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Native Workplace 501(c)(3) we make a path by walking

Native Workplace 501(c)(3) we make a path by walking. Green Collar Career Pathways for American Indians and Veterans. Native Workplace: what do we do?. Community education on Green Jobs. Website is a hub for education, training, recruitment and Green Tribal news.

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Native Workplace 501(c)(3) we make a path by walking

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  1. Native Workplace 501(c)(3) we make a path by walking Green Collar Career Pathways for American Indians and Veterans

  2. Native Workplace: what do we do? Community education on Green Jobs Website is a hub for education, training, recruitment and Green Tribal news Green Trades Training Program: Recruiting a Native Workforce

  3. Connecting Green Jobs to our Traditional Values

  4. What are Green Jobs? electricians install KVAR, solar panels or maintain wind turbines plumbers install solar water heaters construction workers build, audit and install energy efficiency retrofits Welders build and maintain wind turbines Truckers haul wind turbines nationwide Farmers provide organically grown food and herbal medicines Landscapers installlow-impact methods

  5. NWP Green Job Community Education • Green Career Community Events • Green Job & Training Recruitment • Green CareerClass Project for High Schools

  6. Various Green Job Career Opportunities Rainwater Collection Tribal Drinking Water Storm & Waste Water Fire-stop SecurityForest conservation Hot Shot Fire crewsAbandoned Cable Removal Wind Energy System Installer Welders & ElectriciansTrucking Wind Components

  7. Solar Panel InstallationSolar Heating Solar ElectricSolar Plumbing Green-roof ConstructionStraw Bale ConstructionLow Impact LandscapingForest Service Conservation Environmental Cleanup Woody Biomass Organic Farming Power Supply CertificationRenewable ElectricitySolar ElectricSolar Lighting

  8. Solar zones

  9. Types of Training in Solar • Tribal & Community Colleges • On-the-Job Training / NWP Training • Tribal Programs: Red Cloud REC • Solar Manufacturing Plants

  10. wind zones

  11. Training & Jobs in Wind Requires more training than solar Trades transitions: electric, welding, trucking, concrete Construction support businesses Turbine Manufacturing Plants Wind Transmission Line Construction

  12. Training & Jobs in Weatherization Weatherization requires audit of residential and commercial buildings – followed by retrofit repairs Urban: Federal, State, County and City contracts will be awarded for retrofits - including military bases & hospitals – Residential installs = tax credits Tribal Projects: Housing, Education, Government agency buildings - grants for building retrofits and repairs

  13. K-VAR Energy Controller (KEC)Training & Installation Jobs Energy controlling device that is installed on residential or commercial buildings Eligible under the stimulus: green retrofits Wah’Kon-Tah has residential contracts nationwide and needs installers trained NWP recruiting & training Commercial installations requires Certified electricians

  14. Where Do I Find Training? NWP Green Trades Training Program KVAR Energy Controller (KEC) Certifications Solar & Wind Residential and Commercial….

  15. Mosaic Green Energy: NWP Training Partner Residential solar Light commercial solar Large commercial solar Residential solar thermal Commercial solar thermal Residential energy & water efficiency Wind power Intro to small and large scale

  16. More Green Trades Training Sun Power Weatherization & Energy Auditing American Rain Catchment Systems Association – ARCSA Rain Catcher Accreditation

  17. Sustainable Communities Rainwater Catchments Zero waste - Trash to Energy Food & Medicine Gardens Weatherization Green Energy

  18. Careers for Veterans in Green Energy…

  19. How Do We Get Started? To schedule Green Job Training in your area, contact: Executive Director: Cristala Allen 512.462.9056 Cristala@nativeworkplace.com www.nativeworkplace.com

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