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1. Greening the Workforce

2. Mission Statement To build a safe, productive, and sustainable workforce of craft professionals. 2

3. Green Building Facts By 2009: • 80% of corporate America is expected to be engaged in green at least 16% of the time • 20% will be engaged 60% of the time By 2010: • Value of green building construction projected to increase to $60 billion • Green building products market $30-40 billion annually • 10% of commercial construction starts expected to be green 3 SOURCE: U.S. Green Building Council <www.usgbc.org>

4. Why is Green Important? 4 SOURCE: Green Recovery. Center for American Progress, & the Political Economy Research Institute, U of MA (09/2008)

5. Opportunities in Green 5 SOURCE: Green Recovery. Center for American Progress, & the Political Economy Research Institute, U of MA (09/2008)

6. Government Initiatives • LEED Initiatives (including legislation) • Found in 44 states • LEED Certification Required on Government Buildings • American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) • Green Jobs Act of 2007 6

7. Employment & Training AdministrationGreen Jobs Initiative 7

8. StimulusEnergy & Green Jobs Programs 8 SOURCE: National Governors Association, State Opportunities under the ARRA (02/26/2009)

9. StimulusFunding for Green Training 9

10. Job Corps DirectiveProgram Instruction No. 09-11 Directive: • To ensure all program instructors become ICTP-certified. • Ensure that all ICTP-certified instructors obtain NCCER’s green certification. 10 SOURCE: Directive: Job Corps Program Instruction No. 09-11 (08/12/2009)

11. Job Corps DirectiveProgram Instruction No. 09-11 • Under the ARRA, Job Corps has committed to producing 8,500 green graduates from all of its construction programs by August 2010. • Updating TARs that incorporate green elements based on the NCCER green curriculum. • Immediate steps must be taken to ensure that all Job Corps’ construction training programs have the ability to certify students completing these TARs. 11 SOURCE: Directive: Job Corps Program Instruction No. 09-11 (08/12/2009)

12. LEED Green Building Rating System • Strategies: • Sustainable Site Development • Water Savings • Energy Efficiency • Materials & Resources Selection • Indoor Environmental Quality • Voluntary • Consensus-Based • National Rating System • For developing: • high-performance • sustainable buildings 12

13. Your Role in the Green Environment • Fundamental instruction in the green environment, green construction practices, & green building rating systems • Developed with: • Sustainable Facilities & Infrastructure Research Team at Myers-Lawson School of Construction at Virginia Tech University • NCCER is a USGBC Education Provider 13

14. Basic Green Training Your Role in the Green Environment • Text & web-based • Provides NCCER green credential • Developed by LEED-Accredited Professionals • Designed to supplement Core, but • Can be used as a stand-alone module Designed for entry-level craftsperson's to explain: • Their role in the green environment • Basic methods of green construction • LEEDGreen Building Rating System™ Supported by: • Green Collar Employers Council, Washington, D.C. 14

15. Building a Green-Collar Workforce 15

16. Topics Presented in this Module 16

17. Topics Presented in this Module 17

18. Topics Presented in this Module 18

19. NCCER Green Credentials • Instructors must be certified to teach the green module • Successful completion of the ICTP & one of the following: Pass NCCER online green module exam Possess current LEED AP certification Possess current Green Advantage® credentials 19

20. A non-profit, 3rd-party, national environmental certification for building related practitioners. Started with assistance from: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency The Nature Conservancy SAIC University of Florida Green Advantage® 20

21. Green Advantage® Developed: Green Advantage® Study Guide Packaged with: Your Role in the Green Environment Opportunity to earn: 21

22. Green Advantage® Certification • Commercial/Residential or Commercial certification • Qualifying LEED projects are eligible to apply for a LEED-Innovation creditIF: • 30% or more of select personnel attain Green Advantage® certification prior to commencement of construction • Residential certification • Meets NAHB Green Builder Verifier requirements 22

23. Green Advantage®Certified Practitioner • The Green Advantage® Certification Exam covers: • sustainability & green building • materials • indoor environmental quality • water • site & land use • energy • In order to prepare for one of the GA exams, thoroughly review the GA Study Guide appropriate to exam: • Commercial • Residential (not accepted by NCCER) • Commercial/Residential 23 To register for exam, go to: www.greenadvantage.org

24. ATS module exam NCCER Green Worker credential GA test green module green module GA study guide NCCER Green Worker Credential &GA Commercial/Residential Certification + = + NCCER Certified Instructor teaches ICTP-certified + online green exam or GA Cert or LEED AP + + = 24

25. Industry Credentials Testimonials 25

26. BUILDING TOMORROW'S WORKFORCE THANK YOU Questions? NCCER Customer Service 888.622.3720 Thank You