Green Initiatives Throughout

• Green-collar job training– Enhance, Expand, Develop, Sustain

• Green practices in facilities and center culture– Construction, Technology and Performance , Internal and

External Outreach, Fleet Efficiency

Green-Collar Job Training

Green Training Focus AreasEnhance and refocus center and National Training Contractor career technical training programs to incorporate green technologies training; Expand existing green career technical training programs;Develop and initiate new career technical training programs for emerging occupations in the green economy; andSustain green programs and practices after the Recovery Act period

Goal: Connect Job Corps’ youth to the green economy through career pathways

Outcome: 10,000 green graduates over the ARRA period

Enhance, Expand, Sustain

Job Corps Trains in 11 High-Growth Industries

– Advanced Manufacturing– Automotive– Construction– Finance and Business *– Health Care *– Homeland Security– Hospitality– Information Technology *– Renewable Resources and Energy *– Retail Sales and Services– Transportation *

Developing New Training in Emerging Occupations

• Biomass Collection, Separation and Sorting Technician

• Deconstruction Laborer• Electronic Health Records Specialist• Environmental Sampling Technician• IT Recycling Technician• Recycling Technician• Recycling Center Operator• Renewable Energy Machinist

(Geothermal, Wind, Hydro, Solar, Biomass)

• Renewable Energy Plant Technician (Geothermal, Wind, Hydro, Solar, Biomass)

• Solar PV and Thermal System Installer (Residential)

• Solar PV and Thermal System Installer (Commercial)

• Smart Grid Technician– Overhead Line Construction– Underground Residential

Distribution• Smart Meter Technician• Water Service Maintenance

Technician• Weatherization Technician

Green Jobs Fitting Job Corps’ Training Profile

Green Job TrainingGreen Job Training

A CLOSER LOOK

What Makes a Job Green?

These actions contribute to a job’s green factor:

Protection of eco-systems and biodiversity (conservation, preservation, and restoration)Reduction of energy, materials, and water consumption through high-efficiency strategiesDe-carbonization of the economy (moving away from fossil fuels)Minimization or avoidance of the generation of all forms of waste and pollution

Greening Training: Framework

• Industry experts (Subject matter experts, leaders in training, National Training Contractors)

• Industry safety guidelines (OSHA, EPA)• National credentialing bodies• Curricula developers• National and local employers• Job Corps instructors

Expert Input in Green Training

Goal: Prepare students for employment and credentials with the appropriate content and levels of training.

Advanced Manufacturing

Machining, Manufacturing Technology, Welding

Green Training

High-tech welding simulators to reduce energy and raw materials

Automotive

Automobile Technician, General Service Technician, Collision Repair & Refinish, Heavy Truck Technician

Green Training

Construction

Green Training

Bricklaying, Carpentry, Cement Masonry, Electrical, Facilities Maintenance, Floor Covering, Glazing, HVAC, Heavy Equipment Operator, Heavy Equipment Mechanic, Heavy Equipment Operator,Painting, Paving, Plasterer, Plumbing, Sign & Billboard Display, Stationary Engineer, Tile Setting

Heavy equipment simulators to reduce fuel consumption

Adv. Manufacturing

Automotive

Construction

Electronic Health Records

Smart Grid Overhead Line Smart Metering Underground Line

Solar

Weatherization

Electronic Health Records

Electronic Health Records Specialist Training

Training Highlights: • Converting paper records to electronic • Navigating digital medical records systems • Maintaining patient care records• Privacy and security

New8 pilots

Green Factors:Reduction of paper waste

Reduction of deforestationReduction of supply transportation (decarbonization)

SolarSolar PV and Thermal System Installer

Training Highlights: • Electricity and Energy Basics• Installing and Maintaining Solar Photovoltaic

Panels, Arrays, and Subsystems• Installing and Maintaining Solar Thermal

Collectors, Mounting, Heating, and Piping• Proper sizing and siting of various systems

New2 pilots

Green Factors:Renewable energy for power (de-carbonization of the economy)

Renewable energy for heating (de-carbonization of the economy)

Contributions to green building projects

WeatherizationWeatherization Technician

Training Highlights: • Building Science (Air movement, thermal

boundaries, and combustion safety)• Testing for Leaks• Energy Efficiency and Base-load Measures• Weatherization Materials and Techniques for

Walls, Windows, Doors, Attics, and Basements

New3 pilots

Green Factors:Prioritization of green materials

Reduction of residential energy loss

Base-load improvements (lighting, water, and appliance energy reductions)

Going Forward

ARRA Green Initiatives

• Adv. Manufacturing• Automotive• Construction • Electronic Health

Records• Smart Grid

Overhead Line Smart Metering Underground Line

• Solar• Weatherization

…Continued Effort

• Finance and Business• Health Care• Information Technology• Renewable Resources and

Energy• Transportation

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