Green Collar Jobs Council

The Green Collar Jobs Act established the Green Collar Jobs Council (GCJC) under the purview of the California Workforce Investment Board (CWIB). The CWIB is charged with developing a comprehensive workforce development plan for the State as described in the Workforce Training Act of 2008 and with federal responsibilities outlined in the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.

"California leads the nation in creating jobs in renewable energy and the design and construction of more efficient buildings and new technologies.  While the renewable energy sector is small relative to the overall economy, it pays good wages and will only grow bigger as oil prices increase and the effects of climate change become more obvious and expensive.  In the beginning of the computer industry, jobs were numbered in the thousands. Now they are in the millions. The same thing will happen with green jobs, and California is positioned perfectly to reap the economic benefits that will inevitably flow.  California is attracting billions of dollars in clean tech venture capital investments.  In 2011, almost 40 percent of such investments were made in California, making it not only the leader in the nation but in the world.”

- Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. “State of the State” address, January 18, 2012

The Green Collar Jobs Council is tasked with understanding the current and future workforce needs of the Green/Clean economy, developing a comprehensive strategy to prepare California’s workforce to meet the needs of businesses supporting the economy and ensure that efforts aimed at improving worker’s skills are coordinated and effective.

• GCJC Member Roster 
• GCJC Foundational Documents 
• Issue Briefs 
• Meeting Materials and Presentations
• Archived Meetings
• Mapping Ad Hoc Workgroup 
• Funding Opportunities-Accomplishments 
• Other Significant Events