rewarding internships for sustainable employment
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Rewarding Internships for Sustainable Employment
What is RISE?
• A paid sustainability internship program targeted toward:– Students enrolled in higher education
• Community College• Undergraduate• Graduate
– Recent graduates of higher education institutions• General model: $15/hr for 15 hours/week
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Why Does RISE Exist?Mission Statement:
“Leveraging diverse partnerships, RISE’s mission is to create a sustainable future and green workforce for
Hawaii through paid work opportunities.”
1. Make Hawaii more sustainable
2. Creating paid part-time green jobs while forwarding Hawaii’s green workforce development
Two major goals:
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Chapter Programs
R.I.S.E.
Kupu
High-level government support and
general sustainability support for
businesses and government
UH
Sustainability assessments of
DOE schools
DBEDT(state energy office)
Sustainability assessments of businesses and
government facilities; Honolulu Clean Cities (clean
transportation non-profit) support
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RISE-Kupu(Five Interns)
• Two EPA Deisel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA)-funded Interns– Vehicle retrofits and replacements to improve emissions– National Funding Assistance Program: Biofuels and vehicle
retrofits
• Two Clean Air Act-funded Interns– Renewable Energy– Greenhouse Gas Reporting
• One DOH-SHWB-funded Intern
– Recycling/ Materials Management
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RISE-DBEDTInterns support the Green Business Program
and Honolulu Clean Cities
The Green Business Program helps businesses to go beyond compliance to conserve energy, water and other resources, and to reduce pollution and waste.
Expected Results:• 25 new participants in hotel/resort, food
service/restaurant, office/retail sectors • 3 new participants in the government sector • 10 additional Energy Star rated buildings • 16,662 metric tons of CO2 equivalent avoided • 2,554,100 gallons of water saved
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RISE-UH(Interns conduct sustainability assessments of K-12 Schools)
Keone’ula K-6 School
Expected Results (Annual Savings):• Waste: $13,000• Water: $1,000• Energy: $69,500
Kalani High
School
Total: $83,500
WHY DO STUDENTS CARE?The New Green Economy Awaits…(Arrows indicate areas
that RISE Interns may be trained in)
Sustainable Seminar Series (S3)(usually takes up no more than 10% of intern’s time)
• Trainings, workshops, conferences, outreach events, field trips, speaker series, volunteer opportunities, etc.
• Provide interns with the concepts, language, and foundation for the work they are producing in their internship, as well as other skills that may transfer in future sustainability careers.
• Gain a broad awareness of sustainability issues in Hawaii.
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Undergrad Student
23%
Grad Student
28%
Recently ob-tained a grad
degree10%
Recently obtained an undergraduate degree
36%
A PhD student1%
CC Student1%
RISE Applicant Status
1. Competitive Process
2. Mentorship and Support
3. Experience, Exposure, Training OJT & S3Co
nfide
nce.
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Kupu University of Hawaii Community College System (UHCC) Department of Business, Economic Development and
Tourism (DBEDT), Hawaii State Energy Office U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) State Department of Health (DOH) State Department of Education (DOE) Board of Water Supply State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization
(UHERO) City and County of Honolulu Economic Development Boards (EDBs) Honolulu Clean Cities (HCC) – A U.S. Department of Energy
Initiative Kanu Hawaii Blue Planet Foundation Sierra Club Hawaii Energy Pacific Biodiesel
Conn
ectio
ns.
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Care
ers.
“The number of green jobs in Hawaii is expected to increase by 26 percent over the next two years. This contrasts with a one percent average increase in total State employment over the same period.” –DLIR, December 2010
Thank You!
Marguerite HardenDirector of RISE
Mentor for RISE-KupuP: 808-697-5638
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