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Chicago Green Jobs For All

Chicago Green Jobs For All. A Workforce Initiative for the Chicago Climate Action Plan. Background. Research on the jobs created by the Chicago Climate Action Plan. Green jobs training investments. Agenda. 1. Energy Efficient Buildings. 2. Clean and Renewable Energy Sources.

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Chicago Green Jobs For All

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  1. Chicago Green Jobs For All A Workforce Initiative for the Chicago Climate Action Plan

  2. Background • Research on the jobs created by the Chicago Climate Action Plan • Green jobs training investments Agenda

  3. 1. Energy Efficient Buildings 2. Clean and Renewable Energy Sources 3. Improved Transportation Options 4. Reduced Waste and Industrial Pollution 5. Adaptation Five Strategies in the CCAP

  4. CCAP’s Workforce Vision • Chicago’s workers are prepared for the jobs that are created or transformed through the CCAP • The opportunities created by the CCAP are available to all Chicagoans and connected to communities in need

  5. Guiding Principles Link investments in workforce to green economic development • Connect workforce development system and job training to public investments in energy efficiency, renewable energy, waste reduction, horticulture and transportation Invest in training opportunities that lead to green jobs • Engage training providers and community colleges in creating training programs to meet the needs of employers and job-seekers, including disadvantaged populations Identify and support career ladders • Define educational and career pathways and support programming along a continuum • Provide supports to move workers from entry-level jobs to higher-skilled jobs

  6. Leadership • Steering Committee chaired by Mayor’s Office and including Chicago’s Departments of the Environment and Community Development • Advisory Committee of community colleges, environmental partners, city agencies and economic development organizations • Staffingby the Chicago Jobs Council, a city-wide coalition of community-based training organizations, advocacy groups, businesses and individuals

  7. Background • Research on the jobs created by the Chicago Climate Action Plan • Green jobs training investments Agenda

  8. Buildings& EE Renew-able Energy Trans-port-ation Waste & Pollution Adapt-ation ED/WD needs opportunities Green Biz/ Sustainable Development Strategy Chicago Green Jobs Working Group CCAP Jobs & Workforce Committee Workforce Initiative Greencorps RE Install Energy Efficiency RecycleReuse Landscape RE Mfg Sectoral Workforce Partnerships Research on CCAP Jobs • University of Illinois at Chicago, Center for Urban Economic Development (CUED) partnered with Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS) • Comprehensive analysis of the workforce impacts and jobs created by the Chicago Climate Action Plan • What new jobs are created? • What training exists to prepare people for these jobs? • What are the gaps? • Goal of research not to estimate aggregate jobs created but to identify priority areas for an economic and workforce development strategy to accompany CCAP • Methods • COWS/UF Powell Center Model for residential and commercial energy efficiency retrofits • Existing reports, studies and key informant interviews for other CCAP strategy areas

  9. 1. Energy Efficient Buildings Workforce Opportunities • Retrofitting energy efficient buildings will have the most direct job creation • Measure installers • “architectural” measures • “mechanical” measures • Auditors

  10. 1. Energy Efficient Buildings Energy Efficiency Measure Installers • Noted in CUED research as a growing area • Positions retrofitting homes and businesses for energy efficiency including opportunities for every-level workers and advancement • Developing training programs for job seekers to enter field • Developing curriculum in partnership with experienced weatherization contractors • Link energy efficiency investments with workforce training programs

  11. 1. Energy Efficient Buildings Energy Efficiency Auditors • An auditor determines the measures to be installed in buildings to increase energy efficiency as well as completes a post-installation audit • Need for computer skills, usually some post-secondary education • Can start out as an assistant, move up to lead auditor and entrepreneurship opportunities • CUED specifically noted energy efficiency auditors as a growing field of employment and as a position for which adequate training opportunities in Chicago do not exist

  12. 2. Clean and Renewable Energy Sources Workforce Opportunities • Renewable energy was noted as an area of opportunity for the local economy in the CUED Research • Potential infrastructure projects include: • Building additional renewable and alternative energy (wind, solar, geothermal) capacity • Increasing distributed generation • Increasing household and commercial applications for renewable and alternative energy • Upgrading the two coal-fired power plants in Chicago Photo by Indie Energy, Geothermal Energy Installation

