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State, Santa Fe stress ‘green jobs’ |
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Written by Brad Buck
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Wednesday, 02 December 2009 11:22 |
Get used to the phrase “green jobs” because they’re out there, and lots of schools are training people for them, and many employers want to hire for them.
How many “green jobs” are out there? How many are on the horizon? Hard to say. Defining the term “green jobs” can be tricky.
But government entities sure do emphasize the need for green jobs.
Santa Fe Community College is expanding its existing sustainability curriculum to train people for jobs in renewable energy fields.
The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions is getting $1.25 million in a federal stimulus grant to assess “green jobs” in the state.
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