Green Industry Career Pathway
The Green Industry Career Pathway program is a transformational program for YouthBuild students that bridges interested participants to careers in arboriculture and the green industry.
The Green Industry Career Pathway program is a collaborative effort between Eagle Eye Institute, YouthBuild U.S.A. and The Trustees of Reservations. Learn more about our Program Partners.
The program uses Eagle Eye Institute's three tiered program model: learning programs that build awareness, stewardship programs that develop responsibility and career bridging programs that cultivate leadership.
The Green Industry Career Pathway program:
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Bridges the gap between interested YouthBuild students and careers in the green industry, while providing an additional career path for YouthBuild students.
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Provides YouthBuild students access to nature and green industry professionals.
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Involves students in hands-on, interactive programs to raise awareness, build knowledge and develop marketable skills in arboriculture and the green industry.
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Works to diversify the green industry work force and open the eyes of urban youth to green careers while making green areas more accessible to urban communities.
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Empowers students to successfully enter the green industry field via an entry level position, internship or higher education.
2007-2008 Successes
- Introduced 123 students to the green industry through the Learn About Forests and Stewardship programs
- Had 36 students self-selected to participate in the more career focused and educational GICP program
- Five students have been hired by The Trustees of Reservations for summer placements working as conservation interns at four different sites in Massachusetts
View a calendar of upcoming events in the GICP and other Eagle Eye programs.
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