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What are the Green Collar Jobs?
Setting Priorities In order for the federal recovery package and the actions of Connecticut government to be successful, the focus should be on creating “family supporting, career tracking, sustainable jobs, not just temporary work that require government subsidy. In planning workforce development, training must truly provide individuals with knowledge and skills that are recognized as being needed by industry and our society and that command compensation above minimum wage. This strategy requires that certification programs be based on recognized industry standards, including appropriate classroom study, field application or apprenticeship and testing. Initially, many of the jobs created by the federal recovery package may involve work on energy efficiency projects in government building, schools and public housing. Ultimately all training should be based on a career track that encourages the participant to progress beyond the initial job by continuing their education and training, ultimately leading to private sector employment or small business development. Below is a schematic demonstrating how a basic weatherization training program can logically lead to a career path in the private sector. As a model, this example demonstrates how the stimulus package could create workforce development programs that directly benefits taxpayers by, first lowering the burden of taxes spent on high energy bills in public buildings and eventually provides private sector services in their communities for making home and businesses more energy efficiency.
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