Millions of dollars are being spent to train people for ‘green’ jobs, but where are those jobs?

NREP Releases survey of 5,000 green job employers to see who is hiring

NREP released today a survey of 5,000 environmental professionals from across the country likely to be involved in or direct the hiring practices of their companies for ‘green’ jobs. Of those surveyed, 3,783 responded and 79.9% state their companies are currently not hiring for any green jobs.

The NREP ‘green jobs’ survey also asked what types of green jobs companies currently have and may look to fill in the future. Respondents listed Waste Water, LEED Sustainability, Energy Conservation, Waster Water Engineering, Environmental Compliance/Permitting, GHG Monitoring, and Environmental Management as top job placement categories.

“The Recovery Act released a lot of green job training funds through a variety of programs. The problem is, where are the jobs once the training is complete?” asked Dr, Richard Young, Executive Director of NREP.

“Programs like the Energy Training and Partnership Grants, or the State Energy Sector Partnership and Training Grants are good programs,” explained Dr. Young. “The issue is whether or not these funds will create jobs or simply augment the expertise of existing personnel.”

“If we are going to use these funds for the creation of jobs, the approach has to be broader than training; it has to be supported by Federal incentives for sustainable development. NREP professionals are the ones that would do the hiring, NREP can help with this endeavor,” said Dr. Young.

The National Registry of Environmental Professionals (NREP) is the nation’s largest non-government environmental accreditation organization with over 15,000 active professionals across four continents.

Contact Colin Wellenkamp, NREP Washington Director (314) 324-8781
nrep@nrep.com

Green jobs building electric vehicles and hybrids, making wind generators or solar panels. Not field installers for the lazy and ignorant masses. Give them how to education and incentives. The only way solar and wind generators pay for themselves is through do it yourself. Americans have to be given incentives, negative or positive, to learn and go ahead and do for themselves. StaRT THE DRAFT BACK UP AT THE PAY it was in 1968, allowing for inflation---then they will get their work ethic back. Stop ruining people's lives with reverse discrimination, too. Start a bounty ststem to get fines paid and kick out illegals and recent legal immigrants who have aided, abetted or encouragedto the illegal invasion. Put Americans back to work, especially the generational welfare blacks. Force people to pay for their own kids' education and health care, and tax the greedy so much that it doesn't pay to be greedy anymore. Vote out the corrupt bums in DC next year and 2012, plus collect the fines they owe for their felony encouragement of illegal invaders and communists/moslems.:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: