environmental career
worker training program

Program Contacts
Bertina Carter
713-313-1406
bertina.carter@tsu.edu

Paulette Lynch
713-313-7348
paulette.lynch@tsu.edu

Offices and classes held at:
Texas Southern University
3100 Cleburne St.
E.O. Bell Building B15
Houston, TX 77004

about eCWTP

The Environmental Career Worker Training Program (ECWTP) is designed to train unemployed and/or underemployed individuals in the Houston area in the environmental services field. The training is free and provided at Texas Southern University and other selected sites.

The ECWTP is funded through the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Since 2012, the program has been housed at the Barbara Jordan/Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs at Texas Southern University. The program here at TSU is part of the consortium which is led by the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice.

The ECWTP recruits unemployed/underemployed women and men from Houston to attend a twelve-week training program at Texas Southern University for career opportunities in the environmental or construction field. During the past four years, the program has trained over 106 women and men. The program has a 92-96% job placement rate.

free training

Training is offered in a 12-week classroom and hands-on type setting by dynamic instructors and trainers that are experts in their field. Training classes are held each January.

how to apply

It is essential that the entire application be fully completed before it is submitted. Please email your completed application to Bertina Carter at bertina.carter@tsu.edu or Paulette Lynch at paulette.lynch@tsu.edu.

eligibility requirements
  • Must be a Houston area resident
  • Must be at least 18 years of age
  • Male or female & drug free
  • High school diploma or GED
  • Underemployed/unemplyed
  • Criminal history discussed on a case by case basis
  • Attend 12-week training, Mon-Fri 8am-5pm & including 2 Saturdays.
Training & Certification
  • 40 Hour - Hazwoper
  • Asbestos and Lead abatement
  • 40 Hour - basic construction skills with weatherization
  • 24 Hour - Community Emergency Response Training
  • Basic Plus & Confined Space (possible)
  • OSHA 10
training incentives
  • Weekly stipend
  • Lunch
  • Bus pass (if needed)
  • Protective & other work gear
  • TWIC card available to eligible particpants
  • Job placement assistance

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