{"id":31770,"date":"2019-10-22T17:00:21","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T21:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sfiprogram.org\/?p=31770"},"modified":"2023-03-22T12:16:24","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T16:16:24","slug":"project-learning-tree-launches-green-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forests.org\/fr\/project-learning-tree-launches-green-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Learning Tree Launches Green Jobs: Exploring Forest Careers Curriculum to Engage Youth in Exploring Green Careers"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON, DC<\/b> \u2014 Project Learning Tree (PLT), the award-winning environmental education initiative of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), has developed new supplementary education materials to help youth discover careers in sustainable forestry and conservation.<\/p>\n

Green Jobs: Exploring Forest Careers<\/em><\/a>\u00a0includes four hands-on instructional activities to help youth research different forest-sector jobs, and practice managing and monitoring forest resources. Anyone can use this resource with learners aged 12\u201325 in settings ranging from community youth programs and school classrooms, to college and career prep, to field trips and forest tours.<\/p>\n

PLT\u2019s Green Jobs: Exploring Forest Careers<\/em> unit is available through a PLT in-person professional development workshop<\/a> offered by our network of state coordinators<\/a> or can be purchased from Shop.plt.org<\/a>. An online course is also being developed.<\/p>\n

Green jobs represent one of the fastest growing and changing segments of the global economy. At the same time, today\u2019s youth are seeking rewarding careers that help us move toward more sustainable lifestyles and greener economies. Green Jobs: Exploring Forest Careers<\/em> inspires youth to become lifelong forest supporters and conservation leaders and gets youth excited about green careers as they explore forest-related jobs.<\/p>\n

Employers are looking for workers who can communicate and collaborate, and who are creative leaders. Green Jobs: Exploring Forest Careers<\/em> includes a self-assessment for youth to analyze their leadership and people-oriented skills, as well as their technical skills in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), along with career connections that can help any worker in today\u2019s job market.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of the most exciting and greenest jobs involve forests. These jobs benefit forests and ensure\u00a0that the forest products we depend on are sustainably sourced,\u201d said Kathy Abusow, President and CEO of SFI Inc. \u201cAt SFI, we advance sustainability through forest-focused collaborations and we are thrilled to engage our accredited partners and diverse professional networks in growing pathways to green careers with this latest resource from Project Learning Tree.\u201d<\/p>\n

Support for the Green Jobs: Exploring Forest Careers<\/em> unit and accompanying online resources was provided by the U.S. Forest Service and the Society of American Foresters.<\/p>\n

\"Educational\u201cSAF is proud to support this exciting, new resource from our partners at Project Learning Tree and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative,\u201d said Terry Baker, CEO at the Society of American Foresters. \u201cForests and trees are poised to be a major part of the solution to many of our world\u2019s most pressing issues, which is why inspiring the next generation of forestry professionals and conservation leaders is fundamental to our future.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cExploring \u201cgreen jobs\u201d is a timely topic,\u201d says Tinelle Bustam, Director (acting), Conservation Education, U.S. Forest Service, State and Private Forestry. \u201cAll too often I am asked, \u201cSo, how does a person get into your position?\u201d This training curriculum provides the answer to that question as well as a deeper look into the role of a land manager as decision maker and change agent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Educators, career and guidance counselors, Scouts, 4-H, and FFA leaders, foresters, and job training advisors in particular can use this resource to help youth envision forestry career opportunities and point out pathways to green careers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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