Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation (CSNDC) will subsidize its National Green Infrastructure Training and Certification Program to account for up to ten participants, the organization announced this week. 

The subsidy, which clears the $750 cost of the training program for low-income participants, aligns with the Biden Administration’s clean energy initiative that promises to create 10 million well-paying jobs in the sustainability sector. 

The president has proposed a $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan, saying the US “must ensure that jobs created as part of the clean energy revolution offer good wages, benefits and worker protections.” 

“Green” jobs like wind turbine service technician and solar panel installer, rank among the fastest-growing professions in the country.

During recent budget negotiations, city councillors agreed to allocate $4.6 million for green jobs, positions for young adults, the Covid-19 High Roads Kitchen Restaurant Relief Fund, and WiFi in public housing. 

Prospective “green workers” – transit and housing development workers who build, inspect, and maintain the city’s sustainable infrastructure – who have completed the CSNDC course will become eligible for paid internships through the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center and also for national certification. 

In November 2020, the program’s first graduates took on a 35-hour training program (a 2 ½ week commitment). Of the program’s inaugural class, five out of seven participants passed the certification exam. 

The fully online certification program established last year in conjunction with The Nature Conservancy’s Cities Network Partnership Fund, the JPB Foundation, and others, is open to any Boston resident 18 or older who has a high school diploma or equivalent degree. 

Trainings will occur multiple evenings a week between July 13 and July 31. Prospective participants can register by emailing David Queeley at david@csndc.com.