250 Workers GJEP Forward Certified!
BSP developed the Green Janitor Education Program (GJEP) in 2014. The program is a qualified USGBC program through which janitors are accredited in green building cleaning practices to help meet the latest energy, water, and environmental sustainability standards.
The GJEP curriculum addresses energy efficiency, recycling, waste management, water conservation and other sustainable and green cleaning practices. After completion of GJEP curriculum, workers are able to move to the next phase of certification, GJEP Forward which allows workers to evolve their knowledge & skills in green initiatives.
In 2022’s winter semester, 250 property service workers were certified in GJEP Forward! GJEP Forward supports workers to obtain knowledge needed to make informed decisions on how to clean while protecting their health and the health of tenants.
GJEP Forward goals for property service workers include:
Think critically about their role in sustainability and green buildings
Learn and discuss widely believed cleaning myths and debunk those with scientific facts and explanations
Develop their leadership skills at the workplace and in their communities by emphasizing their essential role in supporting green and sustainable efforts.
Implement actionable strategies to become advocates for green cleaning and resource conservation at work and at home
Through these programs, janitors, as frontline workers, learn that they contribute to energy reduction and water consumption; and ultimately, human health through their work.
Since launching, BSP's Green Janitor Education Programs (GJEP 1.0 and Forward) have certified over 1,800 property service workers in California.
BSP’s high-road programs are part of the California Workforce Development Board’s High Road Training Partnership, which is funded through California Climate Investments, a statewide initiative that puts Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health, and the environment — particularly in disadvantaged communities.