News Release
WB News Release: [06/14/2010]
Contact Name: Jennifer Kaplan or Lina Garcia
Phone Number: (202)693-5052 or x4661
Release Number: 10-0817-NAT
US Department of Labor announces $1.8 million in grants to support women in non-traditional occupations
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a total of $1.8 million in funding to six organizations in California, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania as part of the Women in Apprenticeship and Non-traditional Occupations Grants program. The awards will support partnerships between the grantees and currently existing Registered Apprenticeship programs to ensure that women have training opportunities and career support to succeed in non-traditional occupations in growing sectors of the economy.
"Women always have been critical members of our nation's workforce system, and today's grants are recognition of the need for more talented women to enter into occupations in non-traditional and lucrative industries," said Sara Manzano-Díaz, director of the Labor Department's Women's Bureau. "These funds will provide women with valuable training opportunities by connecting them with established Registered Apprenticeship programs that are focused on preparing female workers for successful long-term careers."
Through these projects, women will be trained for careers in numerous non-traditional fields such as construction and manufacturing. Educational opportunities will support preparation for numerous occupations including: carpenter, cement-mason, construction laborer, electrician, machinist and mechanic, operating engineer, painter/plasterer, plumber and welder. In some cases, women will have the chance to receive U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certifications. In other instances, women will be able to attend mentoring and networking programs and receive job placement advice.
Today's grants are awarded to community-based organizations that form a consortium and partner with at least one Registered Apprenticeship program sponsor. These grants are jointly administered by the Labor Department's Women's Bureau and its Employment and Training Administration's Office of Apprenticeship.
The six grantees and amounts awarded are listed below. Visit http://www.doleta.gov to learn more.
Grantee Location Award Amount
Chicago Women in Trades Chicago, Ill. $300,000
Nontraditional Employment for Women New York, N.Y. $300,000
Pennsylvania Women Work Pittsburgh, Pa. $300,000
State Emergency Response Systems Inc. Los Angeles, Calif. $300,000
United Communities Against Poverty Inc. Capitol Heights, Md. $300,000
YWCA of Greater Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio $300,000
Conference Call Audio Files
Conference Call with Women's Bureau Director Sara Manzano-Díaz: [MP3]
http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/wb/wb20100817.htm
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Monday, July 5, 2010
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Labor Department includes Women in green jobs training initiatives report
Labor Department releases report on green jobs training initiatives
DOL EARTH DAY 2010 REPORT
This Earth Day, the U.S. Department of Labor is turning green jobs into golden opportunities safely by working with its community, labor and industry partners to prepare the workforce for high growth fields while building a greener planet. The Labor Department today released a report to demonstrate the programs being supported to promote green job growth. Additionally, the department is launching a campaign called "Turning Green to Gold, Safely" to collect stories from the public about how contributions have been made to green job creation. Entries will be submitted online at http://www.dol.gov over the next year and they will be featured in a best practices guide on Earth Day 2011.
"A changing job market and the evolving clean energy economy are creating new and exciting prospects for workers. At the U.S. Department of Labor, we will continue our efforts to ensure men and women across the nation have the tools they need to access these opportunities," said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. "Turning green to gold — with a constant focus on safety — just makes sense. It means jobs that have livable wages, safe working conditions and worker protections."
Over the past year, the Department of Labor has launched a series of initiatives to support and promote green job creation. Highlights from today's report appear below. To view the full report, visit
http://www.dol.gov/dol/green/earthday_reportA.pdf.
Greening DOL Headquarters and Beyond — The Labor Department has signaled a challenge to "green" its buildings, including its nearly 2 million square foot headquarters, the Frances Perkins Building in Washington, D.C. The department's Job Corps programs and students are also greening the buildings on 123 Job Corps campuses nationwide.
Greening Recovery Act Funds — The Labor Department's Employment and Training Administration has awarded $490 million in American Reinvestment and Recovery Act-funded green jobs training and $227 million in health care and high growth grants, which included several grants related to clean energy.
