Developing and implementing climate technologies and building a green economy will create millions of new jobs, opening up new pathways to economic advancement for millions of workers, while billions of dollars in public funding and private investments will be available to catalyze, accelerate, and scale these efforts.
This report from JFFLabs, the innovation lab of Jobs for the Future, maps the landscape of programs specifically designed to train new and incumbent workers for green jobs. Specifically, the guide highlights the work of innovative providers of training programs and developers of tech platforms that are not only helping people develop in-demand green skills but also opening pathways to well-paid careers for members of populations that have long faced barriers to quality jobs and residents of communities that have been most impacted by climate change.