Sac State receives $211K for 'green jobs' training - Washington Business Journal:

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The college has received $210,950 in stimulusa money to provide classroom training for gree jobs inthe high-growth industr y of facilities management, a news release said The money comes from almost $5 million in federaol Recovery Act funds allocated by the through the Sacramentl Employment and Training Agency. The College of Continuing Education is one of 19 area organizationas receivingthe funds. The college’s training program will starg inthe fall. It will help workers from facility management and theconstruction industry, which are sectords that have lost many jobs in the deep recession.
Those eligible for the program include adults who are interestesd in or have some experience inconstructiojn management, operations and maintenance, custodial landscaping, the environment, contract management and wastew management, the release “These funds will allow us to develop and deliver much-needef training for an industry sector in our communityg that has been extremely hard hit by the budgett downturn,” Alice Tom, dean of the Collegew of Continuing Education, said in the release. “Sustainable facilitiee management has been designatecd asa high-growth job area by the Bureauy of Labor Statistics, so this traininyg will have both immediate and long-ter usability.
” “The training will prepare workerzs for high-wage jobs with career advancement opportunities,” Tonii Ramirez, seniofr program coordinator with the College of Continuing said in the release. “Itr meets the college’s goal of helpin adults update their skills and move aheade intheir careers. “The program will offer a comprehensive review of the skills requiredof today’sa facility managers,” Ramirez said.
“It will teach the importance of incorporating sustainability in all stepds of facility management, including the LEED (Leadership in Energ and Environmental Design) certification process, which rates projectss based on their environmental awareness in desigjn and construction.” • $257,79r5 to study an advanced technique for sampling hydrocarbon emissionsx from certain kinds of vegetation. The granft will fund research by one graduate student and oneundergraduate student. $17,664 to supplement an earlier non-stimuluz award of $198,000 to study sugar-basedf molecules that potentially could be used to fight viral diseasezs suchas HIV, which can lead to AIDS.
The supplemenr will fund work by two undergraduate students and one high school studentthis summer. $74,760 from the federal Noyce Teaching Fellowshi p Program to provide planning funds for a collaboration by the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematiczs and the College of Education to create traininhg programs for math andsciencee teachers.