I am someone who has been lucky enough to have done University both from a distance perspective, and living on-campus while attending classroom based courses. I originally chose an on-line MBA program to pursue because I travelled extensively for work – it allowed me the flexibility I needed to juggle the work and grad school [...]
The University of California at Los Angeles’ (UCLA) Institute of the Environment (IoE) has received a five year, $100,000 grant from the Annenberg Foundation to launch the Dorothy Green Water Leadership Course. This new class, developed in memory of Dorothy Green, will educate a new generation about water and environment in California and provide the [...]
We are often asked “I want a job in the wind energy sector, but I don’t know where I can go for training to get that job. Can you help me”? Here at MYGreen Education and Career, we have compiled a list, including material from Windustry, to help you get a glimpse of the types [...]
Being in a graduate program (environmental management) which is definitely focused on a green career while juggling a full time job, I often hear rumblings from a students in a wide range of disciplines wondering if they will be able to get gainful employment in the new green economy. Everything seems to be “emerging”, implying [...]
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced more than $8.4 million in funding to develop regional sequestration technology training projects. The seven projects announced today will facilitate the transfer of knowledge and technologies required for site development, operations, and monitoring of commercial carbon capture and storage projects. Today’s funding, which includes $6.9 million [...]
Idaho National Laboratory and Idaho State University have teamed to develop two new energy degree programs that specifically train students in mechanical engineering technology and wind power generation fields. The Energy Systems Mechanical Engineering Technology and Energy Systems Wind Energy Technician programs will be available for the fall 2009 semester. Both programs are accredited, two-year [...]
Deloitte announced this week the launch of the Center for Sustainability Performance (CSP) in Waltham, Massachusetts. The CSP will be led by Mark McElroy, Ph.D., and will provide on-site client training, research and development, with a focus on corporate sustainability measurement and reporting. Prior to joining Deloitte, McElroy served as executive director of the Center [...]
Most college learners believe their course played an important role in getting a job, a Government report revealed today. In a survey of over 4,800 people who had completed a further education course and were out of work when they began their studies, 41% had secured a job two years after they had ‘graduated’, up [...]
You found yourself “downsized” but were able to get retraining in the emerging green career space. You now find yourself eager to put to use the new knowledge and get back into the paid workplace. What do you mean you need experience to get that new green job? Wasn’t the point that you needed the [...]