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Pilot Companies
Why Veterans?
It’s a smart decision
It’s about pride
It’s about security
It’s about opportunity
Why now?
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Potential Replacements 1-5 Years
Potential Replacements 6-10 years
Job CategoryPotential
Attrition & Retirement
Estimated Number of
Replacements
Potential Retirement
Estimated Number of Replacements
Lineworkers 32% 22,100 15% 10,300
Technicians 39% 28,500 19% 13,500
Plant Operators 37% 12,400 17% 5,800
Engineers 38% 10,600 15% 4,100
Total 36% 73,600 16% 33,700
Totals exclude Nuclear; figures based on 2010 data
What is the business impact?
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Balance supply and
demand
Reduce skill gaps
Skills for new and emerging technologies
Make it easier for veterans to find our jobs and to translate their skills and training
Accelerate the time it takes to get required credentials or degrees
Provide full value for military training and experience when hiring
Create a military friendly environment within the company
Increase the number of veterans who are recruited, hired, and retained
Recommendations
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Engineers
Line workers
Plant operators
Technicians
Security officers
In Demand Positions
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Veteran’s Roadmap
Ready Now
Need more Education
The Veteran’s Roadmap
www.troopstoenergyjobs.org
The National Template
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Prepare Build Implement Measure
• Action Steps and tools for companies • Prepares the way for veterans to use the
Roadmap• Each company defines initiative based on
need, timing and resources
The National Template
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Prepare Build Implement Measure
Assess what the company has already done and develop specific plans on what and how to expand and enhance initiatives
The National Template
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Prepare Build Implement Measure
Create the processes, partnerships and policies to ease the way for Ready Now veterans, veterans who need additional education, as well as veteran employees.
The National Template
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Prepare Build Implement Measure
Work directly with veterans to provide support from interest to employment
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Prepare Build Implement Measure
Measure progress of the initiative and goals for outreach, hiring and retention
PrepareAction 1: Assess the current state of
military workforce development at your
companyAction 2: Define purpose and scope of
initiative
Action 3: Develop Strategies and Actions
Action 4: Develop Goals and MetricsAction 5: Align company personnel,
systems, and practices to support the needs of
veterans
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Build
Action 1: Build
communication and
career services
structure
Implement
Action 1: Provide
support for Veterans exploring
energy careers
BuildAction 1: Build communication
and career services
structureAction 2: Define
education pathways
and partner with
education accelerate
time to credential
Implement
Action 1: Provide
support for Veterans exploring
energy careersAction 2:
Provide support to Veterans needing further
education and
training
Implement
Action 1: Provide support for
Veterans exploring
energy careersAction 2: Provide
support to Veterans needing further
education and trainingAction 3:
Provide support to Veterans
preparing to enter the job
market
BuildAction 1: Build communication
and career services
structure
Action 2: Define education
pathways and partner with
education accelerate time
to credentialAction 3: Develop
training to prepare
Ready Now veterans to
enter workforce
Implement
Action 1: Provide support for
Veterans exploring
energy careers
Action 2: Provide support to Veterans
needing further education and
training
Action 3: Provide support to Veterans
preparing to enter the job marketAction 4: Recruit and
hire Veterans who are
Ready Now for energy
careers
Build
Action 1: Build communication
and career services structure
Action 2: Define education
pathways and partner with
education accelerate time to
credential
Action 3: Develop training to prepare
Ready Now veterans to enter workforce
Action 4: Establish recruiting
sources and modify hiring practices to provide full
credit for military training
Implement
Action 1: Provide support for
Veterans exploring
energy careers
Action 2: Provide support to Veterans
needing further education and
trainingAction 3: Provide
support to Veterans
preparing to enter the job
marketAction 4: Recruit
and hire Veterans who
are Ready Now for energy
careersAction 5:
Provide Support to
Veteran Employees
Build
Action 1: Build communication
and career services structure
Action 2: Define education
pathways and partner with
education accelerate time to
credential
Action 3: Develop training to prepare
Ready Now veterans to enter workforce
Action 4: Establish recruiting sources and modify hiring
practices to provide full credit for
military trainingAction 5: Create
Veteran Friendly company
culture for new and existing
veteran employees
Build
Action 1: Build communication
and career services structure
Action 2: Define education
pathways and partner with
education accelerate time to
credentialAction 3: Develop training to prepare
Ready Now veterans to enter workforce
Action 4: Establish recruiting sources and modify hiring
practices to provide full credit for
military trainingAction 5: Create Veteran Friendly
company culture for new and existing
veteran employees
Implement
Action 1: Provide support for
Veterans exploring
energy careersAction 2: Provide
support to Veterans
needing further education and
trainingAction 3: Provide
support to Veterans
preparing to enter the job
marketAction 4: Recruit
and hire Veterans who
are Ready Now for energy
careers
Action 5: Provide Support to
Veteran Employees
MeasureAction 1: Measure progress of critical
milestones in the Troops to Energy Jobs Strategic Plan
Action 2: Implement CEWD Workforce Metrics
Scorecard and Military Dashboard
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Connecting Veterans
To Rewarding Energy Careers
For more information, contact:
Ann RandazzoExecutive Director
Center for Energy Workforce Development
701 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.Washington, D.C. 20004-2696
703-237-7927
www.cewd.org