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Green Jobs 101
The Role of Youth in Shaping a Sustainable Economy
Christina NicholsUS Department of LaborEmployment and Training AdministrationDivision of Youth Services
Why the Push to Green?
Climate Change Economic Recession
Two Different Challenges
US Goals Today:
• Create 3 million new jobs within 2 years• Re-align global economies • Transform energy use to eliminate coal and
depend on renewables within 30 years• End two wars; reform health care; erase
debt; inspire public commitment
• Prepare youth to solve these problems, innovate, and change cultural expectations
What’s up? Heat. Carbon.The Earth is getting hotter.
2005 was the hottest year on record; the 14 hottest years occurred since 1990. 24
out of 25 hottest years since 1980.
Source: http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/graphs/
What’s Up? Unemployment.
Oct. ’09 10.2%
Actual under/unemployment rate – 17.5%
Same Solution Green Jobs
• Broad Societal Shift to Conservation, Efficiency, and Renewable Energy Use
• Economic Transformation From Industrial/Consumptive to Sustainable/Stewardship
Behavior change is the most important component of a green economy
Behavior Change Needs Help
Showing people is more effective than telling them how to go green.
Take the Green Quiz!
Recyclable plastic
A
Corn, compostable
B
Stainless steel
C
Recycled polypropylene
D
Q: Which cup is “green”?
A: YES!
Sources of GHG emissions
From IPCC, WG3, 2007
Credit: John P. Holdren, “The UN SEG Recommendations on Mitigation”
Key Federal Trends
Broad “Green Jobs” Industries• Energy Efficiency
o Weatherization, Smart Grid and Conservation
• Renewable Energyo Wind, Solar, Hydro, Geo-Thermal
and Bio-Mass
• Brownfields Recovery & Remediation• Water -- Treatment, Conservation and
Efficiency Activities• Garbage/Solid Waste
o Reduce, Re-Use, Recycle
o Waste-to-Energy
• Land Restoration; Habitat and Park Protection
Summer Youth - Green Leadership
• Green Construction practiceso Intro to Weatherizationo Rehab and New Construction – internships,
surveys, pre-audits• Clean energy training and prep• Partnerships – city, community, utility, educational institutions• Integration – education, career, leadership• Bigger environmental picture: Water, biomass, Grid, health
Greening of Occupations• Green Growth Occupations (46):
o Increase in the Employment Demand for an Existing Occupationo Changes in Work Contexto Few Significant Changes in Work (Tasks) and Worker Requirements of the
Occupation
• Green Enhanced Occupations (45): o Significant Changes in Work and Worker Requirementso Purpose of the Occupation Unchanged, But Tasks, Skills, Knowledge, and
External Elements, Such as Credentials, Have Changedo May or May Not Result in an Increase in Employment Demand for the
Occupation
• Green New & Emerging Occupations (90): o New, Unique Work and Workers Requirements from Green Economic
Activities o The New Occupation Could be New or “Born” From an Existing Occupation
See: http://www.onetcenter.org/reports/Green.html
Green Jobs ProjectionsIndustry Currently
employedStimulus workforce jobs (NEW)
Projected to 2016 (Permanent)
Notes
Wind 85,000 30,000 110,000 - direct380,000 – dir. + indirect
Based on climate goals of 20% wind by 2030
Solar 39,000 (’07)67,000 (’08 est.)
35,000 246,000 PV and thermal; most recovery post 2010
Energy Efficiency 8,586,000 (2007)
~ 1,300,000 13,787,000 – moderate case
Assumes 7% growth per year; 7 M new jobs
Weatherization 480,000 ~ 180,000 (installation)
150,000 (ongoing)
Installation only; no mfr or indirect
Smart Grid NA 280,000 – direct
140,000 (perm)
Funded thru DOE
Est. Green Jobs
9,218,000 1,825,000 14,703,000 No MFRing jobs in this #
Green job investments*Each $1 Million in this sector…
… Creates this many jobs
Transit/rail 22Building retrofits 17Biomass 17Solar 14Smart Grid 13Wind 13Coal 7Oil and gas 5
*Source: Robert Pollin, et al, University of Massachusetts Amherst and Center for American Progress
Green Jobs and CredentialsType of job Highest
Education level attained
Average wage/hour
Clean energy(jobs for $1
million invested)
Fossil Fuels(jobs for $1
million invested)
High-credentialed jobs(architect, manager)
Bachelors degree or more
$24.50 3.9 1.5
Mid-credentialed jobs(Crew chief, tech)
Some college $14.50 4.8 1.6
Low-credentialed jobs(laborer, clerk)
High school or less
$12 8 2.2
Low-credentialed jobs in fields with potential for earnings growth(utilities, mfr, construction)
High school or less
$15 4.8 0.7
Source: Pollin et al, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Courtesy of Anthony Joseph, New York State Department of Labor
Weatherization Example (New York State)
Labor Demand
Weatherization Jobs•DOE and HEAP funding
Installation Helper
Installer
Crew Supervisor
Building Auditor
Prod. Coordinator
Wea
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izat
ion
Ca
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Lad
der
Workforce Training
Entry-Level Training1. WIA• RFP (state DOL)• One-Stop Centers2. TANF (state, local
social svc districts)
Weatherization and EE Training•WIA, state energy office
Training not necessary
Infrastructure (state energy office)
Labor Supply
Workforce One-Stop System(state DOL, state social svc agency)
Skills Assessment
Skilled
•Union
•Non-Union
Unskilled
What is Clean Energy Workforce Development?
Consider for your Youth• Construction training – relevant curricula :
• Nat’l Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER)
• Home Builders Institute Pre-Traineeship Certificate training (PACT), or
• Building Trades Multi-Craft Core Curriculum• State approved weatherization curricula
• Additional green activities with credentials• Pre-Apprenticeships• Internships – through business, nonprofit,
educational partners
• Workforce readiness – various
New GREEN Youth Skills• Weatherization specialties• Solar installation or prep• Optimum Value Engineering (OVE) framing• Integrated Building Design (internships)• Water conservation • Basic environmental science• Land restoration• Biomass – growing & processing• Transmission and electrical basics• IT – for Smart Grid integration
Certifications:Type
• BPI building retrofit• RESNET building retrofit• LEED new construction• Energy Star new and retrofit• NCCER construction• PACT construction• NABCEP solar & wind• Green Advantage construction
… national benchmarks coming
American Recovery and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
DOL Investment: $4,470,000,000
Title VIII of ARRA• Formula Funding - $3.6 billion for training
and employment services
• Discretionary Funding - $750 million provided for a program of competitive grants for worker training and placement in high-growth and emerging industry sectorso $500 M Targeted to Green Jobs
What is DOL Doing to Promote Green Jobs?
• Coordinating with Other Federal Partners
o Establishing Memoranda of Understanding and Partnership Agreements with Federal Agencies
• Aligning Federal Resources toAvoid Duplication
• Developing and DisseminatingGreen Economy Resource Information
• Funding Five Solicitations for Grant Applications (SGAs) Tied to Green Jobs
Who Can Apply for DOL Funding?
SG
A
Cate
gory
State LMI Improve-
ment$50M
Energy Training
Partnership*$100M
Pathways Out of
Poverty$150M
State Energy Sector and
Partnership*$190M
Green Capacity Building
$5M
Elig
ible
Applica
nts
State Workforce Agencies
Consortia of State Workforce Agencies
National Labor- management orgs w local networks; Statewide or non-profits w partnerships of employers, WIBs and others
Nat’l orgs w local networks, coalition members or others; local organizations
State workforce Boards in partnerships with their State Workforce Agency, local WIB and One-Stop Centers
DOL programs: Indian and Native American program, NFJP, Prisoner Re-entry, SCSEP, Heroes at Home/Military Spouses, WANTO, Registered Apprenticeship, YouthBuild, Young Offender
Auto impacted communities
Auto impacted communities
ETA Resources and Information: www.workforce3one.org
ETA Resources and Information (continued)
• Resource Websites and Customer Supporto http://www.findyouthinfo.gov/ o www.doleta.govo www.workforce3one.orgo www.careervoyages.govo www.servicelocator.orgo 1-877‑US2-JOBS (TTY: 1-877-889-5627)
Q & A
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