SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Industrial Relations' (DIR) Division of Apprenticeship Standards is ushering in a greener future for California by incorporating environmental components into minimum training criteria for apprenticeship trades. Committees made up of equal numbers of employer and employee representatives for every building construction trade will establish green guidelines for including carpentry, construction, electrical, plumbing and roofing. Literally every apprentice in California, in the building construction trades, which is where the 'green jobs' are, will be trained in green construction. They will learn an overview which stresses the importance of environmentally sound practices as well as learn the most innovative methods for their particular craft.
