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What’s Ahead in 2011What’s Ahead in 2011
- for the city of Charlotte?- for the city of Charlotte?
 Air quality actions
 Water conservation
 Green policy for City buildings
 Update tree canopy assessment
 Plan for environmental features inventory
 Full year of single-stream recycling
 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Action Plan to reduce emissions
Sustainability efforts at Central Piedmont Community College
Building Partnerships With Regional Employers.
Using Federal and State Public Policy as a Roadmap.
Aligning Green Jobs Workforce Training with Regional Economic
Development Initiatives.
What is CPCC Doing to Prepare Students for Green Jobs in the
Emerging Energy Economy?
Contribute to preserving/restoring environmental quality
 Helping to protect ecosystems and biodiversity
 Reducing energy, materials, and water consumption
through high-efficiency strategies
 De-carbonizing the economy
 Minimizing or avoiding the production of waste
and pollution
Majority of new jobs will be transformed from existing positions, requiring
a redefinition of skill sets, methods, and occupational profiles
What are Green Jobs?What are Green Jobs?
Sustainability efforts at Central Piedmont Community College
Solar Classes
qualify for
NABCEP
Entry Level
Exam
CPCC is
one of six
locations
in NC where
you can become
certified by
NABCEP
North
American
Board of
Certified
Energy
Practitioners
Sustainability efforts at Central Piedmont Community College
Corporate &
Continuing
Education
Preparing Charlotte for a
sustainable future
Sustainability efforts at Central Piedmont Community College
CPCC is working with Mecklenburg County to provide environmental
education opportunities along the Greenway as it runs beside
and through our Central Campus.
Sustainability efforts at Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte; Clean and Green
An Earth Day Celebration
April 17th
2011
Charlottecleanandgreen.com
Sustainability efforts at Central Piedmont Community College
www.cpcc.edu/cfswww.cpcc.edu/cfs
Charlotte’s leader in
“Green” Workforce Development

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Charlotte's Leader in Green Workforce Development

  • 1.
  • 2. What’s Ahead in 2011What’s Ahead in 2011 - for the city of Charlotte?- for the city of Charlotte?  Air quality actions  Water conservation  Green policy for City buildings  Update tree canopy assessment  Plan for environmental features inventory  Full year of single-stream recycling  Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Action Plan to reduce emissions Sustainability efforts at Central Piedmont Community College
  • 3. Building Partnerships With Regional Employers. Using Federal and State Public Policy as a Roadmap. Aligning Green Jobs Workforce Training with Regional Economic Development Initiatives. What is CPCC Doing to Prepare Students for Green Jobs in the Emerging Energy Economy?
  • 4. Contribute to preserving/restoring environmental quality  Helping to protect ecosystems and biodiversity  Reducing energy, materials, and water consumption through high-efficiency strategies  De-carbonizing the economy  Minimizing or avoiding the production of waste and pollution Majority of new jobs will be transformed from existing positions, requiring a redefinition of skill sets, methods, and occupational profiles What are Green Jobs?What are Green Jobs? Sustainability efforts at Central Piedmont Community College
  • 5. Solar Classes qualify for NABCEP Entry Level Exam CPCC is one of six locations in NC where you can become certified by NABCEP North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners Sustainability efforts at Central Piedmont Community College
  • 6. Corporate & Continuing Education Preparing Charlotte for a sustainable future Sustainability efforts at Central Piedmont Community College
  • 7.
  • 8. CPCC is working with Mecklenburg County to provide environmental education opportunities along the Greenway as it runs beside and through our Central Campus. Sustainability efforts at Central Piedmont Community College
  • 9. Charlotte; Clean and Green An Earth Day Celebration April 17th 2011 Charlottecleanandgreen.com Sustainability efforts at Central Piedmont Community College
  • 11. Charlotte’s leader in “Green” Workforce Development

Editor's Notes

  1. CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS A DYNAMIC ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PEOPLE OF MECKLENBURG COUNTY TO EARN A DEGREE, TRANSFER TO 4-YEAR INSTITUTIONS, IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS, LEARN ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, COMPLETE HIGH SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS, AND OTHERWISE ENGAGE IN LIFETIME LEARNING.
  2. CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS A DYNAMIC ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PEOPLE OF MECKLENBURG COUNTY TO EARN A DEGREE, TRANSFER TO 4-YEAR INSTITUTIONS, IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS, LEARN ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, COMPLETE HIGH SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS, AND OTHERWISE ENGAGE IN LIFETIME LEARNING.
  3. CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS A DYNAMIC ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PEOPLE OF MECKLENBURG COUNTY TO EARN A DEGREE, TRANSFER TO 4-YEAR INSTITUTIONS, IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS, LEARN ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, COMPLETE HIGH SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS, AND OTHERWISE ENGAGE IN LIFETIME LEARNING.