and focused leadership development opportunity.​ Are you currently a crew member, crew leader, intake specialist, or other member of your Weatherization team? Do you aspire to future advancement in this important industry? If so, consider applying for the WAP-Pro cohort. You can find the application HERE.​ For more information contact Keesha M. Johnson, Project Director Weatherization Workforce Development, kjohnson@communityactionpartnership.com.Â
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
LEARNING SYSTEM
Access an innovative series of interactive online Weatherization training modules featuring highly interactive learning scenarios, downloadable references, job aids and knowledge checks that simulate many of the challenges and decisions WAP administrative professionals encounter day-to-day on the job.
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