Green Collar Training

All organisations and businesses will have to respond rapidly and effectively over the coming years to the growing challenges resulting from climate change, the depletion of natural resources and the wider impact of the human population on the natural environment.

The transition to a low carbon, resource efficient economy will offer huge opportunities for business. The global market in green products and services is currently valued at over $3 trillion, and is estimated to be growing at 5% per year.

We need to harness new materials and technologies, to be innovative and creative, and to develop new skills and ways of thinking. The NAC Group aims to be at the forefront in the race to develop new approaches to green skills and green job opportunities.

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Green Collar Jobs and Training News


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NAC Fast Track to top 100!

SUNDERLAND training consultancy NAC Group has stormed onto the latest Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100, which ranks Britain's 100 private companies with the fastest-growing sales.

The NAC Group is a training, consultancy and outsourcing business that helps public organisations and private companies improve performance to boost productivity, meet green objectives, and up-skill staff.

Based at the Business and Innovation Centre (BIC) in Sunderland NAC employs 40 people and its sales have grown by 92.87% over the last three years with a recorded turnover of 7.6m by July 2008. It has shown further growth despite the recession by recording a turnover of £11m in July 2009.

December 10, 2009

California fact-finding mission

Paul Gough (MD of Green Collar Training) and Mick Brophy (Vice Principal of Gateshead College) recently visited the San Francisco Bay area of California to learn about US initiatives on green collar training and jobs.

September 29, 2009

Launch of Green Collar Training Centre

Part of Nissan's Sunderland plant is being considered as a pilot for a Green Collar Training facility. The facility will open in two phases and will finally integrate with a planned new centre for sustainable manufacturing due to open in 2010/11.

September 28, 2009