“Green" Careers

Note: “Green" careers are those that focus on the following: environmental protection and preservation; sustainable design, development, and business practices; use of clean and renewable energy; clean technology; and organic and natural products (Jim Cassio, Green Careers Resource Guide, 2009).

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Books

Search our catalog online at http://www.vsac.org/LibrarySearch. Patrons may borrow books either by coming to the Resource Center in downtown Winooski, or by making an interlibrary loan request through their local school or public library.

Career Opportunities in Conservation and the Environment (2008)	Call # 333.720 Greenland
Careers for Plant Lovers & Other Green Thumb Types (2004)	Call # 580.23 Camenson
Careers in Renewable Energy: Get a Green Energy Job (2008)	Call # 333.79 McNamee
Careers in the Environment (2007)	Call # 363.7 Fasulo
Green Careers: Choosing Work for a Sustainable Future (2009)	Call # 363.7 Cassio
Green Volunteers: The World Guide to Voluntary Work in Nature Conservation (2003)	Call # 333.7 GVP
McGraw Hill’s Careers for Nature Loves & Other Outdoor Types (2008)	Call # 333.7 Miller
Saving the Earth as a Career: Advice on Becoming a Conservation Professional (2007)	Call # 333.72023 Hunter
True Green @ Work: 100 Ways You Can Make the Environment Your Business (2008)	Call # 363.7009 McKay

Vermont Web Links

VSAC’s Environment & Natural Resources pathfinder offers links to college degrees, training programs, and resources on environmental studies and natural resource programs

Champlain College’s BS in environmental policy teaches students how to create policy that fosters sustainable practices — www.champlain.edu/Undergraduate-Studies/Majors-and-Programs/Environmental-Policy.html

Goddard College offers the following programs:

• Low-residency MA in socially responsible businesses & sustainable communities that focuses on social responsibility, sustainability, and social justice — www.goddard.edu/masterarts_businesscommunities
• Certificate for Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) in socially responsible business & sustainable communities — www.goddard.edu/masterarts_businesscommunities_certificate

Green Mountain College offers the following programs:

• One-month certificate in sustainable business leadership — www.greenmtn.edu/mba/certificate.aspx
• Renewable Energy and EcoDesign (REED) certificate — www.greenmtn.edu/reed.aspx

Lyndon State College offers a BS in sustainability studies — www.lsc.vsc.edu/ProspectiveStudents/MajorsMinors/OurPrograms/SustainabilityStudiesBS/tabid/346/Default.aspx

Marlboro College offers the following programs:

• MBA in managing for sustainability — http://gradcenter.marlboro.edu/academics/mba/
• BS in chemistry with a focus in “Green" chemistry — http://www.marlboro.edu/academics/study/biochem/

Norwich University offers a BS in civil/environmental engineering — http://www.norwich.edu/academics/engineering/civilEnviro/

St. Michael’s College offers a BS in biology with an environmental biology concentration — http://www.smcvt.edu/academics/biology/

SIT Graduate Institute offers a MA in sustainable development — www.sit.edu/graduate/grad_masd.htm

Sterling College offers several environmentally-related/“Green" majors such as conservation ecology and sustainable agriculture, environmental internships, and environmental seminars — www.sterlingcollege.edu

University of Vermont offers several sustainability programs, including the following:

• UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture sponsors several initiatives and course sequences — www.learn.uvm.edu/igs/food_systems
• UVM Institute for Global Sustainability offers sustainable business courses — http://learn.uvm.edu/igs/sustainable_business
• Certificate of Graduate Study in “ecological economics: the science and management of sustainability" — http://learn.uvm.edu/igs/ecological_economics
• Certificate of Graduate Study in ecological design — http://learn.uvm.edu/igs/ecological_design
• “Green" building & community design certification — http://learn.uvm.edu/igs/green_building
• BS in ecological agriculture — http://www.uvm.edu/academics/programs/eco_ag/
• BS in sustainable landscape horticulture — http://www.uvm.edu/academics/programs/slh/
• BS in environmental engineering — http://www.uvm.edu/academics/programs/environmental_engineering/
• Minor in green building and community design — www.uvm.edu/~cdae/?Page=undergraduate/GBCD/index.html&SM=undergraduate/undersubmenu.html

Vermont Law School’s Environmental Law Center offers several environmental law degrees — www.vermontlaw.edu/Academics/Environmental_Law_Center.htm

Vermont Technical College offers the following programs:

• VTC’s Center for Sustainable Practices offers a series of home energy efficiency/weatherization certificate trainings each year, including installer, crew chief, mobile home, lead workplace safety, moisture & mold issues, IR camera basic, IR camera advanced, blower door, residential heat-gas, residential heat-oil, home energy auditor, and quality control inspector — http://csp.vtc.edu/
• Several “Green" online programs, including weatherization energy auditor, photovoltaic system design and installation, LEED certification preparation, water treatment operations certificate, and more — www.theknowledgebase.org/VTC
• BS in sustainable design and technology with 3 tracks: green buildings, green sites, or renewable energy — www.vtc.edu/catalog/academic-programs/sustainable-design-and-technology.html
• BS in landscape development and ornamental horticulture with an emphasis on “Green" technology and responsible stewardship — www.vtc.edu/interior.php/pid/4/sid/26/tid/567
• AS in civil & environmental engineering — www.vtc.edu/interior.php/pid/4/sid/26/tid/555
• Through a partnership with Gatlin Education, several online "Green" courses — www.gatlineducation.com/vtc/green.htm

Area Vermont Career and Technical Centers offer:

• Evening and/or weekend classes geared towards adults (both free and fee-based).
• Daytime programs geared towards high school students that are also open to adults (by state law).
  • Free for adults without a high school diploma or with a GED.
  • Fee-based for adults with a high school diploma or adult diploma (on a space-available basis).

