An initiative of the National Council for Workforce Education, the Sustainability Education and Economic Development Center (SEED) supports community colleges and their partners with curriculum and resources to transform educational programs for a sustainable future.

Seed Toolkits

TitleDescriptionSectorTopic
Achieving High Performing Advisory Committee HandbookWith an emphasis on equity, diversity, and inclusion, the Achieving High-Performing Advisory Committees Handbook includes strategies to improve and enhance ACs as well as integrate “green and sustainable focused” employers onto traditional advisory committees.Energy Efficiency, General Clean Tech, Green Building, Natural Resources, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sustainability Education, Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture, Transportation & Fuels, WindInnovative Practices & Partnerships, Professional Development Resources
Advancing Equity Marketing ToolkitThis marketing toolkit provides green jobs training programs with proactive marketing strategies to recruit BIPOC individuals and womenEnergy Efficiency, Green Building, Natural Resources, Renewable Energy, Sustainability Education, Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture, Transportation & FuelsInnovative Practices & Partnerships
DEI Plans, Resources and Tools from APTAResource page on increasing DEIA initiatives in public transportation. This page includes links to its own strategic plans, sample plans of partner transit districts, a webinar series, tools to assess equity, and other outside resources.Transportation & FuelsInnovative Practices & Partnerships
Resource DashboardA collection of resources and different department sites on building science and green building. This page is organized by topic areas including fact sheets, emerging technologies, commercial buildings, residential buildings, appliances, and building energy codes.Energy Efficiency, General Clean Tech, Green BuildingCurricular Materials, Innovative Practices & Partnerships
U.S. Department of Energy STEM Educational ResourcesOpen-source educational webinars, courses, workshops, trainings, and more from the various offices of the U.S Department of Energy related to STEM (Science, Technology, Math, and Engineering) Energy Efficiency, Renewable EnergyCurricular Materials
U.S. Climate Resilience ToolkitThe U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit provides a guide of steps to build resilience, case studies, regional and national climate data, and information for different topic areas. It is geared towards communities, policymakers, and businesses, but all information is open source from the U.S. government and its resources would be useful to supplement climate and sustainability educationCurricular Materials, Innovative Practices & Partnerships
Building the Future WorkforceA playbook for state policymakers, governors, advocates and state agency leaders who want to cultivate a strong, diverse, multigenerational workforce capable of driving the development and maintenance of our nation’s new infrastructureEnergy Efficiency, Green Building, Renewable Energy, Transportation & FuelsPolicy & Funding Sources
Resources for Incorporating Green Jobs Into Curricula: A ToolkitIntegrate the latest information into your existing course offerings and programsEnergy Efficiency, Green Building, Renewable EnergyCurricular Materials
What is a Quality Green Program?Common elements of today’s green technical programs.Energy Efficiency, Green Building, Sustainability EducationCurricular Materials, Employment Industry Projections, Innovative Practices & Partnerships
How to Build a Quality Green Program15 key strategies for building quality green job training and sustainability programs.Sustainability EducationCurricular Materials, Innovative Practices & Partnerships
Campus as a Living LaboratoryUsing the Built Environment as a Context for Learning & Preparing Students for Jobs in a Green EconomyGreen BuildingCurricular Materials, Innovative Practices & Partnerships
Assessment Tool: Green Genome FrameworkHelping community colleges integrate green. See the appendix to access the self-assessment tool.Curricular Materials
For US Based EmployersConnecting with Potential Employees and Improving College CurriculaEnergy Efficiency, Green Building, Renewable EnergyInnovative Practices & Partnerships
For International EmployersConnecting with Potential Employees and Improving College CurriculaEnergy Efficiency, Green Building, Renewable EnergyInnovative Practices & Partnerships