Hundreds of Green Jobs to be Created Across Long Island Under Governor Paterson's Green Jobs Bill

The State Department of Labor today highlighted New York State’s plans to create green jobs and stimulate investment in weatherization and energy efficiency improvements for residential and commercial buildings on Long Island, and across the state, through the Green Jobs/Green New York Act. Governor David A. Paterson recently signed the act into law -- which targets the creation of thousands of jobs across Long Island -- to help prepare New Yorkers to secure jobs in the 21st century clean energy economy. The Green Jobs Corps funding will allow the Nassau County and Suffolk County Departments of Social Services to provide job skills training and subsidized employment opportunities in “green industries” for public assistance recipients and low-income individuals. Participants in the Green Jobs Corps program will develop occupational skills that will enable them to get jobs in addition to supporting their ability to remain employed and advance in their careers. To help connect job seekers with opportunities the State has launched a new web site to assist those seeking to enter the new green job sector. The site – http://www.greencareersny.com/ – is designed to make it easy for individuals, businesses and workforce professionals to find the State’s local training programs and green job opportunities.