GM Grants $750K To Goodwill For Green Job Training
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General Motors and Goodwill have announced that the two companies are joining forces in an effort that will see GM provide grant funding for 10 local Goodwill organizations in order to invest in workforce training programs for entry-level skilled trades jobs, as well as the new Goodwill Clean Tech Accelerator.
For reference, Goodwill and Accenture co-designed the Goodwill Clean Tech Accelerator program, which prepares the workforce for the significant clean energy job growth that is predicted to come in the future. More specifically, jobs in the electric vehicle infrastructure sector are expected to grow by more than 800 percent by 2035. With The General’s $750,000 investment, this initiative will scale Goodwill’s program to more locations.
“This grant will contribute to the long-term development of a cutting-edge jobs training program and will help individuals gain living wage employment,” Goodwill Industries International CEO and President Steven Preston remarked. “GM’s support of our skilled trades and clean energy programs helps Goodwill open new doors and strengthens the opportunities we provide to our job seekers.”
Thus far, four Goodwill Clean Tech Accelerator locations have launched training programs this year, including in Atlanta, Georgia, Houston, Texas, Nashville, Tennessee and Detroit, Michigan. Moving forward, the hope is that this program will expand to 20 cities and train 7,000 job seekers in areas involving solar and storage, electric vehicle charging or heat pumps and energy efficiency by 2030.
Beyond that, the Detroit-based automaker’s funding will facilitate career skills and technical training for a variety of automotive-related skilled trade fields in other areas around the United States.
“General Motors believes in a future with zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion,” Hal Garling, head of grant making for corporate giving at GM, stated. “Investments in our zero emissions future extend into the community and are in collaboration with workforce experts like Goodwill. We’re especially excited for the Goodwill Clean Tech Accelerator’s launch in more communities and the promise it holds for advancing the future of charging infrastructure across the country.”
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Not the green jobs hoax again!
Outside of cutting grass and trimming hedges, what the hell is a “green job”?
I think tree trimming and composting count’s too..