JALSA Task Force on Environmental Justice:

Green Jobs: the Big Picture.  Making the Connection between Jobs and Training

Recent issues pertaining to the qualifications necessary for solar jobs have highlighted the need for getting the big picture about green jobs.  What training is required for all the positions that a green economy could generate, considering the entire supply chain involved?  Creating the training that’s needed is part of creating the infrastructure that brings green companies to this area, as well as enhancing the chances that green jobs will play a role in revitalizing local economies.

We met with:

Greg Watson, Senior Advisor for Clean Energy Technology, Commonwealth of Massachusetts; and

Travis Watson, whose work with the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative is to bring local residents and trade unions together to work out ways that the goals of unions and local residents seeking jobs can mesh.