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The New York State Department of Labor CNY 13-N grant

“Regional Transformation Strategies through the Energy & Environmental Systems Cluster: A J2J Initiative”

To contact Hanah: (315) 477-6915 direct

greenworkforce@cnyworks.com

Lenore Sealy, Executive Director, Onondaga County WIB

Gail Sandle, Project Manager, CNY Works

Lisa Cleckner, Assistant Director of Operations for Quality Assurance & Research, Syracuse Center of Excellence

Hanah Ehrenreich, Project Manager, CNY Works

The color of collaboration…

NYS DOL 13-NCentral New York

Collaboration

• The Partnership: Journey 2 Jobs (J2J) is an association of

workforce development groups, including: Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs) and One

Stop directors for 5 counties, business and industry associations, institutes of higher education, government agencies, human resources associations, the trades, community development, community groups, economic development agencies…

This partnership includes over 24 different groups.

Green Economy

…the major barriers to a more rapid adoption of renewable energy and energy efficiency in America are insufficient skills and training.

According to the National Renewable Energy Lab

Central New York

A 5-county region: Onondaga, Cayuga,

Cortland, Oswego, and Madison.

Our partnership involves: public workforce

development,business associations and

development agencies, prominent & pre-eminent

higher educational institutions,

private/educational non-profits.

New York Times Syracuse location map

The New York State Department of Labor 13-N grant is intended to create a talent pipeline in

Energy & Environmental Systems fields.

Partners…The Manufacturers Association of

Central New York (MACNY) Partnering with Partners for Education & Business

(PEB) for teacher training workshops on EES Career Ladder maps

Teacher in the Workplace training Professional development in EES fields for regional

high school teachers Partnering with the WorkKeys Center to maintain

the Energy & Environmental Systems Career Ladder maps at www.careerscny.com

2008: WorkKeys credentialed a combined total of 40+ BOCES HVAC trainees and dislocated workers in Cortland

2008: Completed EES Career Ladder maps and launched site

2008: Trained 50 Teachers in Career Ladder maps from 13 schools/11 districts and BOCES. Projected impact of 1,000 students exposed to green manufacturing and building careers

Partners…State University of New York College of Environmental Science & Forestry

(SUNY ESF) Advanced Certificate in Bioprocessing for

professionals Solar Power as Renewable Energy (SPARE) solar

installer training Sustainably Energizing New York’s Creative Core

(SURE) seminar series on Climate Change & Renewable Energy

Sustainability And Green Entrepreneurship (SAGE) Emerging Enterprise competition for young entrepreneurs

Intro to Green Entrepreneurship, the summer science program for rising high school seniors on sustainability & entrepreneurship Green-E/ship will be held at ESF, Tompkins-Cortland Community College, Cayuga Community College, and SUNY Morrisville

Green Infrastructure training for 20 community residents/students

Partners…

Syracuse Center of ExcellenceNear West Side Green Jobs

Community forum on job trainingCommunity job training in EES fields

Internships in Green Workforce Video project on green/LEED

building2008: 30+ internships in EES fields

completed by college/graduate students 2008: US Green Building Council’s Green

Build conference exhibition

Partners…

The Metropolitan Development Association

Creative Core regional marketing campaign www.creativecoreny.com to boost the visibility of our area’s interesting and vibrant businesses

Attraction and retention of sustainable business in Central New York through:CEO familiarization toursGreen Build 2008 & 2009Outreach to businesses from Battelle report

Partners…

The Workforce Investment Boards- CNY

Internships and work experience for both youths & adults in EES Cluster businesses.

Onondaga WIBCNY Works

Madison County One StopWorking Solutions

Cayuga-Cortland WIBCayuga Works! Career CenterCortland Works! Career Center

Oswego WIBOswego County Works

Partners…

SUNY Oswego Energy Institute:

Teacher training in renewable and sustainable energy technologies, including career ladder and scientific information.

Close to home…

Auburn City Hall Saves Energy with Geothermal System

CNY Business Journal Nov. 3, 2006. Paige Palmateer

AUBURN - A three-year-old geothermal project at Auburn City Hall has resulted in significant energy savings for the 77-year-old building.

It has also boosted growth in the geothermal division at McQuay International, the project developer.

Close to home…

Area Counties Receive $15,000 Grant to Promote Organic

Tourism Efforts Cortland County Visitors & Convention Bureau, Vol.

1:2 August 2007CORTLAND - "Natural Choices: An Organic and Eco-

friendly Tourism Trail in the eastern Finger Lakes Region".

The interest in pursuing a grant that would promote organic options for visitors was based on the dramatic increase in organic food consumption and organic lifestyles that has taken place in recent years. According to the Institute of Food Technologies, between 1990 and 2005 there was a 20% increase in organic product purchases with sales reaching $13.8 billion worldwide.

Must ReadsAll the news that’s green to print

Green For All www.greenforall.org

Treehugger.comgreen Central New

York

Manufacturing Case Study: Mondragon Cooperative Corp., Spain

NY Creative Corewww.creativecoreny.com

Sustainable South Bronxwww.ssbx.com

The Apollo Alliance

Power Naturally/NYSERDA

www.powernaturally.orgGreen Living Ideaswww.greenlivingideas.com

energy efficiency & renewable energy industries

• the energy-efficient building, construction, & retrofits industries;

• the renewable electric power industry;• the energy efficient and advanced drive train

vehicle industry;• the biofuels industry;• the deconstruction and materials use

industries;• the energy efficiency assessment industry

serving the– residential, commercial, or industrial

sectors; and– manufacturers that produce sustainable

products usingenvironmentally sustainable processes

and materials.

career paths1. Bicycle repair and bike delivery services2. Car and truck mechanic jobs, production jobs, and gas-station jobs

related to bio-diesel, vegetable oil and other alternative fuels3. Food production using organic and/or sustainably grown

agricultural products 4. Green building5. Green waste composting on a large scale6. Hauling and reuse of construction and demolition materials and

debris (C&D)7. Hazardous materials clean up8. Green (sustainable) landscaping9. Manufacturing jobs related to large scale production of a wide

range of technologies (i.e. solar panels, bike cargo systems, green waste bins, etc.)

10.Materials reuse/producing products made from recycled, non-toxic materials

11.Non-toxic household cleaning in residential and commercial buildings

12.Parks and open space maintenance and expansion13.Printing with non-toxic inks and dyes and recycled papers14.Public transit jobs15.Recycling16.Solar installation and maintenance17.Tree cutting and pruning18.Peri-urban and urban agriculture 19.Whole home performance (i.e: HVAC, attic insulation,

weatherization, etc.) ---excerpt from Pinderhughes (2007)

Most green collar jobs are middle-skill jobs requiring more education than high school but less than a four-year degree.

Greenjobsnow.com

green collar

green collar

Green collar jobs are located in large and small for-profit businesses, non-profits, social enterprises, and public sector…

They are relatively high quality jobs, with relatively low barriers to entry, in sectors poised for dramatic growth. 

According to Raquel Pinderhughes, PhD (2007)

Green Job Resources

Direct Upstate Job Listings:– New York’s Creative

Core• www.creativecoreny.c

om• EssentialNYJobs.co

m– Project Ion Internships

• www.project-ion.com– Idealist.com– Greenjobs.com– Treehugger.com– Green for All.org

New York Times Syracuse location map