A federal audit shows that nearly a half-billion dollars in
government funds was spent on training workers for so-called “green
jobs.” The only problem is that not enough positions in the growing
industry exist.
The findings -- released in a June report
by the Government Accountability Office -- showed that only 55 percent
of those trained were able to place in a new job, many of which were not
technically green jobs. The $501 million in funding came from the 2009
stimulus law. The report also uncovered that the Department of Labor
created a framework that led grantees to broadly interpret the program’s
definition to include any job “that could be linked, directly or
indirectly, to a beneficial outcome” which led to the gap between
training programs and available green industry jobs.
The findings -- released in a June report
by the Government Accountability Office -- showed that only 55 percent
of those trained were able to place in a new job, many of which were not
technically green jobs. The $501 million in funding came from the 2009
stimulus law. The report also uncovered that the Department of Labor
created a framework that led grantees to broadly interpret the program’s
definition to include any job “that could be linked, directly or
indirectly, to a beneficial outcome” which led to the gap between
training programs and available green industry jobs.
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