Jobs in Texas Get Funding to Go Green
posted by Jen Carpenter @ 2:44 PM
Funding for green training will ultimately result in the creation of jobs in Texas.
Officials recently announced that the State of Texas will receive $4.8 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to train workers to fill jobs in the renewable energy industry. The funding will be used under the Central Texas plan, which is meant to create a thriving green energy economy throughout the central portion of the state.
Overall, about 1,000 workers will be trained on how to install solar panels at solar power plants in Austin and San Antonio. The training will be offered through the Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee.
The JATC is sponsored by the Central Texas Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association and the IBEW Local Union Number 520, a branch of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
IBEW will offer the apprenticeships in conjunction with the Austin Workforce Investment Board, which operates through the Department of Labor, and ImagineSolar LLC, which offers solar consulting and training services.
The money given to Central Texas is part of $100 million in federal funding for green jobs training that will be distributed to 25 entities throughout the nation that offer the most potential for using renewable energy skills or have suffered the greatest economic impact.
Other locations are receiving awards that amount to anywhere from $1.4 million to $5 million. Some of those locations include: $5 million to the State of Massachusetts; $3.87 million to the State of Washington; $3.2 million to the State of Missouri; $4.99 million to the AFL-CIO Utility Workers Union of America in California and Massachusetts; and $5 million to the Blue Green Alliance of Minnesota.
Officials recently announced that the State of Texas will receive $4.8 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to train workers to fill jobs in the renewable energy industry. The funding will be used under the Central Texas plan, which is meant to create a thriving green energy economy throughout the central portion of the state.
Overall, about 1,000 workers will be trained on how to install solar panels at solar power plants in Austin and San Antonio. The training will be offered through the Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee.
The JATC is sponsored by the Central Texas Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association and the IBEW Local Union Number 520, a branch of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
IBEW will offer the apprenticeships in conjunction with the Austin Workforce Investment Board, which operates through the Department of Labor, and ImagineSolar LLC, which offers solar consulting and training services.
The money given to Central Texas is part of $100 million in federal funding for green jobs training that will be distributed to 25 entities throughout the nation that offer the most potential for using renewable energy skills or have suffered the greatest economic impact.
Other locations are receiving awards that amount to anywhere from $1.4 million to $5 million. Some of those locations include: $5 million to the State of Massachusetts; $3.87 million to the State of Washington; $3.2 million to the State of Missouri; $4.99 million to the AFL-CIO Utility Workers Union of America in California and Massachusetts; and $5 million to the Blue Green Alliance of Minnesota.
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