REMADE Releases New Circular Economy Workforce Development Roadmap and Funding Opportunity

The REMADE Institutea public-private partnership established by the United States Department of Energy issued its Education and Workforce Development Request for Proposalsrepresenting a $1.2 million investment in the training of U.S. workers to accelerate the nation’s transition to a Circular Economy.

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This investment is focused on training workers across the country to ensure they, and the companies who employ them, are skilled and well-versed in the technologies that will power the transition.

REMADE Chief Executive Officer Nabil Nasr said the Institute is seeking education and workforce development proposals in the areas of manufacturing materials optimization, remanufacturing, recycling and recovery, and design at the awareness, practitioner and expert level.

“By focusing REMADE’s investment in these areas, we can develop training that has a significant impact for U.S. manufacturers and their workers nationwide,” Nasr said.

REMADE also announced it’s latest Education and Workforce Development Roadmap, which outlines the Institute’s training plans for the future and will guide the RFP.

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The REMADE Institute, a public-private partnership established by the U.S. Department of Energy enables early-stage applied research and development of technologies to reduce embodied energy and carbon emissions associated with industrial scale manufacturing. In addition to R&D activities, the Institute’s parallel objective is to prepare U.S. workers for careers in the circular economy. To date, REMADE’s workforce development accomplishments include:

  • Engaging over 3,000 participants through both online and in-person training opportunities
  • Creation of over 70 hours of online training content developed by nation’s top circular economy experts
  • Supporting the next generation workforce by facilitating the participation of over 100 students in ongoing REMADE R&D projects

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