ing in partnership with Honeywell, Training will include four career path- ticeship curricula; and 3.) upgrade
the US Steelworkers, the Solar Energy ways – Hybrid/Electric Auto Tech- skills of journey-level tradesmen in
Industries Association, the Saint Paul nician, Electric Auto/Truck Battery green technologies so the industry can
Area Chamber of Commerce, and oth- Technician, Electric Motors/Devices respond to green construction and re-
ers. Serving Minnesota, the Blue Green Technician, and Commercial Energy newable energy projects. The project
Alliance will enroll approximately Technician. Highlighted participants will deliver a certified pre-apprentice-
2,060 workers in training leading to to receive training include veterans. ship model to its participants, while
certification for green manufacturing labor organizations will leverage their
upon completion. Highlighted par- The Heritage Health Founda- proven registered apprenticeship sys-
ticipants to receive training include tion, Inc.’s partnership was awarded tem to cultivate a green-ready work-
veterans, women and minorities. $1,408,601 to provide training to un- force and support journey-level up-
employed and underemployed work- grades. Employer partners will work
SER Metro-Detroit, Jobs for Prog- ers, including veterans, in Allegheny to align training with emerging sector
ress, Inc.’s partnership was awarded County, Pennsylvania for careers in needs and implement procedures in
$4,298,673 to train workers, particu- the deconstruction, building resource which green-certified craftsmen are
larly women, minorities and veterans, recovery, energy management, weath- given priority on energy-related jobs.
to apprenticeship opportunities and erization and urban eco-restoration
green jobs in conjunction with com- industries. The training partnership The International Training In-
munity colleges and union training includes numerous employers, such stitute for the Sheet Metal and Air
locations. Participants who complete as US Steel, along with the Veter- Conditioning Industry’s partnership
the program will receive a training ans Leadership Program of Western was awarded $4,995,188 to prepare
certificate for completing 391 hours Pennsylvania and Carnegie Mellon the unemployed and incumbent sheet
of instruction, training or on the job University. metal workforce, including veterans,
training requirements. women and minorities, for careers in
The Providence Plan partnership energy efficient building construction,
The UAW-Labor Employment and was awarded $3,720,000 to serve ex- retrofitting and manufacturing. Ser-
Training Corporation’s partnership offenders, minorities, and dislocated vices will be provided in Michigan,
was awarded $3.2 million to retrain workers in Rhode Island. The Energy Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, California,
dislocated and incumbent automotive Training Partnership has three core New Mexico and Texas.
and auto-related workers for employ- objectives: 1.) deliver pre-apprentice-
ment in energy efficiency and clean ship training in green construction for The Central Vermont Community
energy sectors in Missouri. Partners unemployed workers; 2) partner with Action Council, Inc.’s partnership
include the UAW, GM and the St. labor organizations to integrate green- was awarded $4,846,195 for its Ver-
Louis Auto Dealership Association. training modules into existing appren- mont Growing Renewable Energy/
Efficiency Employment Network
Project to help participants, includ-
ing veterans, become self-sufficient
through green collar employment in
partnership with the Vermont Techni-
cal College and the Vermont Office of
Economic Opportunity.
The Northwest Energy Efficiency
Council’s partnership was awarded
$3,876,171 to provide training for
employment in the energy efficiency
building construction and retrofit and
energy efficiency assessment indus-
access to the website in Spanish, visit to mortgage bankers and other lend- tries in Washington. Partners include
www.es.HomePath.com. ers so that they may lend to home Puget Sound Energy, the workforce
Fannie Mae exists to expand afford- buyers. Our job is to help those who investment councils, the AFL-CIO,
able housing and bring global capital house America. and the community college system.
to local communities in order to serve Making Home Affordable is a Participants will earn industry-rec-
the U.S. housing market. Fannie Mae trademark of the United States De- ognized credentials. Highlighted par-
has a federal charter and operates in partment of the Treasury and is used ticipants to receive training include
America’s secondary mortgage mar- under license. veterans.
ket to enhance the liquidity of the
www.dol.gov
mortgage market by providing funds Source: HispanicPRWire
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