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Vilsack Unveils New Green Curriculum, Expanded Job Corps Role for USDA

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Publication Date: 
March 5, 2010
News Source: 
U.S. Department of Agriculture

USDA Forest Service Training Underserved Youth for Today's Green Jobs

NAMPA, Idaho, March 5, 2010- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today unveiled a new direction for the USDA Forest Service Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers (CCCs) that will train underserved youth for jobs in the emerging green economy. The green curriculum announced today will expand opportunities and pathways out of poverty through the promotion of public service, sustainable lifestyles, and vocational skills that will enable young people to compete for green jobs.

 

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