Survey of the Energy Industry

The Association of Energy Engineers's 2010 report of the Green Energy Industry.

DOE's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Energy Efficiency Workforce Education and Training Needs Report

The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) published the "Energy Efficiency Services Sector: Workforce Education and Training Needs”. The report examines the workforce needs of the energy efficiency services sector, and finds that the speed with which employment will grow will depend in part on how effectively the nation deploys training and education programs for the energy efficiency workforce. Berkeley Lab researchers decided to examine whether education and training programs were adequate to meet the workforce needs of the next ten years. The study began in 2008, before the passage of the Recovery Act. The report defines an energy efficiency services sector (EESS) that consists of several distinct types of occupations. They include: * Program administrators who plan and manage energy efficiency projects and programs; * Energy efficiency consulting firms who assess facility energy use and recommend efficiency retrofits, implement energy efficiency programs, or who design homes and facilities to be energy-efficient; * Construction and installation firms and tradespeople who build new, or retrofit existing homes and buildings for energy efficiency; and Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) who develop and construct comprehensive energy efficiency projects, and monitor and verify that energy efficiency retrofits deliver energy savings. The report was funded by the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy,Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program, and Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Permitting, Siting and Analysis.

U.S. Solar Policy Impact Analysis

The Solar Energy Industries Association released an independent study projecting the positive economic impact of the U.S. Department of Treasury Grant Program and the Solar Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit. The study found that extending the TGP by two years and including solar manufacturing in the industry’s existing tax credit would add 200,000 new domestic jobs to the solar workforce and supporting industries in the U.S. Additionally, it would result in 10 gigawatts (GW) of new solar installations by 2016 -- enough to power 2 million homes.

California's Green Economy

The Missouri Green Jobs Report

Energy Efficiency Services Sector Workforce Education and Training Needs

This report provides a baseline assessment of the current state of energy efficiency-related education and training programs and analyzes training and education needs to support expected growth in the energy efficiency services workforce. In the last year, there has been a significant increase in funding for “green job” training and workforce development (including energy efficiency), through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Key segments of the energy efficiency services sector (EESS) have experienced significant growth during the past several years, and this growth is projected to continue and accelerate over the next decade.

The Greening of Oregon's Workforce: Jobs, Wages, and Training

Defining Green Industries, Business, Occupations, and Jobs

O*NET Webinar Questions: O*NET

O*NET Webinar Questions: Green Occupations and Green Occupational Research

New Resources on the Green CoP

New Mexico Green Jobs Cabinet Report

New Mexico has released the Green Jobs Cabinet Report which identified five major goals necessary for maximizing the state’s green economy potential, including renewable energy, energy efficiency and green workforce education. The Governor also issued an executive order which directs state agencies to help meet these goals. For example, the Department of Workforce Solutions will be asked to convene a Green Industry Council to help establish curricula in the public education system, among other tasks. The governor has also announced the release of a Green Jobs Guidebook, which provides information on green careers, education requirements and opportunities as well as other resources for those seeking green economy jobs.

Keeping Up With Expectations (IREC Conference)

O*NET Report: Greening the World of Work

Workforce Information Council (WIC)

The Workforce Information Council (WIC) is a Federal/State partnership created under Section 309 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 with the expressed purpose of helping to guide the development and improvement of the nationwide workforce and labor market information system. Guided by representatives from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and Employment and Training Administration (ETA) along with ten state members, the WIC relies on "policy councils" to carry out improvements in the BLS cooperative statistical programs and on standing or temporary workgroups to assist in research or development on specific topics for improvement of the workforce information system. Current policy councils include the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES), Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Current Employment Statistics (CES), and the Local Area Unemployment Statistics and Mass Layoff Statistics (LAUS/MLS) Policy Council. Current workgroups include the Green Jobs Information Workgroup, State Employment Dynamics Partnership, Job Vacancy Statistics Users Group, and the Benefit Survey Users Group.

What’s the Program?: Exploring Program Design Models for Youth

This webinar will explore several different program design models. Examples include: strategic methods to provide youth 14-15 with a meaningful summer work experience without leaving them in the classroom, dual enrollment in college courses, integrating learning and earning programs that will transition into year-round programs, and going green.

Report: Job Opportunities for the Green Economy: A State-by-State Picture of Occupations that Gain from Green Investments

This report from the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, examines 12 states and the people employed in occupations affected by six green economic strategies: building retrofitting, mass transit, energy-efficient automobiles, wind power, solar power and cellulosic biofuels. The report was commissioned by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and was released in cooperation with the Green Jobs for America Campaign, a partnership of the Sierra Club, Blue Green Alliance, United Steelworkers, NRDC and with the Center for American Progress and Green for All.

Regional Performance The Red & Green Report

This link reports on the Workforce Florida website offer quarterly and year-to-date outcomes on key measures that Florida uses to manage performance. Some of the measures mirror federal WIA measures and some are unique to Florida. Top quartile performance on this report at year-end may qualify a region for short-term incentive funds.

Pathways Out of Poverty Grants: Prospective Applicant Webinar for SGA/DFA PY-08-19

This Webinar serves as a virtual prospective applicant conference under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Notice of Availability of Funds and Solicitation for Grant Applications for Pathways Out of Poverty Grants (SGA/DFA PY-08-19). Under the Recovery Act, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) announces the availability of approximately $150 million in grant funds to fund projects that provide training and placement services to provide pathways out of poverty and into employment in green industries as defined in the SGA. This Webinar provides a high-level overview of the Pathways Out of Poverty grants. Prospective Applicants are strongly encouraged to have reviewed the Solicitation prior to attending the Webinar. The target audiences for this Webinar are national nonprofit entities with networks of local affiliates, coalition members, or other established partners; and local entities. Prospective Applicants should follow the specific instructions in the SGA for submitting questions. Please do not submit questions to Workforce3 One. This Webinar will be archived and available on July 17, 2009, at 3:00 PM ET for viewing any time. A transcript will also be available. In order to access the live event, prospective applicants must be registered on Workforce3One.org. It is encouraged, but not mandatory, that applicants participate in this live event. Registration is free. If you are not registered, please go to http://www.workforce3one.org and select “Signup” at the top right hand side of the home page.

NYSDOL Awards Grants to Connect Emerging and Transitional Workers to In-Demand Careers

The New York State Department of Labor has announced the award of more than $2 million in stimulus funding for a new Emerging and Transitional Worker Grant program. The grants, awarded in the Finger Lakes and Central New York regions, are part of a larger, $15 million statewide stimulus investment to give those with little or no connection to the workforce the skills necessary to successfully obtain employment and advance in their careers.