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Two Boston-based organizations have received a total of about $100,000 to train workers in energy efficiency and weatherization from nonprofit Skillworks, the Boston-based investment partnership announced.
The awards were the first from Skillworks’ new green jobs initiative, and are targeted for training Boston-area residents to become energy efficiency auditors, technicians and weatherization specialists.
The Asian American Civic Association was awarded $76,235 to create an energy efficiency technician apprenticeship program. Energy efficiency technicians combine the skills of an energy auditor with the basic skills of a weatherization worker, Skillworks said.
The Chinese Progressive Association was awarded $35,000 to prepare limited English proficiency workers from Chinatown and the Boston area for weatherization jobs at a living wage, with a long-term union career pathway, according to Skillworks.
SkillWorks is a $25-million investment partnership between local and national foundations along with the city of Boston and the state of Massachusetts. The partnership seeks to create opportunities for workers to gain skills needed to be successful in the state’s economy.
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