Department of Labor and Workforce Development

New Jersey’s Environmental Policy Agenda
State agency providing service and helping New Jersey’s skilled and productive workforce and enable employers statewide to compete successfully in the world marketplace.

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  • First 100 Days
    Create an Outdoor Recreation Council, with the following goals:
    1. Launch a recreation hub marketing campaign to raise public awareness and organizes New Jersey’s outdoor products, services, and places to increase visitation
    2. Investigates innovative financing for the outdoor recreation economy
    3. Establishes a statewide platform for outdoor workforce development
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  • First Term
    Establish a Just Transition Fund and provide workforce development, job retraining and other compensation to workers in fossil fuel-dependent industries as the transportation sector continues to electrify, including those working in manufacturing, maintenance and fueling operations.
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  • First Year
    Fund partnership of community colleges and water utilities to create a pilot program to replenish the water workforce and create pathways to job and career opportunities for local residents through training and apprenticeship programs, modeled after the NJ Offshore Wind Institute.
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  • First Year
    Incentivize local, high paying jobs in electrification industries such as advanced manufacturing that target residents of overburdened communities.
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New Jersey LCV Education Fund greatly appreciates each organization’s contributions and valued expertise shared in this effort as well as the immeasurable commitment put forward to protecting New Jersey’s environment:.

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