Chicagoland Greenforce Initiative Network Meeting

Objectives:

• Explore the growth of the new green economy in Illinois and opportunities to expand that growth;
• Examine ways that community colleges and other key stakeholders are working to prepare the workforce for the green economy, including key strategies to facilitate access and success for lower-skilled adults;
• Identify opportunities for onling collaboration to align economic development and economic opportunity to the green economy;
• Connect green curriculum programs to the greening of your campus by using the "living laboratory."

Presentations:

• Career Pathways in Manufacturing (pdf)
• Connecting Campus Sustainability to Green Workforce Development (pdf)
• Manufacturing Skill Standards Council Training, Assessment and Certification Systems (pdf)

Who Should Attend:

• Administrators, faculty and staff engaged in (or interested in) credit education programs in green sectors;
• Faculty involved in non-credit green workforce training programs;
• Administrators overseeing green education and training programs;
• Student support staff;
• Campus sustainability and/or facilities operations staff (overseeing campus greening efforts);
• Students (if they are engaged in helping to shape college programs around green education and training and campus sustainability);
• Representatives of workforce boards, employers, high schools, hospitals, cities, municipalities.

Agenda

8:30am Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00am Welcome, Acknowledgments and Overview of Greenforce Initiative
9:45am Campus Greening Connections
10:45am Break
11:00am Greening Machining: Opportunities and Examples for Innovative Workforce Training from the Manufacturing Sector
12:00pm Lunch and Networking
12:45pm Sustaining the Momentum and Next Steps
1:00pm Adjourn