From the 2010 Alliance to Save Energy Green Campus Energy Efficiency Summit – Greening the Campus, Building the Workforce

1. Green Campus Support of Career
Preparation
Morgan King, Campus Lead
Sarah Schneider, HSU Project Coordinator

2. 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)
What exactly is a „Green‟ Job?
 The clean energy economy comprises five categories (from PEW 2009):

3. Green Jobs Beget More Green Jobs!
2/3 of every energy dollar is exported out
of the local economy (DOE, 2002)
$$$ kept in community circulation to
Green Jobs Beget
invest in more jobs
More Jobs! kilowatt-hours of energy saved, 40 to
For every 30 million
100 jobs are created (UNEP, 2008)!

4. 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

5. 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 Green Workforce
Demand fortechnology emerging
Source: Centers of Excellence Key Findings 2008 www.coecc.net

6. Meeting the Demand: Preparing the
Green Collar Workforce
Core components of a Green Workforce
development project:
Cultivate Build Skills
Integrate Long-term and Facilitate
into existing Campus Knowledge Access to
workforce or and Relevant to Career
academic Community a Range of Track Jobs
programs Partnership Workers
s

7. Humboldt State University GCP
• 5 program coordinators
• 6-10 interns (per semester)
• 3-pronged approach:
• Generation of energy savings
• Building awareness
• Collaborating with stakeholders

8. Green Workforce Projects
• For-Academic Credit Internships
• Energy Audit Seminars
• Green Job Fair/Career Expo
• Future of Your Profession speaker panel

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. Future of Your Profession Workshop
• Green jobs workshop (March 2010)
• Partnering with Career Center
• 4 panel speakers
• GC possible workshop sponsor

13. Small Group Brainstorm
What are some green workforce
development projects you can initiate on
your campus?
Cultivate Build Skills
Integrate Long-term and Facilitate
into existing Campus Knowledge Access to
workforce or and to Career
academic Community a Range of Track Jobs
programs Partnership Workers
s

14. Thank you!
Sarah Schneider
sys2@humboldt.edu
Morgan King
Morgan@seiinc.org