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Jobs for the Future Resources

• A Green Career Pathways Framework: Postsecondary and Employment Success for Low-Income, Disconnected Youth (pdf)
• The Breaking Through Practice Guide: Helping Low-Skilled Adults Enter and Succeed in College and Careers (pdf)
• Breaking Through Contextulization Toolkit: A Tool for Helping Low-Skilled Adults Gain Post-Secondary Certificates and Degrees (pdf)

National Wildlife Federation Resources

• Are Green Jobs Programs Justified (March 30, 2010)
• Community Colleges Step Up to Train Clean Energy Workers (May 12, 2009)
• Federal Funding for Local Projects: A Guide to Accessing Federal Dollars to Rebuild Our communities (pdf)
• Federal Funding for Local Projects One Pager (pdf)
• Graduating in Green: Community Colleges are Marking Students Marketable (December 1, 2009)
• Hurry Up and Wait: Opportunities for Green Jobs Vary by Region and Field (December 1, 2009)
• Pathways Out of Poverty (December 1, 2009)

From the Field

• Building Effective Green Energy Programs in Community Colleges
• DOE- Solar Instructor Training – Creating a Nationwide Network (pdf)
• Going Green: The Vital Role of Community Colleges in Building a Sustainable Future and a Green Workforce
• Green–Collar Jobs Campaign , An Ella Baker Center Initiative
• Green Jobs: Survey of the Energy Industry , Association of Energy Engineers (pdf)
• Green Jobs: Towards decent work in a sustainable, low-carbon world , UNEP (pdf)
• Greener Pathways: Jobs and Workforce Development in the Clean Energy Economy , Center on Wisconsin Strategy (pdf)
• Greening of the World of Work , U.S. Department of Labor (pdf)
• Growing a Green Economy for All: From Green Jobs to Green Ownership , The Democracy Collaborative at University of Maryland (pdf)
• Hands-On LEED: Guiding College Student Engagement
• Haywood County Chamber Green Business Initiative Template for Plan
• Haywood County Chamber of Commerce Green Initiative Pilot Program Checklist
• IREC – Renewable Energy Training Best Practices (pdf)
• Low-Skill Workers' Access to Quality Green Jobs , The Urban Institute (pdf)
• North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP Certification)
• Surveying Green Definitions? What is a "green economy"? What are "green jobs"? , Georgetown University (pdf)
• The Clean Energy Economy: Repowering Jobs, Businesses and Investments Across America (pdf)
• U.S. Green Building Council Green Jobs Study