  13. 3. Improved Transportation Options Workforce Opportunities

  14. 4. Reduced Waste and Industrial Pollution Workforce Opportunities • Present opportunities for entry-level work experience and transitional jobs • Recycling of e-waste • Building deconstruction and materials re-use

  15. 5. Adaptation Workforce Opportunities • Many jobs present opportunities for entry-level work experience and transitional jobs • Greencorps has been operating under this model for over a decade • Community gardening and local food production • Possibility for social enterprise in this area Photo by Andrew Collins

  16. Background • Research on the jobs created by the Chicago Climate Action Plan Agenda • Green jobs training investments

  17. Living Cities: Energy Efficiency Workforce Partnership • $250,000 for energy efficiency job training • Partners • City of Chicago: Mayor’s Office and Department of Community Development • The Partnership for New Communities • Chicago Jobs Council/ChicagolandGreen Collar Jobs Initiative • Provide training for energy efficiency retrofits • Target residents of public housing

  18. The CDBG program works to ensure decent affordable housing, to provide services to the most vulnerable in our communities, and to create jobs through the expansion and retention of businesses. Community Development Block Grant Fund Funding Agency Formula Expected Funding $16M Target Population 12 months of Employment Deconstruction Retrofitting Community Green Jobs Job Types Arboriculture Electronics Collection & Recycling Neighborhood Cleaning

  19. Department of Labor Solicitations for Grant Applications: Green Jobs • On June 24th, the US Department of Labor released five Solicitations for Grant Applications (SGAs) for $500 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding for green jobs training. • Each SGA has a different focus and has different eligibility requirements. • Pathways Out of Poverty • Energy Training Partnership Grants • Green Capacity Building Grants • State Energy Sector Partnership Grants • State Labor Market Information Improvement Grants Competitive

  20. Pathways Out of Poverty Competitive • $150M nationally • $2-4M locally • Applications will also be submitted by national organizations with local affiliates/networks • The Chicago Workforce Investment Council (CWIC)—formerly Chicago Workforce Board– will lead City of Chicago’s application • Community-based providers determined by RFI • Proposal focuses on jobs created by the Chicago Climate Action Plan • Jobs retrofitting buildings for energy efficiency • Renewable energy manufacturing • Landscaping, horticulture and waste reduction

  21. Energy Training Partnership Grants • $100M nationally • $2-5M locally • National, nonprofit labor management organizations and statewide or local nonprofit entities with a joint partnership of labor organizations, WIBs, and one stops and employers or industry organizations. • Chicago Federation of Labor is the lead applicant for the City of Chicago. • WIBs cannot be the applicant but must be a partner. • Proposal focuses on training 4,235 incumbent and dislocated worker in within renewable energy generation; energy-efficient building; construction and retrofit industries; as well as green construction and advance manufacturing. Competitive

  22. Green Capacity Building Grants • $5M nationally, • $50-100K locally • This funding is only for existing DOL grantees under the following programs • Indian and Native American Program, Farm worker Jobs Program, Prisoner Re-entry Initiative, Senior Community Service Employment Program, Women in Apprenticeship and Non-traditional Occupations, Advancing Registered Apprenticeship into the 21st Century, YouthBuild, Young Offenders Grant Competitive

  23. State Energy Sector and State Labor Market Information Grants • $190M nationally • $2-6M locally • The Illinois Workforce Investment Board is the only entity in Illinois that is eligible to apply for the State Energy Sector grants and they intend to do so • $50M nationally • $750k-$1.25M for single states • $2-4M for consortium • The Illinois Department of Employment Security is eligible to apply for the State Labor Market Information Improvement SGA Competitive

  24. What’s Next • CWIC application to DCEO for State Energy Sector Partnership Grant • Administering and monitoring CDBG Green Job Grants (programs should start by November or December) • Developing a strategic plan for Chicago’s green jobs and training • Defining our partnership with Labor groups

  25. For More Information Chicago Workforce Investment Council Angela Dluger adluger@cwic.org Chicago Jobs Council Meghann Moses mmoses@cjc.net

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