WELCOME TO THE GREEN COLLAR JOBS ROUNDTABLE

The Roundtable is a broad, collaborative effort including labor unions, green collar companies, community-based organizations, workforce development providers, environmentalists, and others working together to mobilize New York City electeds to invest in green collar jobs. For more information, check out the Working Groups' pages below and the following links:

• Fact Sheet: Green Collar Jobs Roundtable
• Roundtable Timeline
• Notes from First General Body Meeting
• Green Collar Sector Overview

If you'd like to learn more about the Roundtable, please contact Myles Lennon at Myles@urbanagenda.org

PROGRESS REPORTS

November 2008 - Please click here for the November 2008 Progress Report of the Green Collar Jobs Roundtable.

WORKING GROUP 1: CURRENT LANDSCAPE


Working Group Leaders:
Lisa Locke, The New School
Christine Rico, Consultant

This working group will assess the current training opportunities, workforce development programs, market growth, and employer characteristics of the City's green economy and outline their findings.

Some Questions to Consider:

• Who are the leading green collar employers?
• What are the leading green collar job training programs?
• What are the career pathways that are emerging in the green collar workforce?

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WORKING GROUP 2: TRAINING


Working Group Leaders:
James Barry, Thomas Shortman Training Fund
Rebecca Lurie, Consortium for Worker Education
Michael Yee, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

This working group will outline key questions and best practices concerning curricula development, job certification and programmatic expansion in the City's green economy

Some Questions to Consider:

• What new skills will be required for green jobs and how will these skills be obtained?
• How can the City work with existing education and training programs to expand their scope and mission to include green industries, rather than creating entirely new programs?
• How can the City ensure that specialized high schools to train students for emerging green jobs are developed without ‘tracking’ them into vocations?

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WORKING GROUP 3: LINKING TARGET POPULATIONS TO TRAINING



Working Group Leaders:
Adam Liebovitz, The Point
Esmeralda Simmons, Center for Law and Social Justice
Kellie Terry-Sepulveda, The Point

This working group will outline strategies and best practices to link community-based organizations, wraparound and pre-employment services, and public schools to training in skill areas identified by the training working group.

Some Questions to Consider:

• How can workers learn about opportunities in a growing green economy?
• How will students coming out of the public school system access green training programs?
• How will community-based organizations link up with workforce development providers? What techniques would enhance the role of community stakeholders?

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WORKING GROUP 4: COORDINATION WITH EMPLOYERS



Working Group Leaders:
Ramon Cruz, Partnership for New York City,
Brook Jackson, Partnership for New York City
Wendy Neu, Hugo Neu

This working group will outline strategies and best practices to link training and workforce development providers to employers in the sectors we choose to focus on (e.g. Brownfield Remediation, Building Retrofits, etc.)

Some Questions to Consider:

• When will green collar industries be ready to absorb a significant number of new trained employees?
• How do employer needs get measured and fulfilled in developing green collar jobs? (Anticipating growth and development of new or altered jobs?)
• What types of incentives would encourage the private sector to cooperate with communities?

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WORKING GROUP 5: JOB STANDARDS AND REGULATION



Working Group Leaders:
Laura Caruso, 32BJ
Emmaia Gelman, Center for Working Families

This working group will outline job standards and guidelines for regulating the market to ensure that green jobs are good jobs that create pathways out of poverty

Some Questions to Consider:

• How do we ensure that green jobs will be good jobs with career possibilities?
• What standards will be used to ensure that green jobs will be safe?
• Should a government agency be designated to implement, certify, or enforce green job standards and certifications?

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