Oakland Residents:

A Full time short course of study, Green Job Training:

Laney College is still recruiting for a new 10 week program in green building sales and customer service, with an emphasis in energy efficiency sector job skills. Please share this opportunity widely with Oakland residents. Students will be provided with intensive job training and job placement support. Below is a detailed description of classes in the course. Interested Oakland residents should contact Michelle Aniag at 510-835-3165 to apply.

Thank you,

Emily Courtney
<Emily@spiralfacilitation.com>
Green Jobs Training Coordinator
Laney College

Laney College 

Energy Efficiency Sales and Auditing Program

10 weeks: June 7-August 13^th, 2010

Program Description

The Energy Efficiency Sales and Auditing classes begin June 7th at Laney College. Students will receive career skills training in energy auditing, and sales, customer service and administrative skills for the energy efficiency sector. Classes are all day, Monday-Thursday for 10 weeks. The program is free and open to Oakland residents interested in a career in the green building sector. Graduates will work use interpersonal skills to build a healthier community and planet.

• E/ET 227: Customer Service for the Building Trades
  • 35 hrs, 2 units: 2 lec hours/week
  • Introduction to basic concepts of Customer Service as applied to the building trades: installers, designers, estimators, and sales persons. Creating a rapport with the client, recognizing and responding to the clients needs, going beyond client expectations.

• CARP 204: Sustainable Built Environment
  • 52.5 hrs, 3 units: 3 lec
  • The Sustainable Built Environment covers principles, strategies and techniques in the fields of water and resource conservation, renewable energy and energy efficiency. Upon course completion students will be fully conversant in the trends and opportunities in green building, and will understand the terms and concepts for successful employment in the green building industry.

• ECT 28: Energy Management and Efficiency in Buildings
  • 35 hrs, 2 units: 2 lec
  • This course introduces Energy Use Basics, Effects of Building Design on Energy Use, Identifying effective strategies to optimize buildings systems efficiencies, correct appliance applications and benefits. Topics include but are not limited to terminology, understanding and identifying different types of HVAC equipment, construction basics, window design, lighting fundamentals.

• ECT 38: Measurement of Building Energy Efficiency
  • 52.5 hrs, 2 units: 1.5 lec, 1.5 lab
  • Quantitative study of typical residential energy conservation options: Introduction to the elements of residential wood frame construction; testing and evaluation of strategies to optimize residential building envelope and systems efficiencies; introduction to residential energy analysis software. 

• ECT 39: Energy Auditing and Computer Analysis of Building Efficiency
  • 52.5 hrs, 2 units: 1.5 lec, 1.5 lab
  • Application of techniques and processes in residential energy auditing: Field analysis procedures; inventorying of government and utility incentives for energy conservation; use of ACCA Manual J design software, DOE2.2 and other related computer modeling software;  verification of computer model results with data collected in the lab and field. 

• Making the Financial Case for Green Building
  • ARRA : 35 hour lecture series
  • Training from industry experts in how to make the financial case for investments in green building, including energy efficiency and renewable energy. Topics include: Analyzing the costs and benefits of green building, with an emphasis on Energy Efficiency; understanding what motivates customers purchase green building services; policy, financing structures, and rebates and incentives; comparing materials and technologies to maximize social, ecological and financial benefits; life cycle analysis; and metrics for assessing financial return on green building investments.

Total: 11 Units, 262.5 hours (26 hrs/week)

The Job Market

The Laney College green jobs programs are supported by a dedicated industry advisory council of over 40 potential employers. These employers have helped to design this program and are eager to hire graduates. There are dozens of new local government programs to stimulate demand for green building services in the Bay Area. The City of Oakland alone has received $34.8 million in Recovery Act funds and has an additional $25 million pending in grants that will be dedicated to energy efficiency improvements on residential and commercial buildings.  These funds are expected to create 2,245 jobs in the local energy efficiency sector.