The following Career and Technical Centers offer training focused on “Green" careers:

• Burlington Technical Center (Burlington) — (802) 864-8436, www.burlingtontech.org

• Hannaford Career Center (Middlebury) — (802) 382-1012, www.hannafordcareercenter.org

• Hartford Area Career and Technical Center (White River Jct.) — (802) 295-8630, www.hartfordschools.net/Schools/HACTC/tabid/56/Default.aspx

• North Country Career Center (Newport) — (802) 334-7140, www.northcountrycareercenter.org

• Randolph Technical Career Center (Randolph) — (802) 728-9595, www.randolphtech.org

• Southwest Vermont Career Development Center (Bennington) — (802) 447-0220, www.svcdc.org

• Windham Regional Career Center (Brattleboro) — (802) 451-3589, www.wrccvt.com

Southwest Vermont Career Development Center, through a partnership with Ed2Go/Gatlin Education, offers several “Green" online training programs, including principles of “Green" buildings, certified “Green" supply chain professional, and more — www.gatlineducation.com/svcdc/green.htm

Yestermorrow Design/Build School offers a wide range of “Green"-focused, sustainability classes and workshops — http://www.yestermorrow.org/

Efficiency Vermont offers the following resources:

• occasional LED lighting workshops — http://www.efficiencyvermont.com/pages/Business/HVAC/Lighting/LED/
• training for contractors to become certified Home Performance with ENERGY STAR contractors and training to become certified by the Building Performance Institute — http://www.efficiencyvermont.com/pages/Residential/SavingEnergy/HomePerformanceWithENERGYST/informationforContractors/
• listing of energy efficiency organizations and agencies — http://www.efficiencyvermont.com/pages/Business/ResourceLibrary/Links/EnergyEfficiencyOrganization/

IBEW Local 300, in conjunction with the Vermont Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, offers a 32-hour solar photovoltaic training for electrical workers — www.ibewlocal300.org/solar.html

Renewable Energy Vermont offers the following resources:

• yearly Renewable Energy Conference where attendees learn from leading renewable energy technology and policy experts and visit with renewable energy businesses — www.revermont.org/conference.html

• listing of renewable energy events, including trainings — www.revermont.org/events.php

Solarfest, the annual New England Renewable Energy Festival, offers trainings both before and during the festival on various renewable energy topics — www.solarfest.org

Vermont Environmental Consortium brings environmental enterprises together to achieve common goals in every social and policy arena — http://www.vecgreenvalley.org/

Vermont Office of Economic Stimulus and Recovery offers links to “Green" job trainings in Vermont — http://recovery.vermont.gov/

Vermont Works for Women’s FRESH Energy program trains and employs women in the fields of construction, efficiency and renewable energy — www.vtworksforwomen.org/programs_for_women/freshenergy.htm

Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund offers a list of resources on biofuels, sustainable forestry, and sustainable agriculture — www.vsjf.org/resources/Web_Links.shtml

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Other Web Links

Clinton Community College in Plattsburgh, NY, offers an AAS in wind energy & turbine technology — www.clinton.edu/MathScience/Content-programs/pid/f7d0a7af-5897-4eb4-a10a-1ede5e2f0f17/gid/6/program.cml

Keene State College in Keene, NH, offers a BS in sustainable product design and innovation — www.keene.edu/catalog/programs/tds/default.cfm

Paul Smith’s College in northeastern NY offers the following degrees focused on “Green" careers and sustainability:

• AAS in arboriculture & landscape management — www.paulsmiths.edu/forestry/urban.php
• BS in natural resources management & policy — www.paulsmiths.edu/forestry/natural.php
• BS in recreation, adventure travel, and ecotourism — www.paulsmiths.edu/forestry/rate.php

SUNY Plattsburgh offers a BA in ecology — www.plattsburgh.edu/academics/ecology/major.php

AmericanGreenJobs.net, supported by the EPA and the Department of Labor, offers information on initiatives, trainings, jobs, and more — www.americangreenjobs.net/wiki

Association of Energy Engineers offers certification in energy management, sustainable development, “Green" building engineering, and more — http://www.aeecenter.org/certification/

Clean Air, Cool Planet provides information on colleges and universities that are leaders in addressing global warming and discovering innovative solutions for environmental issues — www.cleanair-coolplanet.org/for_campuses.php

Environmental Protection Agency’s high school and middle school sites offer information on careers, internships, projects, and scholarships focused on environmental protection — www.epa.gov/highschool and www.epa.gov/students

Green Energy Career Guide provides information on many types of “Green" careers, including job titles, related careers, how to get started in renewable energy, and more — www.greenenergyjobs.com/career-guide/contents.php

National Association of Home Builders offers a Certified Green Professional designation — www.nahb.org/page.aspx/category/sectionID=1174

Northeast Sustainable Energy Association offers sustainability workshops and Webinars throughout New England — www.nesea.org/conferencesworkshops

U.S. Green Building Council offers information and training for the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification — www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CategoryID=19

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Software Resources

VT Guidance Central is a web-based, personalized, self-guided program that provides comprehensive career, college, and education planning tools

You can use VT Guidance Central as a tool to:

• explore career possibilities
• plan the training you need for specific careers
• search for colleges/universities that fit your desired criteria (e.g., location, size, programs/majors, activities, costs)
• learn about financial aid options
• and much more!

Visit the VSAC Resource Center in Winooski to utilize other assessment, career, and education planning software tools.

Updated: August 2009

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