A new training and certification program in California equips electricians with the skills needed to work with microgrids and storage, while aiming to ensure minority and disadvantaged residents benefit from the program. Photo courtesy ESAMTAC As part of the effort to train workers for jobs that address climate change, the California Workforce Development Board has provided a $1.25 million grant for training and certification through a new nonprofit, Energy Storage and Microgrid Training and Certification (ESAMTAC). The larger, $25.6 million effort, which includes additional climate mitigation projects, has a goal of ensuring equity in climate related jobs, said Aida Cardenas, deputy director of equity climate jobs under the California Workforce Development Board. Funded by the state’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund — money generated by California’s cap-and-trade legislation — the other grants in the project provide funding for public utilities, healthcare, water, public service and electric bus manufacturing, among others.