Green jobs are coming to Oklahoma!
A total of $150 million in grants have been awarded to provide green job training as part of the federal recovery act. In connection with this effort, Green Jobs Central Oklahoma (GJCO), a project of the It’s My Community Initiative (IMCI), received a 2-year, $4 million grant to equip Oklahomans for careers in renewable energy and energy efficiency. The grant will benefit impoverished sections of northeast Oklahoma City with a goal of placing 200 people in green jobs within two years.
Green Jobs Central Oklahoma provides recruitment and referral services, work-readiness and occupational skills training and more. Oklahoma Goodwill Industries (OGI) is responsible for the recycling training, apprenticeship and employment components of this effort.
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