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Preparing and Educating a Green Workforce

Preparing and Educating a Green Workforce. Isaac Kershaw Ph.D. Office of Career-Technical Education Ohio Department of Education. What is the Green Economy?.

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Preparing and Educating a Green Workforce

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  1. Preparing and Educating a Green Workforce Isaac Kershaw Ph.D. Office of Career-Technical Education Ohio Department of Education

  2. What is the Green Economy? • There is no specific industry designated as “green”. Green jobs are found in virtually all industries. The difference is in the number and ratio of green jobs to non-green jobs that vary within each industry and business sector. • One definition that is widely used is: The green economy encompasses the economic activity related to reducing the use of fossil fuels, decreasing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, increasing the efficiency of energy usage, recycling materials, and developing and adopting renewable sources of energy.

  3. Green Economy Sectors(Dierdoff et al, 2009)

  4. What is a Green Job? • No common definition of a green job • Green jobs provide products and services that use renewable energy resources, reduce pollution, conserve energy and natural resources and reconstitute waste. (White House Task Force on the Middle Class). • According to DOL O*NET Study, a better approach to defining green occupations may be to define the “greening of occupations”

  5. Green Increased Demand Occupations • Green economy activities and technologies are likely to increase the employment demand but will not lead to significant changes in the work or worker requirements.

  6. Blue today - Green tomorrow Traditional Green

  7. Green Enhanced Skills Occupations 2. The essential purposes of the occupation remain the same, but the skill sets, methods, occupational profile, and credentials have been altered.

  8. Changing the work requirements Original Green tech

  9. Examples of New Green Jobs • Fuel Cell Engineers • Solar Thermal Installers • Environmental Restoration Planners • Photonics Technician • Energy retrofitting • Compliance Managers • Energy Brokers • Investment Underwriters

  10. New and Emerging Green Occupations 3. Anoccupation could be entirely new with unique work and worker requirements or one that is born from an existing occupation.

  11. Agricultural and Environmental Systems • Renewable Energy Mgmt. • Bioproduct Development • Water, Air and Soil Mgmt. • Biofuels Testing and Production • Waste Management • Sustainability Coordination

  12. Business-Finance-Marketing • Energy Efficiency Mgmt. • Regulatory Affairs Mgmt. • Risk Management • Energy Auditing • Sales • Wholesale & Retail Purchasing

  13. Construction • Design, construction and maintenance of structures : • Low impact on ecosystems • Water efficiency • Reduced and efficient use of energy • Selection of materials sustainably grown, harvested, manufactured and transported. • Provide for quality indoor environment. • Consider location within community

  14. Engineering and Science • Civil Engineering • Mechanical Engineering • Climatology • Geographic Information Systems • Hydrology • Materials Engineering • Solar Systems Engineering

  15. Manufacturing • Materials joining • Advanced Materials Development • Machining • Manufacturing Plant Mgmt. • Structural Metal Fabrication

  16. Developing Green Programs • Identify needs and opportunities at the state, regional and local levels. • Identify the careers being targeted within career field pathways. • In partnership with postsecondary institutions create pathways that open numerous opportunities for students. • Engage business and keep in mind industry certificates that will influence program design and delivery. • Build the program on industry recognized content standards. • Promote accomplishments.

  17. It is all About Sustainability Meeting our needs while not compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. (United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development).

  18. People – Planet - Profits “The three primary reasons the district went green: long term financial and energy savings (Profit), healthier environment (People) and environmental stewardship (Planet).” Rick Orr, C-TEC, Ohio, Techniques Magazine

  19. Office of CTE-ODE • Content standards documents will identify knowledge and skills associated with green industry sectors. • Highlight green focused careers within each of the state career fields. • Engage and partner with the business community. • Continuously examine and promote related industry credentials that may be attained through a secondary-postsecondary educational pathway. • Record development processes and identify best practices such that systems may be replicated. • Provide ongoing and targeted professional development.

  20. For More Information Isaac Kershaw ike.kershaw@ode.state.oh.us 614-644-5922

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