As we look to government and the private sector to create green jobs and a sustainable energy future, the development community must work together to ensure that our voice is strong and united! In the spirit of collaboration, regionalintel has decided to make our comprehensive green skills training curriculum open to the public.

This 16-week workforce training curriculum was originally developed for the Institute for Latino Progress (aka the "Instituto"), and funded by a major grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. It addresses the needs of lower-skilled professionals looking to sharpen those core basic skills that will make them employable in today's competitive green building job market. Essentially, this is an adult education program built around topics of sustainability and green building. As participants go through the program they learn about the world of green building while improving their reading comprehension, applied math, writing, and critical thinking skills.

Likewise, the curriculum incorporates prep material for the COMPASS basic skills assessment test, and training material for the LEED Green Associate accreditation. We developed the curriculum in close collaboration with Wilbur Wright College in Chicago, as a bridge and career pathway into their highly-acclaimed Building Energy Technology certification program. In its first year of operation, the Instituto graduated over 70 students from the bridge course and enrolled them into the BET program at Wright College.

We also want you to share in our successes. If you are a workforce training institution, we strongly encourage you to collaborate with your community colleges to see if similar programs can be established in your area. The great thing is is that you already have the full curriculum and lesson plans to make it a reality! Hey, but don't take our word for it...

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click here to download sample Lesson Plan

If you like what you see and hear, feel free to contact us and we will provide you with access to the entire 16-week training course. Please use the contact form below and please say that you want more information about our Green Skills Curriculum. You will need a Gmail account to access all of the lesson plans, so please set one up if you have not already done so.