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green infrastructure workers. DC Water
and WEF have been working to create
the National Green Infrastructure Certification Program (NGICP), which will
provide classroom training, interactive
learning experiences and field site visits
in a 30- to 40-hour course that will award
a certificate to workers who successfully
complete the training. The first certifications are expected in early 2017.
A number of water utilities around the
country are already working on developing NGICP content, including the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District,
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and
about 10 other partners.
Stacy Passaro, the program manager of
NGICP, says that the certification will appeal to two types of workers - those who

are already employed in parks, grounds
maintenance, landscaping and water and
sewer construction, and entry-level workers who cities are seeking to employ from
employment-challenged communities.
Passaro says there will be many benefits
for workers who obtain such certification.
" You will become more valuable to your
employer, " she said. " This certification
shows that you have training and skill in
how to maintain new types of stormwater
management installations. " She emphasized that workers who have understanding, knowledge and certification will find
more job opportunities. " Such workers
will be more valuable to city governments,
contractors, water utilities and park agencies, " Passaro says. She also noted that
the NGICP certification is portable - if
workers move to a new job or a new city,
their certification goes with them.

An Opportunity for Parks?
The opportunity for parks workers seems
significant. Jobs for the Future (JFF), a
national nonprofit working with NatureWORKS, is conducting a national research project to survey the occupations
and potential for workforce development
in green infrastructure in both the public
and private sector. Not only are park and
recreation workers already well-versed
in the techniques and knowledge of how
green infrastructure works, but new duties
in the construction, inspection and maintenance of green stormwater infrastructure can be easily and naturally incorporated into traditional park maintenance
and management work programs.
For more information about NGICP,
visit www.NGICP.org.
Richard J. Dolesh is NRPA's Vice President of
Conservation and Parks (rdolesh@nrpa.org).

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