Not Just Green, but Safe — The Labor Department's Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, alongside its Employment and Training Administration, is leading a department-wide team to assist all of the agencies in coordinating their efforts to secure access to safe and sustainable green jobs for all workers.
Women and Green Jobs — In 2009, the department's Women's Bureau convened more than 30 roundtables across the country to discuss the role of women in green jobs and, as a result, developed nine green jobs training projects for women. The bureau has partnered with key groups to develop a "Women's Guide to Green Jobs" to be released this summer.
Vets and Green Jobs — In 2009, the department's Veterans Employment and Training Services issued the first training grants through its Veterans Workforce Investment Program designed to train and place veterans in green jobs and industries. The second competition of this type is now open.
Green Job Opportunities for People with Disabilities — The department's Office of Disability Employment Policy hosted a roundtable in December 2009 titled "Strategies for Including People with Disabilities in the Green Jobs Talent Pipeline." The roundtable united leaders to develop recommendations to ensure that people with disabilities have local green job opportunities.
Job Corps, Youth and Green — Building on Recovery Act funds for construction, rehabilitation, acquisition and operations, Job Corps has implemented "green" student training programs and commenced construction projects at more than 65 centers, helping to create and retain jobs. Job Corps is also conducting an Earth Day Every Day campaign from April 19 through 23 to raise environmental awareness among students nationwide.
http://www.reliableplant.com/Read/24199/Labor-Department-green-jobs
Thursday, March 11, 2010
2010 Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference, May 4-6 in Washington, D.C
The 2010 Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference, May 4-6 in Washington, D.C. at the Washington Hilton, is the nation’s leading forum for transforming our ideas into action and building a green economy that creates good jobs, reduces global warming and preserves America’s environmental and economic security.
Take Advantage of Early Bird Registration and register now for this extraordinary event by visiting www.greenjobsconference.org. By registering as an Early Bird, registration is just $125. But hurry, this only lasts until March 15, 2010!
The 2010 Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference, will bring together thousands of union members, environmentalists, business leaders, elected and administration officials together for three days of exiting keynotes, plenaries and workshops dedicated to building a green economy that creates good jobs, reduces global warming and preserves America's economic and environmental security.
This year's Conference will also feature the 2010 Green Jobs Expo, which will showcase the companies, products, services and career opportunities in the green economy. Participating in the Expo provides companies and organizations exposure to more than 4,000 attendees of the Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference who come from all facets of industry, academia, government and the non-profit sector, as well as thousands of students from colleges and universities and trade schools in the area. You can register for a booth at the Green Jobs Expo by visiting www.greenjobsconference.org.
Take a moment to visit www.greenjobsconference.org and register for the 2010 Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference and Green Jobs Expo. Be part of the effort to invest, innovate and take action to build a new, green economy today.
2010 Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference
The goals of the 2010 Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference are to:
- Provide a forum for labor, environment and businesses to turn ideas into action and build a revitalized, green economy in the United States;
- Demonstrate the diversity of the coalition supporting the creation of good, green jobs;
- Showcase the successes of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the ideas and strategies that have already been implemented;
- Underscore the breadth of private-sector green investment and job creation;
- Identify additional federal and state policy tools to accelerate the growth of the green economy and the creation of clean energy jobs;
- Highlight strategies for rebuilding the middle class and creating opportunities for underserved and underemployed communities with clean energy investments; and
- Model partnerships between federal agencies, the private sector and local interests.
You can join us by becoming a Conference Convener today. As a Convener, your organization will join the growing number of voices calling for a new, green economy across the country.
INVESTMENT, INNOVATION, ACTION
May 4-6, 2010 in Washington, D.C.
Friday, February 19, 2010
The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum is seeking apprentices
To Whom It May Concern:
The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum is seeking apprentices who would be willing to be profiled on their website in order to encourage young people to become apprentices and to provide them with information on ways in which to find an employer/sponsor.
We will be profiling 15 – 20 apprentices, so it is possible that not all those who respond will be posted on the website.
Attached is an invitation to participate. We would appreciate it if you could pass it on to apprentices who you feel might be interested. As well if you could post it on the bulletin board of your local’s office and/or training centre that would be very much appreciated.
