Green Jobs Opportunities

Federal Workforce Support for Green Economic Transformation

Christina NicholsUS Department of LaborEmployment and Training AdministrationDivision of Youth Services

Key Federal TrendsBroad “Green Jobs” Industries• Energy Efficiency

o Weatherization, Smart Grid and Conservation• Renewable Energy

o Wind, Solar, Hydro, Geo-Thermaland Bio-Mass

• Brownfields Recovery & Remediation• Water -- Treatment, Conservation and

Efficiency Activities• Garbage/Solid Waste

o Reduce, Re-Use, Recycleo Waste-to-Energy

• Land Restoration; Habitat and Park Protection

Federal Green SynergiesDOL people

DOE research, tech

HUD buildings

Comm. econ dev

EPA regs, safety

DOTinfrastr.

Workforce – 5 SGAs

WAPRenewable:

SolarWindBiomass, etc

Advanced batteriesScience educ.

Public housingBuilding upgradesWeatherization

MEPEDABusiness support

BrownfieldsWater projects

RoadsBridgesPortsAirportsRailyardsBuffer zones

Plus: USDA, Military branches, Education, HHS and other agencies

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 #

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

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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

Title VIII of ARRA• DOL Investment: $4.47 Billion

o Formula Funding - $3.6 billion for training and employment services

o Discretionary Funding - $750 million provided for a program of competitive grants

for worker training and placementin high-growth /emerging industries• $500 M Targeted to Green Jobs

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

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?

SGA

Category

State LMI Improve-

ment$50M

Energy Training

Partnership*$100M

Pathways Out of

Poverty$150M

State Energy Sector and

Partnership*$190M

Green Capacity Building

$5M

Eligible Applicants

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

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