Are Green Jobs Career Pathways a Path to a 21st-Century Workforce Development System?. (February 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Scully-Russ, Ellen
• Other Names: Scully-Russ Ellen guest-editor.; Rose Amy D. guest-editor.; Glowacki-Dudka Michelle guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Adult learning. Volume 24:Number 1(2013)
• Page Start: 6
• Page End: 13
• Publication Date: 2013-02
• Subjects: green jobs -- career pathways -- workforce development; Adult education -- Periodicals; Teaching -- Periodicals; 374.005
• DOI: 10.1177/1045159512467323
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1045-1595

Abstract

This article examines policy reports that advocate for new green jobs career pathways to help grow the green economy and create new opportunity structures in the green labor market. The reports are based on a series of propositions about the nature of green jobs and the existence of the political will to invest in new green education programs to support the green economy. The purpose of this article is to introduce educators and practitioners to the policy frameworks and propositions that shape their work to deliver effective green education and certification programs. It offers practical advice on how to understand and influence the basic premises on which green education policies and training resources are based.