Thank you for your help with this. If you have any questions, please call Paul Bakker, 1-866-469-9954 x226.
Best Regards,
Jennifer Logan
Cathexis Consulting
124 Merton St., Suite 502
Toronto, Ontario M4S 2Z2
Are You Interested in Being Profiled on the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum Website
§ What influenced you to apprentice in your trade?
§ How did you go about finding an employer?
§ What challenges did you face?
§ How did you address those challenges?
§ What advice would you give young people on how to find an employer sponsor?
We are looking for people from across
If you are willing to tell you story and have it profiled on the CAF-FCA website along with sending us a photo of you, please call or email Paul Bakker:
Telephone: 1-866-469-9954 x226
Email: paul@cathexisconsulting.ca
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
DOL: $190 million in State Energy Sector Partnership and Training Grants for green jobs
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
U.S. Department of Labor announces nearly $190 million in State Energy Sector Partnership and Training Grants for green jobs
WASHINGTON, Jan 20, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ ----Department's 2010 investment in green jobs edges toward $440 million mark in 3 weeks
Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced nearly $190 million in green jobs training grants, as authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). The State Energy Sector Partnership and Training Grants are designed to teach workers the skills required in emerging industries, including energy efficiency and renewable energy. This set of green grants is the third awarded in as many weeks by the U.S. Department of Labor. Less than a month into 2010, the department's investment in this growing area of the job marketplace is close to the $440 million mark.
"These grants will help workers gain access to good jobs, while supporting the sort of statewide energy efficiency strategies that play a crucial role in building the green economy of the 21st century," said Secretary Solis.
Thirty-four awards ranging from approximately $2 million to $6 million each are being made to state workforce investment boards in partnership with their state workforce agencies, local workforce investment boards or regional consortia of boards, and One-Stop Career Center delivery systems. Through the grant awards announced today, program participants will receive the technical and occupational skills necessary to obtain industry recognized credentials.
These grants are designed to achieve the following goals:
Create an integrated system of education, training and supportive services that promotes skill attainment and career pathway development for low-income, low-skilled workers leading to employment in green industries.
Support states in implementing a statewide energy sector strategy including governors' overall workforce visions, state energy policies and training activities that lead to employment in targeted industry sectors.
Build and strengthen partnerships dedicated to building a skilled clean energy workforce.
Develop new partnerships with other agencies receiving Recovery Act funds to support strategic planning and implementation efforts.
Today's grants are part of a larger Recovery Act initiative -- totaling $500 million -- to fund workforce development projects that promote economic growth by preparing workers for careers in the energy efficiency industries. For a full listing of the grants and project descriptions, visit http://www.doleta.gov/pdf/SESP_Summaries.pdf. To view a video by Secretary Solis, visit http://www.dol.gov/dol/media/webcast/energysector.
To find out more about job training opportunities available through the Department of Labor, call the National Contact Center's toll-free helpline at: 866-4-USA-DOL (487-2365) or TTY 877-889-5627.
Editor's Note: Charts reflecting the grantees announced today follow this news release.
State Energy Sector Partnership and Training Grants
http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/department-labor-announces-nearly--million-state-energy-sector-partnership/ Friday, January 8, 2010
Secretary Solis announced nearly $100 million in green jobs training grants
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Secretary Announces Green Jobs Grants
On Wednesday, January 6, Secretary Solis announced nearly $100 million in green jobs training grants, as authorized by the Recovery Act. The grants will support job training programs to help dislocated workers and others, including veterans, women, and minorities find jobs in expanding green industries. Approximately $28 million of the total funds will support projects in communities impacted by auto industry restructuring. “This announcement is part of the administration’s long-term commitment to fostering both immediate economic revitalization and a clean energy future,” said Secretary Solis. The grants are built on strategic partnerships — requiring labor and business to work together. The 25 projects selected, ranging from approximately $1.4 to $5 million, are located across the country.
