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Green Industry Training Opportunities

-funding to support businesses-

The Portland metropolitan region has received $9 million from the Department of Labor for Green Job training grants. These grants support training for newly hired individuals in the following industries Renewable Energy; Energy Efficient Building; Construction and Retrofit; Clean Technology; Emerging Green; and Green Industry Supply Chain Manufacturing


Training investments will be guided by "Green" Businesses who are hiring new employees. Training is flexible and can take a variety of forms. These funds expire January 2012 so act now to take advantage of this limited resource!

Examples of Training Options:

  • Company identified classroom training for new hires. Companies may screen training candidates for job fit and aptitude before the job seeker enters training. The training would be conducted prior to the job seeker being hired.
  • On-the-Job training resources compensate the company for half of a qualified newly hired worker's wages while they are learning their new job responsibilities.
  • Customized training opportunities for new hires. If training doesn't exist to meet a company's needs, funds may be available to customize classroom training to meet demand.

For additional information contact:
Jesse Aronson
503.478.7324
jaronson@worksystems.org

This project is part of a $9 million combined green jobs grant under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) which is administered by Worksystems, Inc.

Worksystems, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids and services available upon request to individuals with disabilities. To place a free relay call dial 711. These programs funded in whole or in part through a grant from the US Department of Labor.

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