If you want training to transition from your current job to a green job, there are many training initiatives across the country to do just that. For example, the National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee offers continuing education and training in areas of work that are now called Green. But here’s the interesting thing, according to Todd Stafford, Senior Director the NJATC, who is tasked with oversight and development of Renewable/Distributed Generation technologies, this training isn’t all that new:

“the NJATC has not really had to change its training, or curriculum to adapt to the Green Jobs area of work for the job tasks covered under the ‘Green’ label were already performed by electricians. The NJATC now calls its curriculum "green" for those areas that apply. In addition, the NJATC has created a set of curriculum lessons that identify the purpose and intent of green construction to help define for electricians why an existing job is now being labeled Green.”

According to Stafford, the NJATC curriculum approaches the subject matter as “additional skills an electrician can master.” The NJATC creates and distributes training materials to approximately 290 local training centers (known as JATCs) across the Western hemisphere. “The U.S. Canada, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico all participate in using NJATC curriculum,” explains Stafford.

You can learn more about local programs by visiting the the NJATC webpage at www.njatc.org.