Environmental Career Center – Helping people work for a better environment since 1980

The PASE Corps is a training and staffing program built from a national network of motivated environmental professionals.  The PASE Corps provides individuals with an avenue for practical training in specialized skills while supplying employers with a flexible pool of pre-screened, qualified professionals to complete projects within tight budgets.

The PASE Corps is comprised of:

• PASE Corps Coordinators
• PASE Corps Associates/Environmental Associates
• PASE Corps Mentors
• Client Partners (Employers)
• Training Partners

The Coordinators bring all the parties that make up the PASE Corps together. The Associates bring an eagerness to expand their breadth and depth of knowledge, and increase their marketability to future employers. The Mentors provide guidance to associates and bring their years of experience to client partner projects. And the Client Partners supply the hands-on experience and get the benefit of a professionally executed project, completed economically.

For more information, interested employers and job seekers may email PASE@EnvironmentalCareer.com.   Job seekers may visit the EnvironmentalCareer.com job board for current opportunities.   Currently we are seeking Environmental Associates and potential PASE Corps Coordinators in:

• Hampton Roads, Virginia
• Richmond/Petersburg, Virginia
• Salt Lake City, Utah
• Washington, DC and surrounding area

Initial Training:  Candidates must be available for weekly 2-hour training sessions directly related to the needs of area environmental employers and/or results of the National Environmental Employment Survey conducted by the Environmental Career Center and National Association of Environmental Professionals.  Training sessions will occur at lunch time and/or early evening hours e flexible based on the local PASE Corps.

Internship/Re-training projects:  Environmental projects are based on local Client Partner needs.  The Hampton Roads and Richmond/Petersburg projects will be focused on integrating ISO 14001, LEED, NEPA and sustainability.   Internships are unpaid.  PASE Corps training and internships are designed to help participants keep  continue to develop career skills while unemployed or underemployed or when changing to a career of helping the environment is the goal.  PASE Corps Associates will network with environmental employers (Client Partners) — training and internships may lead to paid short-term, part-time, and full-time employment.