Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Florida

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Office of Energy (fdacs Ooe) Houses Florida’s Office of Energy, Responsible for Evaluating Energy-related Studies, Analyses, and Stakeholder Input to Provide Energy Policy and Program Recommendations to the Governor and Legislature. the Office Is Focused on Moving Florida Toward a More Diverse, Stable, and Reliable Energy Portfolio. the State Intends to Contract All Funds to the Florida Department of Commerce, Which “is Responsible for Overseeing the State’s Various Workforce Employment and Training Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult, Youth, and Dislocated Worker; Wagner-peyser, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment and Training”; Work Mainly With/through the State’s Local Workforce Development Boards as Well as Other Nonprofit and Industry Partners; Focus on New Workers Only, Training 450 New Electricians, Plumbers, Hvac Installers, and Energy Auditors Workers Annually; Reduce the Cost of Training New and Incumbent Workers, and Facilitate Entry Into Clean Energy Occupations for Underserved Populations. Florida Commerce Will Work Primarily With the State’s Lwdb’s to Serve Individuals for the Purpose of Preparing Floridians Secure Good Jobs, While Providing Employers With the Skilled Workers Needed to Compete in the Global Economy; Fdacs Ooe Also Plans on Engaging the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) to Coordinate Training Offerings; Florida’s Workforce Development Board, Careersource Florida, Will Also Be Engaged to Provide Braided Funding and Ancillary Services That Will Allow Us to Track Labor Metrics.