Green Skills Network
215 Spadina Avenue M5T 2C7 Toronto, ON, Canada

First Work is excited to announce that we have successfully completed our Conservation Retrofit Assistant Training in partnership with Conestoga College and member organization VCCS Employment Services in Lindsay. The training ran from June 24th-27th, 2013.

We're proud to announce that our partner Accenture has exceeded their Skills to Succeed goal! New goal: Equip 500,000 people with skills by 2015. Read here for more information: http://newsroom.accenture.com/article_display.cfm

Thank you to all of our partners for making this happen! Grand River Employment and Training Centre, Ogwehoweh Skills and Trades Training Centre, The Co-operators and Accenture

Thanks to the support of Green Shield Canada (GSC), we will be offering our solar training in Welland next month to youth that are experiencing mental health issues. We are lucky to have such great partners like INTERECT INC GREEN ENERGY and Job Gym working with us on this special project!

We just completed our Pathways to Green Employment Workshop Series in Welland, Woodstock and Ohsweken. We hope you were informed and inspired! Photos will be posted soon.

Get info from employers and trainers in the green economy in workshops in Welland, Woodstock and Ohsweken, Ontario! http://www.greenskillsnetwork.ca/pathways.html

We've reached 100 supporters for our idea! Please help us reach our goal of at least 500 votes. Your support can help employ 200 youth. http://www.avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/acf13408

Want to know what some of our students and graduates are saying about our solar panel installation course? Watch this video http://youtu.be/rlNwCFLLS7M and don't forget to vote for us daily to increase our chances of winning Aviva Community Funding. Your vote can help employ 200 at-risk youth. http://www.avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/acf13408

The Green Skills Network is requesting funding from Aviva Community Fund to train 200 at-risk youth for entry-level green jobs. This initiative will improve the lives of the youth involved and will also help Ontario's economy and environment. Please help us by voting for us everyday! http://www.avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/acf13408

Which section of our report did you find most useful and why?

Our report includes 5 models for green jobs training programs in Appendix E. In your experience, either as a youth, training provider, or employment counsellor, how can we make job training programs most effective for youth?

Our labour market research report "Emerging Green Jobs in Canada" is available online. Discussions begin this week on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. You can download the report here: http://goo.gl/DhTVV

Congratulations to the students who completed our Solar Panel Installation Assistant in Ingersoll today! And good luck to the students starting the weekend course tomorrow!

One of our graduates sitting on a roof of solar panels that he just installed! Register now for our Solar PV Installation Assistant training in Ingersoll and this could be you! Visit www.greenskillsnetwork.ca for more information.

Register now to reserve your spot in next month's Solar PV Installation Assistant training in Ingersoll! Visit our website at www.greenskillsnetwork.ca for more information.