evolving schools, evolving workplaces in the bluegrass
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Evolving Schools, Evolving Workplaces in the Bluegrass
Debra Walton WellsManager, Inclusion and Diversity
• Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky
• Operations include three utility businesses
• Louisville Gas & Electric Company (LG&E)
• Kentucky Utilities Company (KU)• Old Dominion Power Company
(ODP)
• One of the U.S.’s lowest-cost providers
• Recognized several times by JD Power for outstanding customer satisfaction
LG&E and KU Energy LLC
Vertically Integrated Fully Regulated Utility
• Generation
• Transmission
• Distribution• (Electric and
Gas)
• Customer Services
• Electric generating capacity of 8,200 MW.
• Building and maintaining over 5,000 miles of transmission lines and 179 substations.
• Regulated pipes and wires business of LG&E and KU.
• Serve 943,000 electric customers and 321,000 gas customers.
LG&E and KU Facilities
Who We Are
• 3,500 employees in Kentucky and Virginia• 300 jobs filled in 2013; 178 in 2014 through
June 30• More than 100 establishments• Educational needs…full range• Sources:— Referrals— WebsitesUnmet needs in operations positions:— Racial/ethnic/gender diversity — Interpersonal skill competencies— Willingness to be available 24/7
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Salaries and Assessments
• Those hired in 2014 without a bachelors degree:— Hourly $58,600— Non-exempt $31,700— Average $43,650
AssessmentEdison Electric Institute (EEI) testing for:
— operators— mechanics— customer service— technicians
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Center for Energy Workforce Development (CEWD)
FRAMEWORK OF COMPETENCIES FOR THE ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISION AND DISTRIBUTION INDUSTRYTier 1: Personal EffectivenessTier 2: Academic CompetenciesTier 3: Workplace CompetenciesTier 4: Industry-wide Technical CompetenciesTier 5: industry – specific technical competencies
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Filling the Talent Pipeline
• JCPS Schools/programs— Blake Elementary Engineering Club— Southern High School— Lighthouse (after school program for middle
school)Technical Schools:
SomersetOperations partners:
Miller PipelineZachryJY LegnerTeam Fischel
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Filling the Talent Pipeline
• Military veterans— Ft. Knox and Ft. Campbell— Hire our Heroes job fairs— Orion— Community job fairs
• Community job fairs— Black Achievers— Urban League
On site educationAssociates degree in Lexington and
LouisvillePage 9
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