Home energy auditors!
Solar Panel installers!
Green appliance salespeople!
Home insulation specialists!
Electricians!
Educators!
Who’s going to benefit most from the green revolution? I’m still hearing hiring managers report that recent high school graduates aren’t ready for this work. What most hiring managers will report is a lack of math skills, social skills, and a dearth of basic understanding of workplace values.
My friends Stacy Noland and Michael Woo have put together a 3-day introduction - a sort of mini-eco-apprenticeship. It involves everything from a lecture by a one-armed martial arts instructor to an introduction to basic personal finance by representatives of Boeing Employees Credit Union.
I’m curious about how much learning occurs in 3 days, vs. how much re-learning has to happen in the days of on-the-streets application. The apprentices immediately launch in a door-to-door campaign approaching residents of some of Seattle’s poorest neighborhoods, attempting to get lo-flow shower nozzles and compact flourescent light bulbs into use. Even a low-income household subsisting on $15,000 per year can save $300 per year taking shorter showers and turning the lights off when not in use.
More on the Moontown Foundation.
Video of the Eco-Apprentices visited by Congressman Jay Inslee.
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