The California Green Job Corps is a state-sponsored pilot program that will train 1,000 at-risk youth for technical, construction and other skilled jobs in environmentally friendly industries.
The California Green Job Corps has $10 million in available grant funding, which is expected to support 10-15 local programs throughout the state. Grantees will receive funding to prepare youth for jobs in California’s emerging green economy by providing life and soft skills, academic training, job training and experience, and service activities. The target population for program participants is at-risk youth ages 16-24.
Eligible lead applicants are (1) local workforce investment boards (WIBs), and (2) community colleges or community college districts.
All lead applicants will be hosting informational community forums and developing partnerships that include WIBs, community colleges, nonprofit organizations and private sector employers. For more information on the program, including community forum details, please visit
http://www.californiavolunteers.org/index.php/GreenJobsCorps.
To view the California Green Jobs Corps Solicitation for Proposals, please visit
http://www.edd.ca.gov/Jobs_and_Training/WDSFP_Workforce_Development...