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Panel Participant:
Bruce Whistler Program Director of Workplace Learning Resource Center, Mission Collegeand Rick KuhnDirector, Professional & Workforce Development, Foothill-De Anza Community
College District
Speaking on:
"New Energy Workforce"A partnership of community college deans and workforce
professionals working to discover current activities at each college in the region; leveraging this knowledge; and creating a measured response to the needs of business in the fields of alternative energy production and conservation. This group is an offshoot of SVWorks, a collaboration with the Silicon Valley Leadership Group.
Presenters
Bruce WhistlerMission College
Rick KuhnDe Anza College
A Collaborative Approach to Workforce Developmentfor the New Energy Economy
Presenters
Bruce WhistlerMission College
Rick KuhnDe Anza College
Partnership Development Timeline
2005SV Works
General Industry2006
SV Works Health Occupations
2007New Energy Workforce
2004Bay Area
Community College Consortium
2004Silicon Valley
Leadership Group Education
Economic Vitality
2005E&WD
Collaborative
2006BACCC plans joint event with
SV Works
New Energy Workforce Partners
Silicon Valley Solar Industry-Driven Regional Collaborative
CACT – De Anza College– Project Management
WpLRC – Mission College– Assessment, intake,
screeningSan Jose City College– Credit program development
Cabrillo College– Credit program
ATT&E – West Valley College– DACUM
Ohlone College– Curriculum deployment
COE – West Valley College & City College of SF– Market Research
NEW – Cabrillo College– Coordination
Silicon Valley Leadership Group– Advisory, Liaison to
industry,SVWorks partner
SolarTech – Industry partner/driver
• ReGrid
– DACUM participants– Interns
• REgrid• Akeena• REC Solar• SunPower• Renewable Power Solutions• Independent Energy
Systems
NOVA WIB– Internships, workforce
outreach
NEW Outcomes
COE Reports http://www.coeccc.net/– Environmental Scan on Solar PV Installers
Assemblymember Hayashi– Two meetings at Mission College– Assembly Select Committee on Community Colleges
Department of Energy Meeting– NOVA to demonstrate unique partnership
Faculty Train the Trainer Workshops– Diablo Valley College
Energy Faculty Forum– Ohlone meeting in October initiates ongoing for a
Dissemination of curricula materials– 17 California Community Colleges– Learning Object Based Curriculum being developed for
statewide distribution
Evolutionary Partnershiphttp://tinyurl.com/facultyforum2
Bay Area Community Colleges
Berkeley City CollegeCabrillo CollegeCañada CollegeChabot CollegeCity College of San FranciscoCollege of AlamedaCollege of MarinContra Costa CollegeDe Anza CollegeDiablo Valley CollegeEvergreen Valley CollegeFoothill CollegeLaney College
Las Positas CollegeLos Medanos CollegeMerritt CollegeMission CollegeMonterey Peninsula CollegeNapa Valley CollegeOhlone CollegeSan Jose City CollegeSan Mateo CollegeSanta Rosa Junior CollegeSkyline CollegeSolano Community CollegeWest Valley College
The Ten Principles
Evolutionary PartnershipRegular, Inclusive, Open CommunicationRelationship Building Consensus ModelCoordination Leverage ScaleMarketplace ModelTruly Industry Driven Informed Decision Making / ResearchEnlightened Self Interest (the "Golden" principle)
Contact Information
Bruce Whistler, DirectorSilicon Valley Workplace Learning Resource
CenterMission College(408) [email protected]
Rick Kuhn, DirectorProfessional & Workforce DevelopmentFoothill-De Anza Community College District(408) [email protected]