WorkForceWV has received a $6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to support the State’s efforts to provide green jobs education and training. The grant will support four major activities:
- Green training for current, future and unemployed workers in building, construction, retrofitting, and installation occupations;
- The development of a new community and technical college GREEN-UP certificate program, the new wind energy technology program at Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College, and new water and wastewater treatment programs at Marshall Community and Technical College;
- The development and implementation of community and technical college courses that teach basic and green technical skills in combination, as well as green entrepreneurship for those interested in starting green businesses; and
- Professional development for career center, registered apprenticeship program and community and technical college faculty to assist them in incorporating green concepts and skills into classes and programs.
The West Virginia GREEN-UP Council, along with five regional teams, will coordinate grant activities.
DCT Advisors LLC is pleased to have been able to assist WorkForceWV in obtaining this grant and looks forward to working with WorkForceWV on initial project start-up and facilitation of GREEN-UP Council activities over the next several years.
Did DCT Advisors write this grant for Work Force W.Va?
Troy, yes, we wrote the grant with their assistance, but I do want to note our appreciation for the assistance a whole host of wonderful people, without whom our “win” would not have been possible.
You should keep a running tally of how much money DCT brings into the state or to a particular sector or organization.
Quite impressive, if at the end of 2010, your Web site totes DCT Advisors brought in “new” monies to W.Va to the tune of $35 million (as an example.) or $25 million to higher ed.
I am very proud of DCT, but, and I have to tell you this, I think these types of grants are very dubious. All of this money should simply be put into Historic Preservation. Nothing is more green than reusing a pre-existing structure. I cannot tell you how many “green building” openings I have been too (ribbon cuttings) only to see an empty building exactly across the street.
It’s madness.