Clean Energy Connections, a conference organized UMass Amherst which will take place on November 2nd in Springfield, Massachusetts, will include an Opportunity Fair. The Opportunity Fair will provide a forum to network and access resources relevant for clean energy job seekers and entrepreneurs. A list of organizations participating in the fair is available here.
The Opportunity Fair will take place at 2:15 pm at the MassMutual Center and is free and open to the public. More information on other portions of the Clean Energy Connection conference is available here.
Just a brief note -- onsite registration will be available for the Green Your Dreans: Career and Educational Pathways event taking place on Wednesday, September 28th in San Jose, California. This program is free and open to the public and will be held from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm at the University of Phoenix - San Jose Learning Center, 3590 N. 1st, Street, San Jose, CA 95134. Additional program information is available here.
This program will feature the female industry leaders in the cleantech and sustainability sectors, who will share insights from their professional and personal development. Panelists will address topics such as overcoming challenges on their paths to professional success and how they have juggled busy schedules while maintaining a work-family life balance. The panelists for this event are:
Jan Blittersdorf - CEO, NRG Systems
Daphne Li - Former COO, Sungevity
Sonita Lontoh - Head of Corporate Marketing, Trilliant
Stephanie Wang - Director of Programs and Campaigns, Clean Coalition
Liz Oh - Co-founder and President, Solar Marketing Group (moderator)
This program will take place at Hub SOMA, 925 Mission Street, Suite 105, San Francisco, CA 94103. You can learn more about this program and register here.
Earlier this year MNGreenCareers.org was launched by ISEEK.org (Minnesota's career, education and job information resource) to serve Minnesota's green job seekers.
ISEEK.org worked with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development to define a green job as one that has a direct or essential impact on a product, service, or process that results in environmental benefits.
Renewable Energy Generation careers involving discovering and developing new ways of generating energy from renewable resources
Building-Related Energy Efficiency careers in energy efficiency in the construction, repair, and operation of buildings
Environmental Conservation jobs that protect the air, soil, water, and climate
Recycling and Pollution Reduction jobs that reduce waste and pollution, both on land and in the air
Green Manufacturing work that creates products that benefit the environment or that are made from environmentally-friendly materials
In addition to Minnesota-specific job search resources MNGreenCareers.org also includes resources applicable to job seekers in other states, including a collection of green career videos, green career profiles, and articles on multiple job search topics.
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Collaborative's (MARC) Green Consortium (a group of workforce and education leaders from DC, Maryland and Virginia) announced earlier this month the release of green workforce research reports and green job search resources at marcgreenworks.com. This project was funded through a $4 million competitive grant from the US Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The green economy represents an estimated $34.8 billion in terms of DC, Maryland, and Virginia's gross regional product or GRP;
8-9% of region's employers with more than one employee have green jobs;
235,600 green jobs exist in the region and that number is expected to grow by 12% in the next two years;
50% of green jobs were concentrated in the construction, technical services, and education/policy sectors although green jobs were found in 300+ industries;
The greatest number of green jobs are in energy efficiency and energy conservation;
Green growth is projected in construction, professional, scientific, technical services and support, and waste management services;
75% of the region's green employers offered on-the-job training (OJT) for workers;
6,500 green jobs were available at the time of the mid-2010 survey and most openings did not require a degree;
Jobs requiring a BA degree or above accounted for 69% of green employment in DC, 23% in Maryland, and 26% inVirginia; and
In DC, the largest gaps (shortages of trained applicants for green jobs) are in the life, physical and social science, architecture and engineering, and business and financial operations occupations while in Maryland and Virginia, the business and financial operations and computer and mathematical occupations are more heavily impacted.
A range of resources for job seekers and employers are available on the www.marcgreenworks.com website, including a job search tool, a list of education and training providers, and information on job market trends.
Leonard Adler, Founder of Green Jobs Network (publisher of this blog) will be presenting a session on "Tips for Your Green Job Search" at the upcoming Seattle Green Festival. This session will take place on May 21 at 4:00 pm in the Green Business Pavilion.
Thanks to our friends at Green America, readers of Green Collar Blog can receive compilmentary admission to the Seattle Green Festival by downloading a free ticket via this link.
Green Jobs Network (publisher of this blog) is pleased to announce the launch of Green Job Webinars. These will be held on a regular basis and consist of free and fee-based programs for the green job community. If you would like to be a presenter, or have a suggestion for a future program, please send an e-mail to events [at] greenjobs.net.
The first program, Tips for Your Green Job Search, will take place on May 5th. It will be presented by Leonard Adler (bio below), who will provide an overview of the green jobs sector and practical tips for finding jobs. A sample of the type of content that will be presented is available via the video clip below. The registration fee is $30, but readers of Green Collar Blog can save 50% with discount code "greencollar".
To celebrate this launch a free resume review will be provided to the first 20 registrants!
Presenter bio
Leonard Adler is the Founder and CEO of Green Jobs Network, a social enterprise that helps job seekers who are interested in environmental or social responsibility to find jobs, career resources, and build their professional network. Green Jobs Network runs a nationwide green job board, publishes Green Collar Blog, organizes career events, and operates Green Job Spider, the Green Job Search Engine. Green Jobs Network helps job seekers expand their professional network through the Green Jobs & Career Network – the #1 group on LinkedIn exclusively focused on the green job community, with more than 25,000 members worldwide.
Leonard has worked in the private and non-profit sectors and has received a social entrepreneurship grant from the Echoing Green Foundation. Leonard has a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, where he was a Public Interest Law Scholar and co-founded the Georgetown Journal on Fighting Poverty. He has a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and received a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Stanford University, where he served as co-student body President.
Leonard has presented information on green jobs for groups and events including the Solar Living Institute's Green Career Conference, Net Impact San Francisco, Trinity Cathedral PACT, Work2Future, National Career Development Association 2010 Annual Meeting, and the Green Professionals 2011 Conference.
The Green Professionals 2011 Conference will take place on January 26, 2011 in Portland, Oregon. This event, hosted by Fluid Market Strategies, will provide educational sessions and networking opportunities to individuals currently employed or seeking opportunities in the green economy. The conference will have four tracks (Energy Efficiency, Renewables, Sustainability, and Green Jobs) and the most recent version of the agenda can be viewed here. This conference builds on a successful event in 2010 which drew more 600 attendees.
This conference will take place from 7:30 am - 6:30 pm at the Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King Blvd, Portland OR 97232. Thanks to our friends at the Green Professionals conference, readers of Green VC can receive a 15% discount from the standard registration price for this event. To receive the discount, please use code "GREENJOBS" (without the quotes) when registering online.
Green Jobs Network (publishers of this blog) delivered a presentation on strategies for finding opportunities in the green job sector on Friday, October 29th to approximately 50 attendees of Career Cafe at Work2Future in San Jose, California. Work2Future provides a range of workforce development services and operates One-Stop Centers that serve the areas of San Jose, Campbell, Morgan Hill, Los Altos Hills, Gilroy, Los Gatos, Saratoga, Monte Sereno, and the unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County.
If you are interested in having Green Jobs Network present in your community, send an e-mail to info[at]greenjobs.net
Green Jobs Network (publishers of Green Collar Blog) was selected to participate in a special Green Jobs series of articles on Triple Pundit, a leading sustainability blog. Green Jobs Network authored the article Five Tips for Green Job Seekers, which provides practical suggestion for job seekers interested in jobs pertaining to social or environmental responsibility. You can read the complete article here.
