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= Energy Innovation Center Institute = An independent 501c3 organization created on May 29, 2014 (EIN: 25-1737221) to design and run the programing of the Energy Innovation Center, the former Clifford B. Connelley Trade School. Headquartered at the Energy Innovation Center located at 1435 Bedford Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219, the Energy Innovation Center Institute was established to manage and direct all corporate supported programs within the center including all educational and training programs, all corporate participation, including all events and conferences, to facilitate the commercialization of low carbon power systems and technologies and concepts developed at there. The Energy Innovation Center Institute was also created to help help attract mission aligned tenants to the 234,000 square foot building and its wider business ecosystem. As of November 30, 2020, there were 16 building tenants, including two Research I Universities with power systems, energy storage, and cybersecurity rapid prototyping labs, and an additional 4 tenants who have corporate headquarters there through fiscal agency with the Energy Innovation Center Institute. In addition to the Energy Innovation Center Institute 9,000 sq feet of office, training, and event space, other tenants at the center include; the University of Pittsburgh Power Labs and GRID Institute, Penn State University ,, Robert Morris University , UPMC , Exus Management Partners , Bedford Funds, LP , EAT Kitchen , and others. Carnegie Mellon University also has worked closely with the Institute on several important initiatives.

Mission
With a goal to help create more equitable, resilient, and sustainable people, buildings, and electrical grids the Energy Innovation Center Institute focuses the majority of its internal resources on workforce development for minorities and people with significant barriers to workforce entry. They pursue a workforce development model that connects the stranded talent in the region's economically distressed communities with the job opportunities surrounding, but often unavailable to them. With a technology focus to help level the playing field, they work by combining multiple employer-sponsored programs,to help address minority hiring and retention goals for regional employers. All curricula are based on Blooms Taxonomy models and delivered through multimodel teaching strategies. Qualified by the state of Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry to offer Registered Apprenticeships under the U.S. Department of Labor. The Energy Innovation Center Institute utilizes Thought Industries Learning Experience Platform to design curriculums, deliver training, conduct assessments, and track student progress. They are in the process of becoming accredited through the IACET. Their training outcomes to date are listed below.

Board Members and Officers
Bill Recker, Founding Chairman, Emeritus Chair,

Anna Marie Mumich, Chief Strategy Officer, Senior Director of Programing