The College and Career Guide to the New Green Economy acknowledges the global and national movement toward sustainability and its influence on today's education consumers, who view this concept not only as a major factor in choosing a college or university, but also as a guide to finding a career that will satisfy professional aspirations and benefit the planet in the process.

 

1.Review of professional and skilled labor jobs in the new green economy, with profiles on

 

                Work Environment

                Career Paths

                Earning Potential

                Education/Licensure/Training/Certification

                Related Jobs

                Organizations for More Information

2.Brief, informative articles on green topics. Examples:

               What Does "Sustainability" Mean?

                How Green Is Your College? Sustainability Initatives Explaines

                Top Green In-Demand College Majors

                Top 10 Career Fields for the Eco-Conscious

                The Hottest Green Careers Today

                Top 10 Greenest Places to Work and Live

                Job Interview? Find Out How Green The Company Is

                Greening Your Vocabulary: What the Global Citizens Needs to Know

 

3.Career/Industry Categories:

                 Agriculture

                 Alternate Fuels(Biofuels,Geothermal, Hydroelectric, Solar,Wind)

                 Environmental Conservation

                 Envirnmental Engineering

                 Environmental Law

                 Environmental Planning and Land Use

                 Environmental Science

                 Green Building Design and Construction(Retrofitting Buildings)

                 Transportation Systems Planning

                 Urban Planning

 

4.Top four-year and two year colleges for green programs of study, with profiles including data on:

               Degree/License/Cerificate

               Costs

               Financial Aid

               Admissions Requirements

               Application and Information

               Green Campus Organizations/Projects

               Union Programs for Training and Retraining

 

5.State and Federal Funding for Workplace Training

 

6.Results from Peterson's Survey of Sustainability Efforts in Higher Education (sent to a universe of about 4,000 respondents: all UG2 & UG4 schools in the United States and Canada)

 

7.List of organizations involved in promoting sustainability(different from those in the profiles)and listing of green industry jobs boards

         

              

 

Part 1. Professional and Skilled jobs Part 2. Colleges and union organizations with great green programs Part 3. Workforce training Part 4. Profiles of sustainability programs Part 5. Appendix.