The green jobs legislation that passed this summer holds great opportunity for development of skill training for green industry sectors. Programs across the Commonwealth know what it takes to create effective training. You know that effective training needs to include:

*a curricula geared to meet and exceed industry needs

*active partnerships with employers to ensure spot-on training, sequencing and accurate projections of job availability

*support for participants, including childcare and transportation, that enables participants to continue and complete training successfully

*basic education - math, reading, writing, English - as well as work-readiness prep

*links to other players in the workforce development system for outreach, assessment, recruitment and further training, as well as additional supports

If you already know how to do it - what does your program need to know to put together green skills training?

And what would you add to list above?