Workshop Session I: Tuesday, May 4, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Concentration: Education, Innovative Learning and Training

Strategies for greening the workforce must include a focus on youth development. This workshop will discuss the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration’s efforts to prepare youth for green jobs through education and training programs and work experiences. In addition, the Mayor's Green Summer Job Corps and the Atlanta Mentorship Program for Sustainability will discuss their efforts to engage and employ youth in green jobs and discuss how they have leveraged collective resources from multiple stakeholders to support efforts in the area of green jobs, sustainability and youth development. In addition, the Mayor's Green Summer Job Corps and the Atlanta Workforce Development Agency's Atlanta Mentorship Program for Sustainability will discuss their efforts to engage and employ youth in green jobs and discuss how they have leveraged collective resources from multiple stakeholders to support efforts in the area of green jobs, sustainability and youth development.

Moderator:
Christine Nichols, U.S. Department of Labor, Workforce Analyst

Presenters:
Aparna Darisipudi, U.S. Department of Labor, Workforce Analyst
Sharon D'Emidio, Mayor's Green Summer Job Corps, District Department of the Environment, Program Coordinator
Tony C. Anderson, Atlanta Mentorship Program  for Sustainability, Coordinating Manager
Marcus Penny, Atlanta Mentorship Program for Sustainability, Education/Mentorship Coordinator