Native Workplace 501(c)(3) we make a path by walking Green Collar Career Pathways for American Indians and Veterans

Native Workplace: what do we do? Community education on Green Jobs Green Trades Training Program: Recruiting a Native Workforce Website is a hub for education, training, recruitment and Green Tribal news

Connecting Green Jobs to our Traditional Values

What are Green Jobs? electricians install KVAR, solar panels or maintain wind turbines plumbers install solar water heaters construction workers build, audit and install energy efficiency retrofits Welders build and maintain wind turbines Truckers haul wind turbines nationwide Farmers provide organically grown food and herbal medicines Landscapers install low-impact methods

NWP Green Job Community Education Green Career Community Events Green Job & Training Recruitment Green Career Class Project for High Schools

Various Green Job Career Opportunities Rainwater Collection Tribal Drinking Water Storm & Waste Water Fire-stop Security Forest conservation Hot Shot Fire crews Abandoned Cable Removal Wind Energy System Installer Welders & Electricians Trucking Wind Components

Solar Panel Installation Solar Heating Solar Electric Solar Plumbing Power Supply Certification Renewable Electricity Solar Electric Solar Lighting Green-roof Construction Straw Bale Construction Low Impact Landscaping Forest Service Conservation Environmental Cleanup Woody Biomass Organic Farming

Solar zones

Types of Training in Solar Tribal & Community Colleges On-the-Job Training / NWP Training Tribal Programs: Red Cloud REC Solar Manufacturing Plants

wind zones

Training & Jobs in Wind Requires more training than solar Trades transitions: electric, welding, trucking, concrete Construction support businesses Turbine Manufacturing Plants Wind Transmission Line Construction

Training & Jobs in Weatherization Weatherization requires audit of residential and commercial buildings – followed by retrofit repairs Urban: Federal, State, County and City contracts will be awarded for retrofits - including military bases & hospitals – Residential installs = tax credits Tribal Projects: Housing, Education, Government agency buildings - grants for building retrofits and repairs

K-VAR Energy Controller (KEC)Training & Installation Jobs Energy controlling device that is installed on residential or commercial buildings Eligible under the stimulus: green retrofits Wah’Kon-Tah has residential contracts nationwide and needs installers trained NWP recruiting & training Commercial installations requires Certified electricians

Where Do I Find Training? NWP Green Trades Training Program Solar & Wind Residential and Commercial…. KVAR Energy Controller (KEC) Certifications

Mosaic Green Energy: NWP Training Partner Residential solar Light commercial solar Large commercial solar Residential solar thermal Commercial solar thermal Residential energy & water efficiency Wind power Intro to small and large scale

More Green Trades Training Sun Power Weatherization & Energy Auditing American Rain Catchment Systems Association – ARCSA Rain Catcher Accreditation

Sustainable Communities Rainwater Catchments Zero waste - Trash to Energy Food & Medicine Gardens Weatherization Green Energy

Careers for Veterans in Green Energy…

Executive Director: Cristala Allen How Do We Get Started? To schedule Green Job Training in your area, contact: