A Workforce Initiative for the Chicago Climate Action Plan
Chicago Green Jobs For All
Agenda• Background
• Green jobs training investments
• Research on the jobs created by the Chicago Climate Action Plan
Five Strategies in the CCAP
1. Energy Efficient Buildings
2. Clean and Renewable Energy Sources
3. Improved Transportation Options
4. Reduced Waste and Industrial Pollution
5. Adaptation
CCAP’s Workforce Vision
• Chicago’s workers are prepared for the jobs that are created or transformed through the CCAP
• The opportunities created by the CCAP are available to all Chicagoans and connected to communities in need
Guiding Principles
Invest in training opportunities that lead to green jobs
• Engage training providers and community colleges in creating training programs to meet the needs of employers and job-seekers, including disadvantaged populations
Identify and support career ladders
Link investments in workforce to green economic
development
• Define educational and career pathways and support programming along a continuum
• Provide supports to move workers from entry-level jobs to higher-skilled jobs
• Connect workforce development system and job training to public investments in energy efficiency, renewable energy, waste reduction, horticulture and transportation
Steering Committee chaired by Mayor’s Office and including Chicago’s Departments of the Environment and Community Development
Advisory Committee of community colleges, environmental partners, city agencies and economic development organizations
Staffing by the Chicago Jobs Council, a city-wide coalition of community-based training organizations, advocacy groups, businesses and individuals
Leadership
Agenda• Background
• Green jobs training investments
• Research on the jobs created by the Chicago Climate Action Plan
University of Illinois at Chicago, Center for Urban Economic Development (CUED) partnered with Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS)
Comprehensive analysis of the workforce impacts and jobs created by the Chicago Climate Action Plan
What new jobs are created? What training exists to prepare people for
these jobs? What are the gaps?
Goal of research not to estimate aggregate jobs created but to identify priority areas for an economic and workforce development strategy to accompany CCAP
Methods COWS/UF Powell Center Model for
residential and commercial energy efficiency retrofits
Existing reports, studies and key informant interviews for other CCAP strategy areas
Research on CCAP Jobs
Buildings
& EE
Buildings
& EE
Renew-able
Energy
Renew-able
Energy
Trans-port-ation
Trans-port-ation
Waste &
Pollution
Waste &
Pollution
Adapt-ation
Adapt-ation
CCAP Jobs & Workforce Committee
Workforce Initiative
Workforce Initiative
Green Biz/ Sustainable Development Strategy
Green Biz/ Sustainable Development Strategy
Energy Efficiency
RecycleReuse
Landscape
Sectoral Workforce Partnerships
Greencorps
ED/WD needs
opportunitiesChicago
Green Jobs Working Group
RE Mfg
RE Install
Workforce Opportunities Retrofitting energy efficient
buildings will have the most direct job creation
Measure installers “architectural” measures “mechanical” measures
Auditors
New Job Creation
Up to 2,500 weatherization jobs – energy auditing and efficiency measure installation
Hundreds of indirect jobs in program administration, warehousing and materials.
“Critical jobs” “Green” construction Building maintenance
and operations workers
Opportunity areas
“Green” or environmentally-preferable building materials
1. Energy Efficient Buildings
Energy Efficiency Measure Installers Noted in CUED research as a
growing area
Positions retrofitting homes and businesses for energy efficiency including opportunities for every-level workers and advancement
Developing training programs for job seekers to enter field
Developing curriculum in partnership with experienced weatherization contractors
Link energy efficiency investments with workforce training programs
1. Energy Efficient Buildings
An auditor determines the measures to be installed in buildings to increase energy efficiency as well as completes a post-installation audit
Need for computer skills, usually some post-secondary education
Can start out as an assistant, move up to lead auditor and entrepreneurship opportunities
CUED specifically noted energy efficiency auditors as a growing field of employment and as a position for which adequate training opportunities in Chicago do not exist
Energy Efficiency Auditors
1. Energy Efficient Buildings
Workforce OpportunitiesNew Job Creation
Hundreds of jobs in renewable energy installation, including solar, geothermal and “small wind.”
Renewable energy development
“Critical Jobs”
Energy engineers “Smart grid” installation
workers
Opportunity Areas
Renewable energy component manufacturing, especially wind
“Small wind” turbines
• Renewable energy was noted as an area of opportunity for the local economy in the CUED Research
• Potential infrastructure projects include:• Building additional renewable and alternative
energy (wind, solar, geothermal) capacity
• Increasing distributed generation
• Increasing household and commercial applications for renewable and alternative energy
• Upgrading the two coal-fired power plants in Chicago
Photo by Indie Energy, Geothermal Energy Installation
2. Clean and Renewable Energy Sources
Workforce OpportunitiesNew Job Creation
Transit construction – potentially thousands of jobs
Transit operators and maintenance workers
Train conductors and yard workers.
