Morgan King, Campus Lead

Sarah Schneider, HSU Project Coordinator

Green Campus Support of Career

Preparation

What exactly is a „Green‟ Job?

Green jobs are those that produce the development of numerous products, processes, and

services, which specifically target the reduction of environmental impact.

– (Estimating, and Forecasting the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Industries in

the U.S. and Colorado:

http://www.colorado.gov/energy/in/uploaded_pdf/GreenJobsReportFull.pdf)

Green jobs are those that assist in moving the economy towards preventing or adapting to

climate change.

– (Green Jobs Guidebook: Employment Opportunities in the New Clean Economy:

http://www.edf.org/cagreenjobs)

The clean energy economy comprises five categories (from PEW 2009):

What Exactly is a ‘Green’ Job?

Green Jobs Beget

More Jobs!

$$$ kept in community circulation to

invest in more jobs

2/3 of every energy dollar is exported out

of the local economy (DOE, 2002)

For every 30 million kilowatt-hours of energy saved, 40 to

100 jobs are created (UNEP, 2008)!

Green Jobs Beget More Green Jobs!

A GROWING SECTOR

4.2 million new green jobs over the next 30 years: 10% new job growth

(Conference of Mayor’s Report, Centers of Excellence Key Findings

2008 www.coecc.net)

A Growing Sector

Demand for Green Workforce

• Lack of Workers to Meet Demand

– 75% of employers in CA indicate difficulty finding experienced

employees

• Demand will Continue to Increase

– Policy (AB32), Federal funding

– Energy Prices on the rise

– New technology emerging

Source: Centers of Excellence Key Findings 2008 www.coecc.net

Demand for Green Workforce

Meeting the Demand: Preparing the

Green Collar Workforce

Core components of a Green Workforce

development project:

Integrate

into existing

workforce or

academic

programs

Cultivate

Long-term

Campus

and

Community

Partnership

s

Build Skills

and

Knowledge

Relevant to

a Range of

Workers

Facilitate

Access to

Career

Track Jobs

Humboldt State University GCP

• 5 program coordinators

• 6-10 interns (per semester)

• 3-pronged approach:

• Generation of energy savings

• Building awareness

• Collaborating with stakeholders

Green Workforce Projects

• For-Academic Credit Internships

• Energy Audit Seminars

• Green Job Fair/Career Expo

• Future of Your Profession speaker panel

Green Campus Internships

• Partnered with ENVS dept

• Since 2008 (began as a class)

• Semester-long

• 1-2 units

• Area-based

• Energy Auditing

• Tabling & Events

• PR & Marketing

•Project-based• HEIF intern

• The Energy Detective intern

• Website & Blogger intern

Energy Audit Seminars

“Greening Our Campus: An Introduction to Energy Auditing”

• Sep 2008, Feb 2009, Sep 2009

• Collaboration with stakeholders

–Richard Engel, SERC

–HSU Extended Education Program

–City of Arcata

–Housing (Resident Halls)

• Open to students & community members

• Opportunity to earn credit

Green Job Fair

• Partnering with Career Center,

Service Learning, and GreenWay

Partners, Inc.

• GC compiled green employer list

• GC develop questionnaire to

identify green employers on

existing database

• GC draft incentive letter to invited

employers

Future of Your Profession Workshop

• Green jobs workshop (March 2010)

• Partnering with Career Center

• 4 panel speakers

• GC possible workshop sponsor

Small Group Brainstorm

What are some green workforce

development projects you can initiate on

your campus?

Integrate

into existing

workforce or

academic

programs

Cultivate

Long-term

Campus

and

Community

Partnership

s

Build Skills

and

Knowledge

to

a Range of

Workers

Facilitate

Access to

Career

Track Jobs

Thank you!

Sarah Schneider

sys2@humboldt.edu

Morgan King

Morgan@seiinc.org