Training
As part of our commitment to educating the agricultural community about energy efficiency, EnSave provides trainings to suit our client's specific needs.
EnSave has provided agricultural energy efficiency training to a wide audience, including utility field personnel, equipment manufacturers, equipment dealers, utility commissions, cooperative extension agents, and resource conservation and development councils.
Data Collector Trainings
One of our more popular trainings is the "Data Collector Training." Geared toward professionals who have a familiarity with agriculture and/or energy efficiency, this three-day course qualifies individuals as EnSave Data Collectors.
The data collector training is a combination of classroom and field experience. Each trainee receives a training manual that includes a job description, a list of tools and other necessities, data collections forms, and information about the equipment EnSave generally recommends for installation.
While in the classroom, the trainees are given in-depth, detailed information about what they need to look for while visiting a farm, and why some equipment is preferred over others when it comes to energy efficiency. The trainees then visit at least three farms for hands-on experience. The farms visited generally reflect the dominant agricultural sector of the area, and can include dairy, swine or poultry farms, beef feedlots, grain-drying facilities, field crops and greenhouses.
At the end of the three days, trainees receive certificates and officially become a Data Collector for EnSave. EnSave calls upon trained Data Collectors to aide in the development of our Farm Energy Audits. EnSave has trained over 80 data collectors in more than seven states, with additional trainings scheduled throughout 2009.
Click here to see our data collector job description
Click here to see a sample agenda for our data collector training
Click here to see our latest data collector training schedule
Educational Trainings
EnSave also conducts educational seminars and workshops for a variety of audiences, including energy efficiency professionals, farm outreach specialists, policy makers, and farmers. EnSave has been a sought-after speaker for a variety of agriculture and environmental organizations, including the National Association of Resource Conservation & Development Councils, Harvesting Clean Energy, Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education, USDA NRCS, Soil & Water Conservation Society, National Association of Conservation Districts, American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, and various state Farm Bureaus, growers' organizations, and other groups.
Whether you would like to learn more about farm energy audits, energy efficiency and implementation on the farm, program development, the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), or other agricultural energy efficiency topics, we can help.
Webinars
EnSave is available to conduct data collection and educational training webinars. Both can be tailored to best address your particular needs. Data Collector Trainings via webinar generally last from three to four hours and include detailed information regarding the target area of your choice (poultry or dairy, as an example). Additional materials are provided at the close of the training. Educational training webinars can be tailored to your specific needs; whether you need a presentation regarding a proposed program or information on agricultural energy efficiency in general.
To learn more about our training services, call us today at 1-800-732-1399.
