MEO & UH-Maui CC announce Green Job training for Maui
Maui Community College students and staff install photo voltaic solar collectors to help save energy and lower costs at the school. Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc.(MEO) has received $100,000 from the State Dept. of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) to develop a “green” training program in Small Business & Residential Energy Management (SBREM) and Commercial Building Energy Management (CBEM).This effort, in collaboration with the University of Hawaii’s Maui Community College and it’s Office of Continuing Education and Training through the Vital Innovative Training & Economic Development Center (VITEC) and the Sustainable Living Institute of Maui (SLIM), will result in an ongoing ability to train an eco-friendly workforce in Maui County by addressing the skill challenges necessary to alter and manage the infrastructure of current workforce systems (eg. energy auditing and retrofitting) and/or aiding in the establishment of new industries focused on deploying innovative energy conservation strategies and technologies. Click here for more information.
MEO in the news:
MEO BEST Culinary Arts Boot Camp
The BEST clients took a week to learn what many strive for years to accomplish. They attended Maui Community College’s Culinary Arts Boot Camp.
MEO BEST participants were interviewed by the State Legislature on Saturday and KGMB 9 News did a story. James, Jason and Palema were outstanding advocates for MEO BEST! They highlighted the importance of having a Case Manager to talk too, housing assistance, employment support, cultural programs, cognitive skills training and family support.
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