ETA Rolls Out Green Jobs Community of Practice
The Department’s Employment & Training Administration (ETA) recently launched the Green Jobs Community of Practice (CoP). This on-line virtual community is available through ETA’s knowledge sharing and learning platform — Workforce3One.org. Green Jobs CoP will provide a platform for workforce professionals and leading green job experts to share promising practices, serve as a venue for providing technical assistance to ETA grant-funded programs, and provide a central point of communication.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
National efforts to create more TRADESWOMEN
Area in line for $8 million
Tribune Chronicle POSTED: December 11, 2009
WARREN - An after-school program in Warren, a "green" job-training program in Youngs-town and a communication tower serving Niles, McDonald and Weathersfield are among the projects getting dollars in a federal spending bill OK'd on Thursday.
U.S. Rep. Timothy J. Ryan, D-Niles, secured nearly $8 million for job creation and other projects in Trumbull, Mahoning, Summit and Portage counties in the $447 billion Omnibus Appropriations Bill. ''These are investments that continue our long-term economic development plan. We are investing into our people, our infrastructure and our schools,'' said Ryan, a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee.
The bill needs U.S. Senate and presidential approval.
One of the projects in Trumbull and Mahoning counties are:
Mahoning Valley Tradeswomen TOOLS: Training, Outreach, Opportunity, Leadership and Support, $200,000. The Raymond John Wean Foundation and Hard Hatted Women will partner to launch the Tradeswomen TOOLS program linking women in Trumbull and Mahoning counties to opportunities in high-wage, nontraditional fields.
http://www.tribtoday.com/page/content.detail/id/530856.html?nav=5021
Women Helping Women awarding 11 grants
By Kristin M. Kraemer, Herald staff writer
Eleven Tri-City organizations and educational programs will get a share of $96,500 raised at the annual luncheon of the Women Helping Women Fund Tri-Cities.
Representatives for each of the 11 grant recipients will get a check today to mark the record amount.
Each program will immediately receive half of its allocation -- ranging from $4,333 to $20,000 -- to either start or follow through on their proposals. Then in the spring, board members for the Women Helping Women Fund will visit each site to make sure they are staying true to their proposal before distributing the rest of the money.
"This is literally supporting women and children in our community, to empower them in their lives and help make it better in their situations," said board member Jane Carlton.
The mission of the Women Helping Women Fund Tri-Cities is to raise awareness of the unmet needs of women and children, raise money to support community programs that make a positive difference for women and children and foster the growth of women philanthropists.
About 850 women and men attended the Oct. 26 luncheon, which is the organization's big fundraiser.
Carlton said it's important that people know all the money donated stays in the Tri-Cities to help people through local agencies.
One of this year's 11 recipients are:
MAGIC (Mentoring Girls in Construction) Camp, a program of the National Association of Women in Construction. High school girls participate in a free, week-long summer daycamp designed to give them hands-on training in the basic skills of carpentry, electrical and welding. At the conclusion, attendees receive a toolbox with tools and safety equipment.
Nailing a trade at Rosie the Riveter High
Long Beach charter school seeks to put young women in nontraditional jobs such as welding and carpentry.
December 3, 2009
Students are welding the old to the new at Rosie the Riveter High School.
The Long Beach charter school was created in 2007 to help prepare teenage girls for careers as welders, plumbers, carpenters, electricians and other trades.
Today, its 50-member student body includes girls and boys, but its organizers still attempt to break down barriers for women seeking careers in what largely remains a man's world.
"It's about trying to change the way society looks at women," said Lynn Shaw, who helped create Rosie the Riveter High. "We just feel that women should have an equal opportunity."
Shaw, who lives in Long Beach, teaches electrical technology at Long Beach City College.
She heads the board of directors for Women in Non Traditional Employment Roles, a nonprofit economic development group that sponsors the charter school.
She knows plenty about nontraditional jobs.
"I've worked as a miner at a limestone mine in the desert, a steelworker in Pennsylvania and a longshoreman in San Francisco," she said. "For me, it was all about the money. Women in nontraditional jobs earn 20% to 40% more than women in what are considered 'traditional' women's jobs. That's $1 million over a lifetime."
