Experts say that nearly a third of all renewable energy sources are powered bythe sun, i.e. by using solar energy. To find a career that taps into thisever-growing field, it is necessary to find a school that offers , solar training coursework and solar degrees inengineering or other equally technical areas. Green jobs are so new there arevery few university programs available to help candidates prepare for them. Theconcept of implementing green theory into existing programs, or justconstructing green programs in the first place, is such a new idea that expertssay academia has to do some serious catching up. With a little preparation, itis possible to take advantage of the newer, ever-growing variety of programsthat are coming into being.

To start off, determine exactly what field you want to train for (i.e.environmental engineer). If you are a young person just entering the jobmarket, you might be able to tailor what you take in high school to betterprepare you for your chosen college career. Your vocational counselor should beable to help you choose your high school courses to better dovetail into thestudies you have chosen. If he/she doesn't have the specifics for the exactschool requirements, (s)he should be able to provide guidance based on thegeneral specifications listed to enter any like degree program. For those wishingto change careers in adulthood, it is possible to obtain similar information byconsulting with a private vocational counselor who can help you decide how muchretraining you would need to do. Barring that, you might be able to access aguidance counselor at a local high school or research the needed info online.

One way to find out what colleges and universities are offering green degreesis to keep an eye out in the news media for and what schools may be doing research in a relatedarea. Aside from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on the EastCoast and Stanford on the West, there are other schools scattered throughout theUSdoing cutting edge work. Incentives being offered through the government orprivate business concerns are encouraging and more and more schools to get involved in conductingresearch that will help find answers to green issues facing us today. Any timethis research produces useable results, that research is likely to be coveredin the news media, and will be reported in some type of piece that willhighlight what kinds of breakthroughs the particular university might beworking on.

One clearing house for information on green schools is the Institute forSustainable Energy, opened in 2001 at the Eastern Connecticut State University.According to the current director of the Institute, William Leahy, it focuseson providing education in sustainable energy, becoming a national source forsustainable energy information, assistance in policy making to better utilizesustainable energy, and assisting in implementing solutions sustainable energyproblems.

If that method still produces no useable resources, don't give up. is growing at the speed of light.  University programs throughout the country,including such disciplines as packaging, construction and engineering aremaking adjustments to their curriculum or simply creating new classes tosupport this trend. As the economies on state and national levels continue todecline, politicians are supporting the need for more ?green? jobs that arefocused on alternative energy sources and conserving the environment for futuregenerations.