Green Job Outreach and Training

This page will be dedicated to upcoming Green Jobs Outreach and Training opportunities

IBEW 68 and DJEATC Ready to Wire the Green Energy Economy

Look here for upcoming news on the Green Jobs Open House scheduled for the week following the Memorial Day Weekend during the Legislative Recess.

The Denver Electrical and Apprenticehip Training Committee DJEATC and the Renewable Energy Committee are hosting a GREEN JOBS OPEN HOUSE !

WHEN: May 26-29, 2009 8AM-8PM

DEDICATION CEREMONY will be held at 2PM, MAY 29, 2009 with lunch served at 12 PM

Congressman Ed Perlmutter will speak at 2PM

WHERE: DJEATC Training Facility 1291 E. 54th Ave. Denver, CO

(54th Ave East of Washington)

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

• ANY ONE INTERESTED IN GREEN JOBS TRAINING UNDER THE AARA ECONOMIC STIMULUS PLAN
  

• Legislators, Workforce Development , Community Agencies, Media, Economic Development Agencies.
  

• State and Municipal Leaders, Dept. of Labor and Unemployment, Dept. of Regulatory Agencies
  

• State Buildings Trade Councils and Construction Trade Union leaders
  

• Environmental Organizations and Policy makers and Renewable Energy Policy Organizations
  

• JOB SEEKERS interested in building a career that provides family sustaining wages, health benefits, and a career where you earn while you learn.
  

• Community Organizations that help people in pre-apprenticeship programs and want to focus on Green Jobs in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency as a pathway out of poverty
  

• IBEW Members, NECA Contractors
  

WHY ATTEND:

WE WANT YOU To Experience First Hand ; the Electrical Apprenticeship Training model  that guarantees all learning objectives required for green jobs are met while providing a long term career path for all participants!

• The DJEATC has added a Grid-Tied Photovoltaic System at their second Denver training facility and will launch a new GREEN ENERGY Training Curriculum to train electricians as Wind Technicians, Photovoltaic System Installers, and as Energy Efficiency Auditors.
  

• The DJEATC will be conducting tours of the facility for four days May 26-29, 2009 to allow all interested people to explore the facility, the training, and talk with members and leadership first hand.
  

• An Entry Level Class is being conducted for MI CASA, an agency that assists women get the skills needed in non-traditional construction jobs during the tour days. View but do not interrupt class.
  

• Tour the Portable Solar Trailer used for High School Career days, and at Vocational School outreach.
  

• We believe that we have a proven track record and facility infrastructure in place to provide quality training, certifications, and skills for the training of the tens of thousands of skilled electricians that will be needed nationwide.
  

• The DJEATC is one of 70 facilities in the country chosen to host these GREEN JOB OPEN HOUSE events because of the work we have done to train Electricians in Renewable Energy System Installations  and now Energy Efficiency has been added to the curriculum.
  

The Green Jobs Open House is moving forward AND it requires as many volunteers as possible. The Renewable Energy Committee has been tasked with this project by Dennis Whalen and we are doing our best to live up to the vote of confidence by the membership to place $1000 in the RE Committee fund to perform this kind of outreach for the good of the membership.

First off I want to thank the people who have committed so far to moving this project forward. The coordinators and their contact info will be listed in the Coordinator and Volunteer information box below

• We have established Coordinators for the Green Jobs open house for some tasks but there are still opportunities to take on a coordinator position.
  

• Keep in mind this is a Union delegate position and to that end, the IBEW 68 is ready to reimburse for that position per Dennis Whalen.
  

Please click on the yellow email to volunteer links above to contact the coordinator of the Committee you want to volunteer for.

Provide your contact information, time to volunteer when you email the coordinator

You have already received an emailed information about the GREEN JOBS open house (GJOH) directive from the International president Ed Hill.

•Keep in mind that our Apprenticeship is one of 70 in the country asked to host the GHOC because of all the efforts we have made in Renewable Energy education. This is a national effort to secure Green Job Stimulus money for our apprenticeship training from the federal and state agencies responsible for dispersing the money to train for Green Jobs. IBEW position: why reinvent the wheel when we already have the infrastructure in place to administer, train, and turn out journeyman electricians in energy efficiency and Renewable Energy projects, and we have contractors already taking on the projects of the future.

I will list the Coordinators and request for help on the Project according to immediate need for action!

Work at the Apprenticeship building 1291 E. 54th Ave:

•Dan Hendricks is the TRAINING Coordinator for the DJEATC and he is the main contact person for work and volunteers at the DJEATC Solar project at 1291 E. 54th Ave. This location is where the GJOH Open house will be held May 26-May 29. The dedication of the NEW PV Installation at the 54th Ave Apprenticeship facility is 11 Am, May 29, 2009!

