Green Jobs Task Force
Overseen by the Lane Workforce Partnership Board of Directors, the Green Jobs Task Force serves as the local arm of the newly developed statewide Green Jobs Council. The Task Force goals include:
- Identify training and workforce needs specific to Lane County’s green industries in order to insure that Lane County workers are prepared for high demand, high wage jobs in this area
- Oversee Lane County State Energy Sector Partnership grant that will add one cohort of 25 students to Lane Community College’s Energy Management Program
- Provide input to the Lane Workforce Partnership board of directors regarding related policy and resource allocation activities
- Seek and apply for grants that will bring more funding for green workforce development in Lane County
- Coordinate local efforts to align with the statewide initiative in the areas of career pathway development and development of new programs and training to meet this sector’s emerging needs
This Task Force will utilize the same green jobs definition that was established by the Oregon Employment Department and Oregon House Bill 3300 “Oregon Green Jobs Strategy” and accepted by the Oregon Workforce Investment Board (OWIB)
A green job is a job that provides a service or produces a product that:
- Increases energy efficiency
- Provides renewable energy
- Prevents, reduces or mitigates environmental degradation
- Cleans up and restores the natural environment
- Provides education, consultation, policy promotion, accreditation, trading and offsets or similar supporting services for any of the activities identified above
The Task Force meets monthly on the first Wednesday of the month from 12-1:30 p.m. at the Lane Workforce Partnership administrative office at 1500 Valley River Drive, Suite 150, Eugene.
