Paonia, CO & Brussels, Belgium – October 22, 2025 – Solar Energy International (SEI), a leading non-profit organization focused on solar energy education, today announced it has joined the Global Solar Council (GSC) as a new member. This strategic move deepens SEI’s commitment to global collaboration, with a specific focus on establishing unified training standards to advance the international clean energy workforce. The partnership integrates SEI’s three decades of experience training solar professionals with the GSC’s mission to accelerate worldwide solar PV deployment. SEI will now actively contribute to the GSC’s initiatives aimed at capacity building and creating a common framework for global solar training standards.
The alliance between SEI and GSC directly addresses the need for a standardized, highly skilled global solar workforce. Chris Turek, VP of Strategy and Business Development at SEI, noted that the organization is excited to contribute its expertise to the network: “We are thrilled to join this membership community and contribute to the collective mission of establishing global training standards for the solar and clean energy workforce. For more than three decades, SEI has worked to professionalize the industry through rigorous education, safety, and technical training programs. We look forward to collaborating with the committees and partners within this network to share our experience, align best practices, and help shape a unified framework that advances workforce excellence worldwide.”
Sonia Dunlop, CEO of Global Solar Council, affirmed the strategic benefit of the new alliance, stating: “A highly skilled and well-trained workforce is the foundation of a successful energy transition. By welcoming SEI into the Global Solar Council, we are bringing world-class expertise into our efforts to build a common global framework for solar training. This collaboration will help equip workers around the world with the skills needed to deliver solar energy at the scale and speed our planet demands.”
About Solar Energy International (SEI)
Solar Energy International (SEI) is a leading educational non-profit organization providing industry-leading solar training for clean energy careers. Since 1991, SEI has been empowering students, alumni, and partners to be a driving force for the global energy transition. SEI offers a comprehensive range of technical training programs, including online courses, hands-on lab training, and certification preparation.
About Global Solar Council (GSC)
The Global Solar Council (GSC) is the voice of the world’s solar PV industry. Founded in 2015, the GSC is an international non-profit body that represents the entire solar energy value chain and works to accelerate the sustainable and cost-effective deployment of solar PV globally through advocacy, knowledge exchange, capacity building, and fostering network building and collaboration.