•EMAIL: dhendricks@djeatc68.com 303 295-1903 ext820

•Dates Volunteers are needed to prepare for the GJOH

•May 14-17, 2009

oFinish the PV installation: Estimated hours 160 hours of Preparation time

oMay 14-15 Misc. tasks related to the PV installation and general sprucing up at the 54th Ave building 8am-8pm Contact Dan

oMay 16 &17- Solar BARN Raising dedicated to completing the installation start at 9 AM until ?

Volunteers needed with tools ready to run conduit, pull string wires, finish grounding, and module interconnection

Our hope is to have 10 volunteers who will be directed by Shawn Josserand, Dan Hendricks

The work performed so far has been performed by Pete Beverly's Solar Class, Rick Francone, and Shawn Josserand on a total volunteer basis. We need to show up to make this project a showcase for the GJOH!

I hope to see you there!

Mary Broderick mbroderick_53@msn.com 303 902-4353

•May 18-23, 2009 8am -8pm

oOngoing preparation at the Apprenticeship

oContact Dan and be ready to do whatever remains on the PV or sprucing up the 54th Ave. Building

oTasks:

wiring, cleaning modules, troubleshooting system, terminating inverter, combination box

placing tiles, cleaning, setting up video, developing tour schedule and map

General dedication ceremony preparations

Media Outreach Coordinator: Kathy Jordan

•email: Kathy.Jordan221@gmail.com 720 261-5427

•Carmen Rhodes of Fresc and Laura Markwardt  Lmarkwar@employeefreechoice.org

•will assist Kathy on the Media Outreach

•May 14-29, 2009

•Tasks:

oPress Contacts list

oPress kit development, Mary Broderick will forward document that was used for the Wind turbine and reporter contact for the article Green Day Dawning for Electrical Workers, in a separate email to Kathy

oPress invitations written

oPress release

oFollow up  with Press

oPress Sign in list and Greeters for the day of the event

Legislative Outreach Coordinator: Ed Knox and Tom Rutherford

•email: tomr@ibew68.com  303 944-2233 Contact Tom as Ed Knox will be in DC

•May 14-29, 2009

•Tasks:

oContacting legislative aides

oContacting Workforce Investment

oContacting Dept. of Labor

oContacting Community Action organizations such as Fresc and the Colorado Apollo Alliance

oScheduling with aides

oGetting Legislative speaker to the Dedication Ceremony on May 29 at 11AM

Food and Refreshments Coordinator: Pat Kane

•email: pdk317@hotmail.com 970-388-2013

•May 22-29, 2009

•Tasks:

oContacts with Union Caterer Ortiz Catering on logistics, map, time to serve lunch, help with setup May 29, 2009

oCoordinate with budget for refreshment purchase

oStocking and coolers for tour day May 26-29, 2009

oPat will need volunteers to fill in four hour shifts

oContact Pat directly to sign up for a slot

Volunteer T shirts: Mike Jacks

•email: mikej@ibew68.com

•May 12-15, 2009 timeline to create T shirts with RE Logo as gift to volunteers and for promotion during event

•Tasks:

oMary B provided logo file on 5-12

oEstimated shirts 36

oContact mary if problems with file or other questions

Tour Coordinator: STILL need a volunteer Coordinator

   email: mbroderick_53@msn.com to volunteer to be a Tour Coordinator as a delegate to IBEW 68

•May 26-29, 2009 Four hour shift slots, from 8Am to 8Pm

•Tasks:

oWork with Dan Hendricks to develop schedule and map of tour rooms and the presentations available

oDisperse Green Jobs Talking Point to Tour Volunteers

oThis position already has 2 volunteers who have filled 7 of the 12 four hour during the day time slots required

oWe need volunteers for 4-8pm on May 26-29 and May 27 from noon to 4Pm

oBe available to talk with potential job seekers, community organizations, workforce board, economic development,

oBe available to set up presentation rooms, replenish printed materials,

oHelp DJEATC conduct tours of the 54th Ave facility

MEMBER  and Building Trades Outreach Coordinator: Still need a Coordinator

•email: mbroderick_53@msn.com

•May 12-29, 2009

NECA Contractor Coordinator:

Position is needed to Showcase NECA and verify that we are already doing this work in Colorado

Please feel free to contact Mary Broderick with any questions, suggestions, requests for help.

I recognize that the Barn Raising request, and all these other tasks are very short notice. Please consider helping out to make this a success!

Mary Broderick

IBEW 68 Renewable Energy Coordinator

mbroderick_53@msn.com

303 902-4353

GREEN JOBS OPEN HOUSE Committee Volunteer Information: