[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 218 (Wednesday, November 12, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 67163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-26727]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy


Transitioning the National Training and Education Resource to the 
Public

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, U.S. Department 
of Energy.

ACTION: Request for information.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking input from the 
public on its plan to transition its stewardship of the National 
Training and Education Resource (NTER) in spring 2015. The information 
sought under this Request for Information (RFI) is intended to assist 
DOE in further understanding potential strategic approaches to 
transitioning central administration of NTER to the private sector and 
the impacts on users. DOE seeks input from entities interested in 
taking over NTER as well as from impacted parties. The information 
collected may be used for internal DOE planning and decision-making 
purposes.

DATES: Comments regarding the RFI must be received on or before 
December 3rd, 2014.

ADDRESSES: The RFI is available at: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov. 
Responses and questions may be sent to:
    [ssquf] Email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Linda Silverman, U.S. Department of Energy, 
Mailstop EE-61T, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, or 
[email protected], 202-586-3896.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 
developed the National Training and Education Resource (NTER) to 
provide an open source platform for multimedia, self-paced training 
courses designed to build skills in clean energy vocations at lower 
costs than proprietary packages. NTER offers DOE and other 
organizations a unified platform to provide state-of-the-art training. 
NTER users earn certifications and demonstrate competency that 
translate directly into on-the-job performance. Its highly modular 
design allows it to be used as a stand-alone open-source toolkit or 
combined with proprietary third-party materials. NTER is a learning 
management system (LMS) and Content Management System (CMS) that 
streamlines the delivery of training and content to stakeholders. It 
was designed to leverage open source code, enabling educators to create 
content and students to take courses easily.
    DOE's mission is to ensure America's security and prosperity by 
addressing its energy, environmental, and nuclear challenges through 
transformative science and technology solutions. DOE's intent has been 
to transfer stewardship of the platform to an entity within the open 
source community in order to maximize market adoption while fostering 
open source, shared learning environments. It is envisioned that one or 
more non-governmental entities with expertise in open source 
development of educational content creation and sharing will be most 
qualified to take over this well-developed product and its customer-
base. This RFI seeks input from those entities interested in taking 
over NTER as well as from impacted parties.
    The RFI is available at: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 4, 2014.
John Lushetsky,
Director, Strategic Programs, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy.
[FR Doc. 2014-26727 Filed 11-10-14; 8:45 am]
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