Training
In a first-of-a-kind project, the California Labor Federation and State Building & Construction Trades Council of California are working jointly to prepare journey-level workers for transitioning into the new green economy. The project, which was approved in January 2009, initially includes six Joint Apprenticeship Training Councils in sectors of the economy that are critical to the state's movement to a greener economy. Funded by the Employment Training Panel and the California Energy Commission.
For more information, contact Jan Borunda, 213-219-2388 or jborunda@calaborfed.org
See a powerpoint about the program
Watch the video, Building Green Skills in California
Data on Training for Green Jobs:
Visit the California Energy Commission's Clean Energy Jobs website
Visit the California Workforce Investment Board's directory of Green Training Programs in California including Community College classes, Adult Education classes, union apprenticeship classes
Data on Green Jobs
The CA EDD Labor Market Information Division did a survey of green jobs in CA. The good news: they identified over 300,000 green jobs in CA.
Workforce and Economic Development Program
California Labor Federation AFL-CIO
600 Grand Avenue, Suite 410, Oakland, CA 94610
Phone: 510.663.4080 | Fax: 510.663.4099 training@calaborfed.org