On Sunday November 15th from 3 to 5pm an artist reception will be held
at the Shumei Art Gallery for participants in the Veterans for Green Jobs program.
Participants in this program are offered the opportunity to express themselves through different mediums including painting, sculpture, the written word, and more.
The Veterans Green Jobs Academy™ provides intensive education, training and career development services for military veterans interested in pursuing careers in green industries. The Veterans Green Jobs Academy provides both classroom-based and on-the-job training opportunities for military veterans in green jobs sectors. Incorporating college degree programs, intensive residential programs, on-the-job training and Conservation Corps programs, the Veterans Green Jobs Academy curriculum is designed to advance veterans’ skill sets in ways that can be immediately applied to the marketplace, as well as provide accredited programs leading to both 2 and 4-year degrees.
The Veterans Green Jobs Academy places individualized mentoring, support and attention at the center of their educational model, with the aim that every single participant realize their maximum potential not just during programs, but over the long haul. They provide numerous different types of training, from short 2-week intensives to full academic-year programs, both residential and non-residential, in order to create as many gateways to higher ‘green’ education and green career development as possible for veterans.
Veterans Green Jobs training programs will be based in Colorado in 2009. They anticipate expanding into at least 4 states in 2010, and hope to be in every state within several years.
Participants will be available to discuss their creative process during
the reception, which will take place in the gallery on the north end
of the office building. This event is free to the public, call
256-5284 for further information.

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