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Millions of dollars are being spent to train people for ‘green’ jobs, but where are those jobs?
NREP Releases survey of 5,000 green job employers to see who is hiring
NREP released today a survey of 5,000 environmental professionals from across the country likely to be involved in or direct the hiring practices of their companies for ‘green’ jobs. Of those surveyed, 3,783 responded and 79.9% state their companies are currently not hiring for any green jobs.
The NREP ‘green jobs’ survey also asked what types of green jobs companies currently have and may look to fill in the future. Respondents listed Waste Water, LEED Sustainability, Energy Conservation, Waster Water Engineering, Environmental Compliance/Permitting, GHG Monitoring, and Environmental Management as top job placement categories.
“The Recovery Act released a lot of green job training funds through a variety of programs. The problem is, where are the jobs once the training is complete?” asked Dr, Richard Young, Executive Director of NREP.
“Programs like the Energy Training and Partnership Grants, or the State Energy Sector Partnership and Training Grants are good programs,” explained Dr. Young. “The issue is whether or not these funds will create jobs or simply augment the expertise of existing personnel.”
“If we are going to use these funds for the creation of jobs, the approach has to be broader than training; it has to be supported by Federal incentives for sustainable development. NREP professionals are the ones that would do the hiring, NREP can help with this endeavor,” said Dr. Young.
The National Registry of Environmental Professionals (NREP) is the nation’s largest non-government environmental accreditation organization with over 15,000 active professionals across four continents.
Contact Colin Wellenkamp, NREP Washington Director (314) 324-8781
nrep@nrep.com
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