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FRESH Energy
BUILDING CONFIDENCE TEACHING SKILLS CHANGING LIVES
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VWW: Mission and Work
Vocational training in nontraditional fields
Supported employment opportunities for women with particular barriers to employment
Education programs for girls that develop self-confidence, promote career awareness, and boost girls’ participation in trades and technical programs
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Moving Women into Green CareersIncorporating green skills into girls’
programming
Weaving green construction education and skills-building into trades training Modular Home program for incarcerated
women, Step Up to Green Carpentry
FRESH Energy: on the job training program for women focused on weatherization and solar tracker installation
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FRESH Energy
Weatherization work (insulation, air sealing, light carpentry, window replacement)
Energy Audits and consultsInstallation of solar tracker systems
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FRESH Energy: Impetus
Sustainable training
Intensive and broad-based experience that strikes a balance between training and production
Cross-training opportunities (tracker installation and weatherization)
Low capitalization = greater opportunity for women to grow into small business owners
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The First Ten Months:
Employed crews of 2 and 5 trainees
Installed 39 solar tracker units
Air sealed 63 units of mixed income housing as subcontractor
Ongoing subcontractor to state’s leading Community Action weatherization program
Private weatherization jobs
Energy audits for affordable housing agencies
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Certifications
State’s first registered apprenticeship for Weatherization Installer and Technician(2000 hours)
BPI-certified - Lead TechnicianBuilding Envelope Professional; Building
Analyst Professional; Heating Professional
EPA Lead RRP (Lead renovator, remodeler and painter) – all crew
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Critical Components:Strategic Partnerships
Access to bigger projects (and better training opportunities)
Mentoring in technical and back office skills
Trainees exposed to range of employers and worksites
3 Way Win: environmental 3 Way Win: environmental stewardship; reducing stewardship; reducing utility bills for low-income utility bills for low-income Vermonters; creating jobsVermonters; creating jobs
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BPW Foundation/Walmart
The US Department of Labor, Women’s Bureau
The Great Bay Foundation
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In three years…
Self-fundedTwo crews operating in the northern and
southern regions of the state employing a total of ten women
Preferred provider pr subcontractor for state housing agencies and community action weatherization programs
Balance of work - energy audits, weatherization, and solar tracker installs
80 percent retention rate in fieldSome graduates will pursue self-employment
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Changing the Face of Green Jobs will Require…Funding meaningful, intensive career
education and exploration activities for children in grades K-12
Funding pre-apprenticeship training opportunities for women at levels that will make a difference
Supporting retention activities
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Changing the Face of Green Jobs will Require…
A shift in cultural attitudes that have de-valued trades and technical and careers
Shifting the debate from equity to economic development
Male champions for whom this is a priority
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Tiffany Bluemle32A Malletts Bay Avenue
Winooski, VT 05404(802) 655-8900(800) 639-1472
www.vtworksforwomen.org
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BUILDING CONFIDENCE TEACHING SKILLS CHANGING LIVES