Hire a REDY Graduate
Available in Brockville, Toronto and Windsor
REDY (Reducing Energy Demand with Youth) is a youth jobs program that offers employers a source for skilled help. REDY graduates are trained by industry experts to perform maintenance jobs such as weatherization, plumbing and electrical work. They are also educated on energy efficiency to reduce utility bills.
2012 graduates will be ready for work this Spring in Brockville, Toronto and Windsor.
Employer Benefits
- Qualified, well-trained employees
- Minimize hiring risk and turnover rate
- Potential wage subsidies
- Being part of a group of community leaders creating meaningful work that’s good for business, youths, and benefits the environment
Skills
All graduates are professionally trained in:
- Caulking and weather stripping doors and windows
- Detecting and repairing leaky faucets and toilets
- Changing electrical outlets and installing energy efficient lighting
- Renewable energy
Graduates also received workshops on:
- Job safety
- Workplace etiquette
- WHMIS (Health Canada’s Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System)
Hire a Graduate in Your City
WindsorSt. Clair College Employment Centre |
TorontoSt. Stephen’s Community House – Employment and Training Centre |
BrockvilleEmployment & Education Centre |
What is a Green Job?
REDY is focused on equipping students with skills for green jobs. A green job is any job that reduces pollution, conserves energy, uses less toxic ingredients or generally improves the environment. On a building site, a green job may include draft proofing and weatherization, fixing leaky taps and toilets, installing energy efficient lighting, or adding renewable energy.
Sample Green Jobs
- Solar Panel Installer Assistant
- Weatherization and Insulation Technician
- Building retrofit work including job site preparation
About REDY
REDY links green jobs, youth unemployment and energy conservation retrofit work by offering a hands-on, practical training program that prepares youth for a range of construction work that emphasizes energy efficient building retrofits. A GLOBE (Green Light on a Better Environment Inc.) program, REDY is delivered in partnership with First Work: The Ontario Association of Youth Employment Centres and Housing Services Inc. and is made possible thanks to the generous support from the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
For housing providers in the participant cities of Brockville, Toronto and Windsor, we welcome your participation and support for our REDY graduates. Talk to your staff and your contractors about the importance of hiring a trained REDY graduate. We believe that policies that support hiring youth in the green economy are good everyone!
