Green collar jobs new workforce development opportunities in Alberta

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Summary: Momentum, in partnership with Thrive: Calgary's Community Economic Development Network, has received financial support from Alberta Employment and Immigration to conduct a study to assess the feasibility of developing a green collar jobs workforce development initiative in Calgary. The study has explored the local potential of green collar jobs in Calgary as well as policy options and training programs to increase access to green collar jobs among disadvantaged people in Calgary.

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Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 electronic text (76 p.) : digital file.
Publisher: Winnipeg, Man. : Momentum, 2010

Content descriptions

General Note:	Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Project background -- Executive summary -- Key findings and recommendations -- The green economy -- Calgary green collar jobs by sector -- Promising practices for workforce development -- Conclusions -- Labour market analysis -- The Calgary context -- The growing green economy -- Green collar jobs in Calgary and Alberta -- Green construction -- Environmental remediation -- Renewable energy -- Recycling -- Green manufacturing -- Sustainable landscaping and gardening -- Conclusions from labour market analysis -- Case studies of promising green collar workforce development -- Promising practices for workforce development -- Long Island green homes program -- Detroiters working for environmental justice -- Warm up Winnipeg -- Springfield green worker coop -- Evergreen cooperative laundry -- Michigan green jobs initiative -- Appendix A. Methodology.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.