“Critical jobs”
Urban planners and designers
Opportunity areas
Biofuel production from recycled sources
3. Improved Transportation Options
Workforce Opportunities Present opportunities for entry-
level work experience and transitional jobs
Recycling of e-waste Building deconstruction
and materials re-use
New Job Creation
Hundreds of jobs in the processing, handling and resale and remanufacture of materials, e.g.: Municipal solid waste; Appliances and electronics; Organic and food waste; and Building materials.
“Critical jobs”
Industrial engineers
Opportunity areas
Remanufactured products, such as engineered plastics.
4. Reduced Waste and Industrial Pollution
Workforce OpportunitiesNew Job Creation
Green infrastructure installation and maintenance
Green roof design and installation
Water infrastructure construction
“Critical jobs”
Civil engineers and technicians
Landscape architects and designers
Opportunity areas
Green infrastructure materials, such as porous paving materials.
• Many jobs present opportunities for entry-level work experience and transitional jobs• Greencorps has been operating under this model for
over a decade
• Community gardening and local food production
• Possibility for social enterprise in this area
Photo by Andrew Collins
5. Adaptation
Agenda• Background
• Research on the jobs created by the Chicago Climate Action Plan
• Green jobs training investments
Living Cities: Energy Efficiency Workforce Partnership$250,000 for energy efficiency job trainingPartners
City of Chicago: Mayor’s Office and Department of Community Development
The Partnership for New CommunitiesChicago Jobs Council/Chicagoland Green Collar Jobs
Initiative
Provide training for energy efficiency retrofitsTarget residents of public housing
Community Development Block Grant
The CDBG program works to ensure decent affordable housing, to provide services to the most vulnerable in our communities, and to create jobs through the expansion and retention of businesses.
12 months of Employment
Job Types
US Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)
$16M
650 Ex- Offenders and other ‘hard to employ’Target Population
Expected Funding
Funding Agency
NeighborhoodCleaning
ElectronicsCollection &Recycling
Fund
Community Green JobsRetrofittingDeconstruction
Arboriculture
Formula
Department of Labor Solicitations for Grant Applications: Green Jobs On June 24th, the US Department of Labor released five Solicitations for
Grant Applications (SGAs) for $500 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding for green jobs training.
Each SGA has a different focus and has different eligibility requirements.
1. Pathways Out of Poverty2. Energy Training Partnership Grants3. Green Capacity Building Grants4. State Energy Sector Partnership Grants5. State Labor Market Information Improvement Grants
Competitive
Pathways Out of Poverty $150M nationally $2-4M locally
Applications will also be submitted by national organizations with local affiliates/networks
The Chicago Workforce Investment Council (CWIC)—formerly Chicago Workforce Board– will lead City of Chicago’s application
Community-based providers determined by RFI
Proposal focuses on jobs created by the Chicago Climate Action Plan Jobs retrofitting buildings for energy efficiency Renewable energy manufacturing Landscaping, horticulture and waste reduction
Competitive
Energy Training Partnership Grants
$100M nationally $2-5M locally
National, nonprofit labor management organizations and statewide or local nonprofit entities with a joint partnership of labor organizations, WIBs, and one stops and employers or industry organizations.
Chicago Federation of Labor is the lead applicant for the City of Chicago.
WIBs cannot be the applicant but must be a partner. Proposal focuses on training 4,235 incumbent and dislocated worker
in within renewable energy generation; energy-efficient building; construction and retrofit industries; as well as green construction and advance manufacturing.
Competitive
Green Capacity Building Grants $5M nationally, $50-100K locally
This funding is only for existing DOL grantees under the following programs
Indian and Native American Program, Farm worker Jobs Program, Prisoner Re-entry Initiative, Senior Community Service Employment Program, Women in Apprenticeship and Non-traditional Occupations, Advancing Registered Apprenticeship into the 21st Century, YouthBuild, Young Offenders Grant
Competitive
State Energy Sector and State Labor Market Information Grants
$190M nationally $2-6M locally
The Illinois Workforce Investment Board is the only entity in Illinois that is eligible to apply for the State Energy Sector grants and they intend to do so
$50M nationally $750k-$1.25M for single states $2-4M for consortium
The Illinois Department of Employment Security is eligible to apply for the State Labor Market Information Improvement SGA
Competitive
CWIC application to DCEO for State Energy Sector Partnership Grant
Administering and monitoring CDBG Green Job Grants (programs should start by November or December)
Developing a strategic plan for Chicago’s green jobs and training
Defining our partnership with Labor groups
What’s Next
Chicago Workforce Investment CouncilAngela [email protected]
Chicago Jobs CouncilMeghann [email protected]
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