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Free training to prepare you for the Green Energy Economy

If you'd like to sign up or learn more,

contact Jessica Bachaus 612-676-3724 or jessica@mntsb.org.

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WHAT IS GreenPOWER?

As Minnesota builds a clean energy economy, we must prepare our workforce to take on this new challenge. GreenPOWER is an innovative new training program designed to provide Minnesota workers with the skills they need to succeed in the clean energy economy.

GreenPOWER training will enable a company’s employees to:

  • Increase the financial bottom-line;
  • Raise productivity;
  • Reduce waste; and

  • Promote sustainability

GreenPOWER trains current workers to bring energy efficiencies, environmental awareness, and lean production techniques to the manufacturing industry. It applies to many areas such as the construction of energy-efficient buildings or retrofitting existing structures. It will be needed in the renewable electric power industry, the advanced drive-train vehicle industry, and other manufacturing industries not traditionally considered "green.”

GreenPOWER gives workers the skills they need to get and keep good, green jobs, and it delivers employers a workforce that is more efficient, more productive and can meet the demand for green products in the clean energy economy.

The GreenPOWER curriculum is adapted to address the training needs of employers creating green jobs. An additional highlight for employers is how quickly they see their bottom lines improve after implementing energy-efficiency and environmentally-friendly techniques to their manufacturing businesses.

GreenPOWER will train an estimated 2,000 workers over the next two years in Minnesota. It was developed by the Blue Green Alliance Foundation and is supported by the Department of Labor's Energy Training Partnership Grant.

GreenPOWER TRAINING

Minnesota Teamsters Service Bureau and the Blue Green Alliance have partnered to provide GreenPOWER training - an innovative new program that results in a nationally recognized certification from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. It is offered through two programs ranging from a one-day workshop for Green Generalist to a six day program for Green Specialist.

And GreenPOWER training is free of cost. GreenPOWER is supported, in part, by a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, which allows us to offer training for your business at no cost to the worker or your business through December 2011.

GreenPOWER Generalist (One module)

This is a one-day, eight hour training that lets you apply environmentally friendly practices in the workplace and gain awareness of sustainability methods.

 

GreenPOWER Specialist (Six modules)

Sustainability in Practice

  • Develop the business case for implementing a comprehensive environmental management or sustainability program.
  • Implement a continuous sustainability program, including supply chains, and measure success.

Energy Management

  • Learn how to manage energy usage and invest in energy efficiency to cut costs and reduce carbon footprint.
  • Delve into basic energy use and renewable energy alternatives.

Pollution Solutions

  • Explore innovative methods to improve emissions control and environmental management systems and identify new technologies to reduce air pollution.
  • Gain an understanding of climate challenges related to greenhouse gas emissions and provide strategies for incorporating effective emissions reductions concepts into a green enterprise.

Waste Reduction

  • Learn the fundamentals of solid waste streams and their sources by focusing on the leading methods of waste reduction, known as the 4Rs — Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
  • Master lifecycle analysis, alternative material selection, by-product reduction, waste exchange and zero landfill.

Water Conservation

  • Introduce lower cost practices and conservation principles in the operation and design of water systems.
  • Learn alternative methods that will reduce costs and conserve an endangered resource.

Green Chemistry

  • Apply green chemistry principles and techniques throughout the business — from cleaning to machining — to better manage chemical use and chemical waste.
  • Learn how to meet regulatory requirements and achieve a healthier, safer environment through interactive exercises about applying green chemistry principles in a business.

Classes are scheduled through the rest of 2011. Please call to find dates and locations that fit for you.

Call Jessica Bachaus at 612-676-3724 or email: jessica@mntsb.org