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SkillWorks Green Jobs Update: April 2012 

Happy Earth Day!


Recycling Industry Report Released 

 

 

SkillWorks, the Environmental Business Council of New England, and MassRecycle released the report, Recycling and Jobs in Massachusetts: A Study of Current and Future Workforce Needs just in time for Earth Day this past Sunday, April 22.

 

View full Recycling and Jobs in MA report

 

The Boston Globe covered the report release in their Business section on Saturday, April 21st: Recycling industry poised for hiring: Workers already in short supply, study reports.

 

View 4/21/12 Boston Globe article 

 

In February 2012, 11 Partnership for Automotive Career Education (PACE) students graduated from the expanded automotive training program that includes hybrid and alternative fuel vehicle safety and repair.  7 graduates have already been placed in jobs!  This green enhancement and training of the 1st of 5 cohorts was made possible through a U.S. DOL Green Jobs Innovation Fund grant SkillWorks received through Jobs for the Future and invested in PACE. 

 

The Asian American Civic Association (AACA) is the lead agency.  

Please contact AACA for more information.

PACE Graduation February 2012
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SkillWorks Welcomes YouthBuild Boston

SkillWorks recently awarded YouthBuild Boston a $50,000 grant to support its Green Construction program and formally integrate green building techniques into their curriculum. Our investment will support training and employment opportunities for 45 young people.  The next training cohort will begin in May. 

Please contact YouthBuild Boston for more information. 

Few Slots left for 4/27/12 Workshop:

Putting a Gender Lens on Job Training   

 

SkillWorks, the Mayor's Office of Jobs and Community Services, and CWC are offering a workshop on strategic approaches to ensure women's inclusion in green jobs and other non-traditional occupations.  The workshop will be at The Boston Foundation, Friday 4/27 from 8:30am-12:30pm.  Workshop is free but registration is required and space is limited.   

 


Workforce Development Funding Opportunities

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2012 Commonwealth Workforce Coalition Conference  

Register now for the 2012 Commonwealth Workforce Coalition Sharing Skills~Building Connections Conference, which SkillWorks is helping to sponsor.  This year, SkillWorks' college navigator Zeida Santos will be presenting a workshop along with Bunker Hill Community College and two of our partnerships, Year Up and the Healthcare Training Institute.    
In This Update
Recycling Industry Report Released
1st PACE Green Cohort Graduates
YouthBuild Boston
4/27 Gender Lens Workshop
Funding Opportunities
CWC Conference
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SkillWorks Funders

The Barr Foundation

BNY Mellon

The Boston Foundation

Chorus Foundation

The City of Boston's Neighborhood Jobs Trust

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

The Garfield Foundation

The Hyams Foundation

The Clowes Fund, Inc

Mabel Louise Riley Foundation 

Microsoft Corporation

National Fund for Workforce Solutions

Nellie Mae Education Foundation

Perpetual Trust for Charitable  Giving, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee  

State Street Foundation

Surdna Foundation

United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley  

U.S. Department of Labor, through Jobs for the Future  

 

 

SkillWorks would like to thank the State Street Foundation, the City of Boston's Neighborhood Jobs Trust, and the Garfield Foundation for renewing their funding commitments in the last quarter! 

SkillWorks Partnerships 

Chinatown Green Collar Career
    Pathways Initiative

Emergency Medical Careers
    Partnership

Energy Efficiency Technician
    Apprenticeship Program

GreenSTREAM: Sustainable  

Training Resources for Environmentally Advanced  Manufacturing

Healthcare Training Institute
Hotel Training Center
Partnership for Automotive 
    Career Education

Workforce Solutions Group
Year Up Financial Services
    Partnership
YouthBuild Boston Green
    Construction Program 
About SkillWorks: Partners for a Productive Workforce
SkillWorks is an ambitious effort on the part of philanthropy, government, community organizations, unions, and employers to respond to Massachusetts' workforce crisis.  SkillWorks' goal is to create a workforce development system that helps low-skill, low-to-moderate income residents move to family-sustaining jobs and helps employers find and retain skilled employees.  It is the largest public/private investment in workforce development in Boston's history.