She had previously worked as a waitress and was dismayed at the welcome she received from male co-workers at the mine, the steel mill and on the docks.
"It would start out, 'Oh my God, a girl's on the job!' I was a threat to men -- I somehow downgraded their job," she said. "I got tired of being the only woman on the job."
Determined to change that, Shaw earned a doctorate in electrical engineering, pursued a teaching career and became an advocate for vocational equity.
Rosie the Riveter High got its name almost by accident.
When Shaw's group assembled copies of its charter application to submit to the Long Beach Unified School District, someone suggested that the paperwork be accompanied by small lunch boxes featuring the likeness of the heroic World War II-era icon.
Rosie was a fictional character who symbolized thousands of women who entered the American workforce to replace men who had joined the military.
She is depicted on a motivational poster created in 1942 for the Westinghouse company by artist J. Howard Miller as a determined-looking woman who is rolling up her sleeves to get to work. "We Can Do It!" the poster declares.
"The idea had been to call the school Youth Opportunity Charter High School or something like that," Shaw said. "But that sounded really boring."
The group's executive director, Alexandra Torres Galancid, suggested that they name it after Rosie instead.
These days, reproductions of the Rosie the Riveter poster are everywhere at the high school, which is in a donated building at the AES Alamitos power station at 690 Studebaker Road.
The school is accepting new students for the upcoming semester now through Dec. 18.
In addition to hands-on vocational instruction taught by instructors at nearby community colleges, pupils take a full range of academic courses required by the state to graduate from high school.
The school's five in-house teachers add to the curriculum by including topics such as technical math and language skills required in the workplace.
English teacher Robin Scott said she plans to have her students research and write a paper about Rosie the Riveter.
"They'll explore whether she was a real person or a made-up person and what her role was during the war," Scott said. "They'll connect it with where we are right now, when we're in another war."
Students say they are proud to be associated with Rosie the Riveter and the "We can do it" attitude.
"Coming here has opened my mind up. Before, I had thought I might become a special-ed teacher. I never thought about a nontraditional job," said 18-year-old senior Alaina Servin, a senior who has begun her third year at the school.
"They encourage you to do a lot of things here. My goal now is to work in an oil refinery. It won't be easy, but I'm a strong person and they make good money there."
Senior Yolanda Morga, 17, who heard of Rosie the Riveter from her grandparents, said she appreciates earning college-level credit for the vocational courses and the one-on-one teacher time that the school offers. But she plans to become a pediatrician, not a craftsman.
Neville Allen II, also 17, said his friends don't bat an eye when he tells them the name of the school he attends. He said he does not plan a career in the building trades either.
"I want to be a writer who deals with pop culture," Allen said. "My vocational studies are going to help give me ideas to write about."
bob.pool@latimes.com
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-rosie3-2009dec03,0,2061384.story
Olympic building program nails down jobs for women, inner city youth, aboriginal people
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
GREEN COLLAR TRAINING & CAREER PATHS
ADDITIONALLY THE FOLLOWING ARE CERTIFIED AS GREEN JOBS BY THE FEDERAL GOVERMENT: LEAD ABATEMENT ASBESTOS REMOVAL WEATHERIZATION MOLD REMOVAL BPI (Building Performance Institute) LEED CERTIFICATION DECONSTRUCTION MATERIAL REUSE (RECYCLING) FROM DEMOLITION You may be interested in being the trainee, then the trainer, if you feel competent and experienced.... here's a master list of GREEN COLLAR TRAINING PROGRAMS and CAREER PATHS compiled by the Chicagoland Green Collar Jobs InitiativePlease save the attached PDF to your computer. http://greencollarchicago.org/uploads/GreenCollarWorkforce.pdf You will find, Appendix B: Inventory of green collar training programs, very useful. "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink". L. Nieko Malcom -Carpenters Local 1 Women's Steering Committee Co-chair Please send photos, events, and news stories directly to my sistersinthebrotherhood@yahoo.com email address.
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