Courses
Access online education courses to explore green building and sustainability concepts and green building careers. Explore free courses to learn more about sustainability and green building. Stay up to date with an annual subscription to the USGBC course catalog.
- Green Building for Everyone: Learn how green buildings impact the environment, economy, and your life, and learn how to identify the green building features.
- Green Building 101: Learn about green building strategies and LEED and discover actions to take to become a green building champion.
- Green Careers: Learn what it means to be a sustainability professional and explore how sustainability concepts can apply to your career.
- Partnering to Build a Green Workforce: a diverse group of local experts will speak to the current skill gaps in the green building sector, how schools are engaging youth to be prepared for these careers in sustainability and clean energy, and how the green building sector must set intentional goals around supporting female students and students of color to build a robust pipeline of passionate and diverse employees.
Curriculum
- Green careers: Introduce K–12 students to green career opportunities and the skills, certifications and credentials that can enhance a resume.
Resources
- Growing Green Building Talent report: Learn how employers can support high school career
- Green careers toolkit for higher education (faculty and staff)
- Introduction to green careers presentation for sustainability-minded college students
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