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

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