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The Bay Area has many great educational programs leading to jobs in the Green Economy.  The Green Academy has completed an inventory of existing Bay Area workforce training & education programs in 10 different career categories. Please scroll down to learn more about these programs.

 

GREEN ACADEMY WORKFORCE INITIATIVE
 
 LOCAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS
  K-12 Certificates,
Classes & Workshops		 Community College University Other Examples
Architecture   Pacific Energy Center

 UC Berkeley Extension		 Laney Architecture

 Merritt College Green Building & Design 		UC Berkeley Center for the Built Environment  
Landscape Architecture & Maintenance   Spanish- Speaking Unity Council:  Outdoor Maintenance

 Bay Area Green Business Program

 Stopwaste.org Bay-Friendly Landscape Maintenance Training & Qualification Program		 Merritt College Architecture Design & Construction UC Berkeley Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning  
Urban Planning       UC Berkeley Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning

 Mills College

 SFSU Urban Studies		 Sonoma State Environmental Studies & Planning
Mechanical Engineering   Pacific Energy Center HVAC Laney College Environmental Control Technology Program (HVAC/R) UC Davis Western Cooling Efficiency Center

UC Berkeley Engineering and and Business for Sustainability (EBS) Certificate Program		 Cal Poly SLO's HVAC/R Program
Electrical Engineering       UC Davis Lighting Center Environmental Technology Center at Sonoma State University
  K-12 Certificates,
Classes & Workshops		 Community College University Other Examples
Building Trades (Construction, Contractors,
Technicians,
Building Operators, Etc.)		 Youth Employment Partnership

 Cypress Mandela

 Treasure Island Jobs Corp.

Kennedy High

 Youth Build Green Industry Career Pathways		 NARI Green Builder Certification (Build it Green Training)

 RTTC Environmental Engineering Technician

Solar Richmond Job Training Program

Labor Unions Apprenticeship Programs (IBEW, etc.)		 Laney Construction & Green Carpentry

 Merritt Construction Lab

 Laney College Environmental Control Technology Program (HVAC/R)		    
Solar Energy Solar Schoolhouse Solar Living Institute

 Solar Richmond Job Training Institute

 Grid Alternatives		 Diablo Valley College

 Merritt

IRDC Solar Tech Training Program (Ohlone, Deanza, Foothill, Carillo, DVC)		    
Auditing / Analysis CA Youth Energy Services (Berkeley) Pacific Energy Center - Building Operator Training

 Ma'at Youth Academy Green Futures for Urban Youth (Richmond)		 Merritt Energy Auditing Courses

 Deanza - Building Energy Management		 Laney / CSU East Bay Exploring Green Energy Management Program (program under development)  
Materials Design   Stopwaste.org

Suppliers (EcoHomes, Truitt & White, Earthsource, Home Depot, etc.)

 SF Department of the Environment

 City of Oakland Green Building Resource Center

 AIA Cote

 Urban Permaculture Guild		 Merritt Eco Trailer UC Berkeley Civil & Environmental Engineering  
Sustainable Resource Management       CSU East Bay Department of Geography and Environmental Studies  
  K-12 Certificates,
Classes & Workshops		 Community College University Other Examples

Please email us if we have missed anything.  Send a description of your program, the web link, and your suggestion as to where the link should be placed in the above matrix.  These contributions and all other inquiries can be directed to Karen Engel at kengel@oaklandchamber.com.