Oregon’sGreen Skills Research

Green Jobs State LMII Symposium

April 29th

What do I need to learn to get a green job?

• Everyone wants to know: what makes a green job different from a non-green job in the same occupation?

• What is a green carpenter? • How is he different from a non-green carpenter?

Project Goals

• Conduct 30 WorkKeys assessments in 10 occupations with green jobs

• Identify a task list for training and certification• Identify foundational skills• Identify career level skills

• Identify which tasks are related to “green”• Compare to the traditional occupation

WorkKeys Profile Process

• Do some preliminary research• Gather 3-6 experts (incumbants)• Create a final task list• Identify the skill levels required for each task

• Perform a green task analysis

WorkKeys Tasks and Skills

Tasks are identified by the incumbents

Incumbents determine what level of each skill is required to perform the task

ACT has pre-identified the skills

• WorkKeys skills

1. Applied mathematics

2. Reading for information

3. Locating information

4. Applied technology

5. Writing

6. Listening

7. Teamwork

8. Observation

In Oregon, a green jobs works to:

1. Increase energy efficiency2. Produce renewable energy3. Prevent, reduce, or mitigate environmental

degradation4. Clean up and restore the natural environment5. Providing education, consulting, or other services

supporting any of the other categories

2010SOC Code Occupation Title

17-2051 Civil Engineers19-3051 Urban and Regional Planners37-3011 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers47-2031 Carpenters47-2061 Construction Laborers47-2152 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters47-2231 Solar Photovoltaic Installers47-4011 Construction and Building Inspectors49-3031 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists49-9021 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers49-9081 Wind Turbine Service Technicians51-8031 Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators51-9199 Production Workers

Green Occupations to be Studied inOregon's Green Jobs LMI Improvement Grant

Where are we now?

• Contracting and scheduling problems have delayed our research and expected publishing dates

7 completed profiles 8 scheduled profiles 15 commitments from companies

Waiting until 3 profiles are completed in an occupation to publish the data

Sneak Peak: Solar PV Installer

• 10 tasks performed on the job• Applied math: 6 tasks• Locating information: 8 tasks• Reading for information: 3 tasks

• Entry level skills• Applied math: 5• Locating information: 4• Reading for information: 3

Sneak Peak: Solar PV Installer

• Career Pathway

1. Installer’s mechanical certification

2. Limited electrician’s license• Can connect panels to each other

3. Inside electrician’s license• Can connect panels to the grid

• Disconnect in training between limited electrician’s and inside electrician’s licenses

Sneak Peak: Wind Turbine Technician

• 16 tasks performed on the job• Applied math: 6 tasks• Locating information: 16 tasks• Reading for information: 6 tasks

• Entry level skills• Applied math: 5• Locating information: 5• Reading for information: 5

Sneak Peak: Wind Turbine Technician

• Different components of the training curriculum are not connected: electrical, electronic, hydraulic, etc.

• Some reported better success recruiting workers from other occupations than community college

• Others reported that community college grads were better equipped to adapt to changing technologies

Want to know more?

• WorkKeys info

www.profiles.keytrain.com

www.workkeys.org

• Full occupational reports and brochures will be published on our website, www.QualityInfo.org/Green

Charlie JohnsonSenior Economic Analyst

Charlie.B.Johnson@state.or.us

www.QualityInfo.org/Green

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