FREE GREEN JOBS FORUM COMES TO KINGSTON JUNE 25

Green Jobs Forum

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Cornell University will host a Green Jobs Forum on Thursday, June 25, 10:00am to 12:00pm. The forum will be at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County, located at 10 Westbrook Lane in Kingston via Cornell’s distance learning video conference network. Seating for the Green Jobs Forum is limited so if you are interested in attending please phone Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County at 845-340-3990 as soon as possible. The forum is free and open to the public.

Information on the following topics and issues will be addressed:

Defining “green jobs”
where to find “green jobs”
information on available training programs
the future for the “green jobs” sector
Becoming a Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® contractor

General information about the Workforce Development Institute and the New York State
Apollo Alliance will be presented, as well as resources available to the general public around the topic of green jobs. Legislative initiatives and other partnerships designed to bolster the clean energy economy in New York State and elsewhere will be discussed.

Representatives of NYSERDA will also provide information on training programs in place and financial incentives available to entrepreneurs and home improvement contracting firms that want to expand into the home performance field.

This Forum is sponsored by the New York Energy $martSM program, which is funded by a System Benefits Charge (SBC) paid by electric distribution customers of Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation, Con Edison, NYSEG, National Grid, Orange and Rockland, and Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation. NYSERDA, is a public benefit corporation established by law in 1975, and administers SBC programs under a competitive agreement with the Public Service Commission. The program initiatives are available to electric distribution customers of New York’s investor-owned utilities.