Green Jobs Training & Placement US Dept of Labor ETA Green Jobs Grantee Conference May 17, 2011

Partners in Workforce Training Center for Sustainable Practices at VT Technical College

Vermont: In March 2008, Vermont adopted a renewable energy goal to produce 25 percent of the energy consumed in the State from renewable sources, in particular from the State’s farms and forests, by Has established “clean energy assessment districts” to ease renewable energy/efficiency project creation in homes & businesses

First state to adopt a full system of renewable energy feed-in tariffs By the end of 2012 will be the first state with a border to border smart grid

Funding to VT Tech to develop training for: US Dept. of Energy – Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons Wx training for Community Action Employees US Dept. of Labor ETA’s Energy Training Partnerships initiative VT Green - unemployed, under-employed and impacted workers Training for registered Apprentices in PV & Lead Abatement

US Dept. of Labor ETA’s Energy Training Partnerships initiative Hybrid vehicles, Smart grid & PV

Leveraging Success VT Tech Divisions working together Building on existing curriculum & expertise at the College Technology Extension Division Center for Sustainable Practices Faculty Working with existing community programs - WAP’s Supplement Training - Plumbing & Electrical Apprenticeships

Creating Pathways Identify existing needs Apprentices identified supplemental training needs Build around existing programs Get content out Link existing to new technology training Fill in new training above and below once need is filled

Keys to Success Nurture your partner network Be at the table – always Make it understood how your program adds value to the workforce system Understand the economic landscape Create sense of greater purpose

By making buildings and homes more efficient, ramping up renewable energy generation, constructing a unified national smart grid, and transitioning to clean and affordable plug-in cars, we can address our country’s economic and national security challenges while making huge strides to solve the climate crisis. In nation after nation, leaders have concluded that they must design a green stimulus and build the infrastructure for renewable sources of energy and put people to work retro-fitting homes and buildings with CO2 reducing insulation and windows and lighting and more efficient technologies - Al Gore.Al Gore

Donna Barlow Casey Director VT Technical College Center for Sustainable Practices