Resources & Links

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Jobs

National

• greenjobs:  http://www.greenjobs.com/
• Green Jobs Network:  http://www.greenjobs.net/
• General Network:  http://www.Monster.com
• Clean Techies:  http://cleantechies.com/
• Green Collar Blog:  http://www.greencollarblog.org/
• Sustainable Food Jobs: http://sustainablefoodjobs.wordpress.com/
• Orion Environmental Jobs: http://jobs.oriongrassroots.org/
• Environmental Career Opportunities: http://www.ecojobs.com
• BPI Green Collar Jobs: http://www.bpi.org/greencollar.aspx

Internships

• Student Conservation Association: http://www.thesca.org/
• Americorps:  http://www.americorps.gov/for_individuals/ready/index.asp

Women

• Tradeswomen, Inc.:  http://www.tradeswomen.org/
• US DOL Women’s Bureau:  http://www.dol.gov/wb/
• Job tips for working moms: www.jobsandmoms.com

Veterans

• Green Collar Vets (non-profit):  http://www.greencollarvets.org/Home_Page.php
• Hire Heroes USA:  http://www.hireheroesusa.org/
• VetJobs:  http://www.vetjobs.com/

Vermont

• Central VT Career & Jobs Fair: www.centralvtjobfair.com/
• Jobs in VT: www.jobsinvt.com
• Creative Workforce Solutions – www.cwsvt.com
  At Creative Workforce Solutions (CWS) we focus on what people with disabilities can do and match their abilities with the needs of employers.
• Craigslist: www.burlington.craigslist.org On-line job classifieds.
• (Burlington Free Press) burlingtonfreepress.gannettonline.com/careerbuilder/
• Vermont Green Jobs www.vermont.greenjobs.net
• Vermont JobLink: www.vermontjoblink.com/ada/works/jobsearch.cfm
• Vermont DOL: www.labor.vermont.gov/JobSeeker/tabid/216/Default.aspx
  Resource Centers are located in 12 communities around the state and offer an array of services to job seekers. Resource Rooms are located within Resources Centers and are equipped with computers, fax machines and other technology to aid in work search activities.
• Vermont Apprenticeships: www.labor.vermont.gov
• Information for Vets: www.labor.vermont.gov

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Training & Professional Development

Green Conferences & Conventions

• Green VC:  http://www.greenvc.org/events.html
• Green Job fairs & conferences:  http://blog.greenjobspider.com/events
• Green Jobs:  http://www.greenjobs.net/green-career-events/
• Weatherization related:  http://waptac.org/Events/
• Good Jobs, Green Jobs:  http://www.greenjobsconference.org/ – “The Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference, now in its third year (2010), is the premier event for bringing together key stakeholders – including union, environmental, business and elected leaders – to share ideas and strategies for building the new, green economy.”
• Renewable Industry Conference alerts:  http://www.conferencealerts.com/renew.htm

Green Education Scholarships

• Switzer Foundation Fellowship:  http://www.switzernetwork.org/grant-programs/fellowship-program .
• Dr. W. Wesley Eckenfelder Scholarship. For civil, chemical or environmental engineers and environmental science students.  http://www.brownandcaldwell.com/EckenApp.pdf
• Windstar Foundation.  “To inspire individuals to make responsible choices and take direct personal actions to achieve a peaceful and environmentally sustainable future.” http://www.wstar.org/windstar/Programs/EnviroStudiesScholarship/environmentalstudies.html
• Annie’s Homegrown Sustainable Agriculture Scholarship.   Each year, it awards monetary scholarships ($2,500 and $10,000) to outstanding undergraduate and graduate students who are pursuing food- and agriculture-related degrees.   http://www.annies.com/doing-good#Sustainable-Agriculture-Scholarships

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Networking

National/Regional

• Solar Energy Business Association of New England:  http://www.sebane.org/
• Northeast Sustainable Energy Association – http://www.nesea.org/
• American Solar Energy Society: http://www.ases.org
• Solar Energy Industries Association: http://www.seia.org/
• Interstate Renewable Energy Council:  http://www.irecusa.org/trainingCatalog/
• American Wind Energy Association – http://www.awea.org/
• North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners:  http://www.nabcep.org/
• US Green Building Council:  http://www.usgbc.org/
• Linked-in.com:  http://www.linkedin.com/
  • Green Jobs & Career Network
  • Linked 4 Weatherization
  • Renewable Energy Network
  • Renewables Job Market

Vermont

See each website’s events section for local conferences.

• Builders for Social Responsibility – http://www.bsr-vt.org
• Renewable Energy Vermont – http://www.revermont.org
• Vermont Business Environmental Partnership Program – http://www.vbep.org/
• Vermont Environmental Consortium (VEC) – http://vecgreen.com/
• Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund – http://www.vsjf.org
• Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR) – http://vbsr.org
• Vermont Green Building Network – http://www.vgbn.org
• Vermont Women’s Business Center – http://www.vwbc.org
• “Green Drinks” Vermont- http://www.greendrinks.org/VT/list
• Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center – http://www.vmec.org/

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Business & Funding Resources

• US DOL Employment and Training Administration:  http://www.doleta.gov/
  Information for businesses and grant seekers.  This is the source of Vermont Green funding.
• Greener Skills:  How Credentials Create Value in the Clean Energy Economy http://www.cows.org/pdf/rp-greenerskills.pdf
  An overview of ideal green accreditation procedures.
• Vermont Green Sector Report, by Nancy Burzon. http://www.vtgreen.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/VTGreen-Report-Statewide-071311-2.pdf
  An overview of Vermont’s green workforce development needs.

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