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To meet the growing demand from workforce, Towson’s Extended Education and Online Learning (EEOL) is launching and expanding online green job training. Courses are non credit certification training programs that can be completed in as little as 50 clock hours. In this market, in this day in age, it’s all about jobs. And green jobs are plentiful.
An article from MSNBC from May 2009 stated that there are millions of well-paying green jobs that do not require a four year degree. As the economy settles and rebounds, there will continue to be a strong demand for green-collar workers in the greenhouse gas emissions and alternative energy fields.
Worried about the money to afford these training programs?
The Federal Stimulus packages and the Department of Labor have set aside dollars to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency. It will also create thousands of jobs rehabbing government buildings and public housing to make them more energy efficient. In turn, several thousand new jobs will be necessary. In addition, our courses are WIA approved and can be applied for at any of the Maryland One Stop Career Centers throughout out the state:
Who benefits from GREEN training programs?
- Career changers, displaced workers looking to train for a new green-collar jobs
- Construction workers in the field who need to learn weatherization skills
- Architects & Engineers
- Contractors looking to expand their services to include Green Building or Solar Electric or Solar Water
- Consultants looking to provide services that include energy auditing
- Home inspectors looking to expand their services to include weatherization or home energy audits.
- Real estate professionals looking to learn more about sustainable building.
- Human Resources and purchasing professionals that want to implement sustainable and green purchasing techniques to reduce energy consumption.
For more information on our online GREEN training visit our online green course schedule!
Become GREEN Certified in any of the below program areas:
- Certified Indoor Environmentalist (CIE)
- Certified Microbial Investigator (CMI)
- Certified Indoor Air Quality Manager
- Weatherization Energy Auditor
- Building/Home Energy Analyst (HERS)
- Solar Hot Water Heating
- Photovoltaic System Design & Installation
- Green Building Sales Professional
- Green Building Technical Professional
- LEED Certification NC v2.2 Prep
- Green Purchasing Fundamentals
- Sustainability 101
- Carbon Strategies
- Certified Sustainability Professional
- Green Supply Chain Professional
- Senior Certified Sustainability Professional
All courses and programs are WIA approved.
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Energy audit training, one component of green job training, is definitely on the rise. It seems like more and more people are counting on green job training to help them find employment. It is one of few industries thriving in this economy! Many colleges are promoting their own green job training programs. I think we’ll definitely see a rise in the number of students and adults with green training expertise.
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