Who can really get GREEN Jobs

The average low/middle income workers may likely never reap the benefits of having a good paying green job. And for those of you that are unemployed, what do you think your chances are of getting a good paying green job? This issue was recently brought to my attention, and I couldn't resist the challenge of proving my friend wrong. I hope we didn't make a bet on this, because I'm afraid I'll lose it. Doing the random queries over the Internet, I've come to find out that good paying green jobs really are out of reach for many, especially the unemployed. The reason? It's always been said and it's apparently true today, "It takes money to make money."That's right! Because you have to pay to get trained in that green job, and many people do not have the money to pay for that training. Now, please don't misunderstand what I am trying to say here. I am not trying to make any company look or feel bad. I simply want to point out that it appears that only people that already have money, can make money.Let's consider another factor, where a person lives. Following a lawyer's advice, I am not going to mention any companies by name. Trade training course seem to be plentiful out there, providing that some one in Southern California can afford to not only pay for the course, but afford the travel across six or more states to get that training. If good green trade training is available in Southern California, these companies should hire a new marketing firm, because no one knows about them. One company offering Solar training charges over $750 for just one of their courses. Now you know that you will have to take multiple courses, just in the hopes that you will be lucky enough to get an interview with a company. So how many courses does one have to take? Let's just multiply that by say, 4 courses. Does that come out to about $3,0000?Now, imagine that you're unemployed. You have a family to feed, and your un-employment check is a couple hundred dollars a week. So should we buy food, or spend it on trade class?In this time of economic horror, how many can just whip out $3,0000, for a training course?Another green job trade course offered, (become a certified energy auditor) costs nearly $9,000. That was the top end that I found. Most of these courses ran along the lines of $1,200 to $1,500, while some were somewhere around $5,000.Now, I admit, $1,200 may not be much too you and I, but again, I am talking about low-income and likely un-employed. Now admittedly, one of these companies allows a person to pay weekly for a twelve week course. How many people collect un-employment each and every week without fail?Another company offers a course for a reasonable $450, providing you buy and sell their line of merchandise along with the job. I don't even have that much money in my pocket.All I am getting to is this. In our current state of economy and with our current President saying that he is going to push for more green jobs, is it possible that these companies providing these green job training courses ight start re-thinking their tuition collection methods, perhaps making it a little easier for good, hardworking people, that want to or need to change careers, to pay these tuitions.