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CEWD West Region Meeting
The Center for Energy Workforce Development
Mission: Build the alliances, processes, and tools to develop tomorrow’s energy workforce.
• First partnership between utilities and their associations – EEI, AGA, NEI and NRECA to focus solely on these issues
• Incorporated in March, 2006• Utilities and associations join as members• Partnering with educational institutions,
workforce system, and unions to create workable solutions
The Challenge
• Not enough skilled craft workers to:– build new infrastructure– install, maintain and repair equipment– operate facilities
• Not enough qualified workers coming through training pipeline
• Unprecedented economic growth in the Southeast• Growth in demand
Challenge is growing the pool of diverse, qualified workers in time.
The quality of the U. S. labor pool begins with our public education system
Ten children enter kindergarten
70% graduate high school on time
75% of high school graduates enter postsecondary education
One third are not prepared to do college level work
One half fail to return after their first year
Data from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce ‘s Institute for a Competitive Workforce
What can be done?
• Collaborative solutions – industry, education, workforce system
• Focus on both short and long term• Multilayered strategies– targeted
awareness and training for different age groups and skill levels
• Variety of training options – Grades 8-14, pre-apprentice, apprenticeship programs, technical and community college
CEWD Goals
Get into Energy Website
• Initial focus on 4 key jobs – Lineworker, Plant Operator, Technician, Pipefitter / Pipelayer
• Career assessment tool• Career profiles, skills, education
required• Google map for education and
job locations• Creating short film on Nuclear,
Natural Gas, Coal• Parents and Educators sections
www.getintoenergy.com
Career Awareness
Get Into Energy Branding
• New Get Into Energy logo, “look and feel” created• Initial templates include a brochure, poster and
presentation to be used by energy companies for their individual recruitment efforts
• Materials tested through focus groups• “ShopCEWD” Website will be up by June 1
Career Awareness
• Summer Camp• Lego League• Career Choices• Science Fairs• Career Day
Focus Career Exploration
The Education Continuum
Middle School
High School
Technical and Community
College
Military and Second Career
Workforce Development
and Education
The Education Continuum
Middle School
High School
Technical and Community
College
Military and Second Career
• Career and Tech Ed. Majors• Career Academies• Summer Academies• Boy Scout merit badges• Robotics Competitions• Science Fairs
Focus Work Readiness and
Skill Building
Workforce Development
and Education
The Education Continuum
Middle School
High School
Technical and Community
College
Military and Second Career
•Boot Camps •Regional Skill Centers•Associate Degrees•Common Curriculum•Partnerships for hands on training
Focus Specific Career Skills
Workforce Development
and Education
The Education Continuum
Middle School
High School
Technical and Community
College
Military and Second Career
•Job Corp•Helmets to Hard Hats•Career Transition Office training support
Focus Transition Skills
Workforce Development
and Education
Education Initiaitves
• Training data base• DOL Energy Competency Model • Career Cluster Map• Curriculum Consortiums• Self assessment tool for Technical /
Community College programs
Workforce Development
and Education
Tier 1 – Personal Effectiveness
InterpersonalSkills
Integrity Professionalism Motivation Dependability& Reliability
Self-Development
Flexibility &Adaptability
AbilityTo Learn
Competency Building Blocks
Tier 2 – Academic Requirements
Reading WritingMathematics Engineering &Technology
Listening SpeakingCritical & AnalyticalThinking
Tier 3 – Workplace Requirements
BusinessFundamentals
Teamwork
FollowingDirections
Planning,Organizing &Scheduling
Problem SolvingDecision Making
Working withTools &Technology
Tier 4 – Industry-wide TechnicalIndustryPrinciples& Concepts
SafetyAwareness
EnvironmentalLaws &Regulations
QualityControl &ContinuousImprovement
Troubleshooting
Tier 5 – Industry Specific Technical
NuclearGeneration
Non-NuclearGeneration
ElectricTransmission & Distribution
Gas Transmission& Distribution
Power, Structural and Technical Systems:
• Engineering Specialist• Equipment Maintenance
Technician• Welder
Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
Production, processing, marketing, distribution, financing &
development of agricultural commodities including natural
resources such as coal, natural gas and renewables
Construction:• Pipefitter• Pipelayer• Lineworker• Electrical & Power
Transmission Installers
Maintenance Operations:• Electrician• Boilermaker• Pipefitter• Pipelayer• Substation Technician• I & C Technician• E & I Technician
Engineering and Technology:
• Electrical Engineer• Power Systems
Engineer• Mechanical Engineer• Nuclear Engineer
Science and Math:• Nuclear Chemist• Nuclear Technician
Career ClustersA grouping of occupations and broad industries based on commonalities. The sixteen career clusters provide an
organizing tool for schools, small learning communities, academies and magnet schools.
Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics
Planning, managing, and providing technical
services
Architecture and Construction
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Manufacturing Production Process Development:
• Electrical and Electronics Technician
• Engineering and related Technician
• Power Generating & Reactor Plant Operator
Maintenance, Installation & Repair
• Boilermaker• Pipefitter
ManufacturingPlanning, managing, and performing the processing
of materials into the intermediate or final
products
Recommended additions
Energy Career Cluster Map
Nationwide Workforce Survey
• Results represent more that 40 % of all employees in electric and natural gas utilities
• 48 % are in Transmission & Distribution, 15% are in Generation (excluding nuclear)
• Five jobs: lineworkers, power plant operators, technicians, pipefitters / pipelayers and engineers
• Did not include nuclear power industry or supplemental labor
Workforce Planning and
Metrics
Summary Findings
Job Category Percentage of Potential Attrition
& Retirements
Estimated Number of Replacements
Technicians 51.4 30,000
Non-Nuclear Power Plant Operators
50.5 12,500
Engineers 46.1 15,000
Pipefitters / Pipelayers
45.3 8,000
Lineworkers 40.8 30,000
Industry Solutions
• Toolkits created and available on CEWD member website
• Quick Solutions Webinar series featuring 4 of the toolkits
• Communities of Practice• State Consortiums• Regional Forums• 2008 Annual Summit – October 8-10 in
Orlando
Member Value and Support
Best Practice: State Energy Consortiums
State
Member Value and Support
Purpose of State Consortiums“Grow your own”
• Identify energy workforce issues for state.
• Partner to improve and/ or create training programs.
• Build awareness of the need for energy workers.
• Create a sense of excitement around the energy industry in the state.
Who is involved?
What are the roles?
Collaboration - Shared Goals - Shared Resources
Current State Energy Consortiums
• Alabama• Florida• Georgia• Louisiana• Maryland• Mississippi• North Carolina
• South Carolina• Tennessee• Texas• Virginia• Indiana• Missouri• Pennsylvania
(starting)
or go to www.cewd.org