"Green" jobs training available
With green jobs all the buzz, Maryland's community colleges have announced they are offering classes in performing home energy audits and weatherizing structures to reduce heating and cooling costs.
Thirteen community colleges offer a home energy analysis course beginning this month until next April, while five have classes in weatherization tactics from now until March.
Offering the Home Energy Analysis course are Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore city, Baltimore County, Carroll, Chesapeake(Queen Anne's), Cecil, Frederick, Howard , Harford, Montgomery, Prince George's and Wor-Wic. Baltimore city and county, Frederick, Montgomery and Prince George's offer the Weatherization Tactics course. Call 443-840-5059 for class start dates and times and for registration contacts.
The job training in energy efficiency techniques has been arranged in partnership with the Construction and Energy Technologies Education Consortium, which aims to train the construction industry in building sustainable and energy-efficient structures.
(Photo by Amy Davis of The Baltimore Sun)
Comments
No doubt about it that we need to look for alternative and domestic sources of clean energy. Many of these green jobs are still just dream jobs though at the moment, and actual hiring in any significant numbers, could be years away. For those unemployed at the moment, other career paths seem more likely. SalaryFor.com http://www.salaryfor.com/ offers free access to salaries being paid by companies for all professions now, as well as career advice and job openings.
Posted by: Karen | October 6, 2009 1:09 PM
Maryland’s community colleges have made a smart choice in offering courses that can help put people to work making homes and other buildings more energy efficient. Classes in energy auditing and building weatherization will provide students with the opportunity to join in the new clean energy economy.
A recent report by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy estimates that the investment in energy efficiency measures in the U.S. House of Representatives’ American Clean Energy and Security Act, passed in June, would aid in the creation of 8,600 green jobs related to energy efficiency. Additionally, if the Senate clean energy legislation improves upon the House bill, 14,600 jobs could be created.
Energy efficiency is the cheapest, cleanest, and quickest way to conserve energy and save consumers money on electricity bills, so it is great to see that Maryland’s community colleges are jumping on board to train the workforce our state’s new clean energy economy will demand.
Posted by: Shea Kinser, Clean Energy Associate, Environment Maryland | October 6, 2009 1:49 PM
Wow, home energy audit training, that could be a fun class, I wonder if its comprehensive or a bit dumbed down
Posted by: Iandanger | October 8, 2009 10:44 AM
I want to say thanks to CleanEdison for their instruction and administering the BPI exam. They really instilled the confidence that I need to perform well in the field and operate a thriving business. I am truly grateful and would not hesitate to refer others to take their training sessions in the future.
Posted by: Energy Audit | January 14, 2010 2:21 AM