4/07/09 briefing to senate & house committees on labor
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 STATE ENERGY SECTOR PARTNERSHIP AND JOB TRAINING GRANT. 4/07/09 Briefing to Senate & House Committees on Labor. Hawaii’s Challenge!. 3.5 million jobs created or saved nationally 15,000 Jobs in Hawaii. $190 Million Thirty-Four Awards - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
4/07/09 Briefing to Senate & House Committees on Labor
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
STATE ENERGY SECTOR PARTNERSHIP AND JOB TRAINING GRANT
Hawaii’s Challenge!
3.5 million jobs created or saved nationally
15,000 Jobs in Hawaii
State Energy Sector Partnership and Training Grants
• $190 Million
• Thirty-Four Awards
• $2 Million to $6 Million
• State Workforce Investment Boards– Workforce Development Council
State Energy Sector Partnership and Training Grants
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Maine
Mississippi
Montana
New Hampshire
New York
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
Puerto RicoVirgin Islands
Guam
2,500,000South Dakota
3,360,000Connecticut
3,600,000Alaska
4,495,704Wyoming
4,600,000Utah
4,740,457Kentucky
4,839,511Nebraska
4,866,479Arkansas
5,000,000Arizona
5,383,568Oregon
5,793,183Maryland
5,819,999Michigan
5,973,635Washington
5,973,657Massachusetts
5,976,512North Carolina
5,991,184Idaho
5,997,000Iowa
5,998,050Colorado 5,999,890
Kansas
5,999,989New Mexico
6,000,000Alabama
6,000,000California
6,000,000Hawaii
6,000,000Illinois
6,000,000Indiana
6,000,000Minnesota
6,000,000Missouri
6,000,000Nevada
6,000,000New Jersey
6,000,000Ohio
6,000,000Oklahoma
6,000,000Pennsylvania
6,000,000West Virginia
6,000,000Wisconsin
2,000,000 to 3,000,000, 1 2.9%3,000,000 to 4,000,000, 2 5.9%4,000,000 to 5,000,000, 5 14.7%5,000,000 to 6,000,000, 12 35.3%6,000,000 14 41.2%
USDOL OBJECTIVEState Energy Sector Partnership and Training Grants
• Provide training, job placement, and related activities that reflect a comprehensive statewide energy sector strategy
• “The end result of a sector strategy is a stronger labor market system that benefits workers and employers for years to come.”
• Connect workforce development strategies to other Recovery Act funded projects
ARRA Funds to the State of Hawaii
1. Engaging leadership2. Co-creating core principles3. Promoting regionalism4. Strategic use of funding5. Data-driven decision making6. Alignment of public
resources and strategies7. Capacity building8. Promotion and positioning9. Evaluation10. Legislation
Common Elements of Sector Strategies
7 Areas for SESP Training Focus
The purpose of the State Energy Sector Partnership is develop a statewide strategy to meet the workforce development needs of employers directly involved in the following energy sector industries: • Energy efficient building, construction and retrofit; • Renewable electric power; • Energy efficient and advanced drive train vehicle; • Biofuels; • Deconstruction and materials use;• Energy efficiency assessment industry serving residential,
commercial, or industrial;• Manufacturers that produce sustainable products using
environmentally sustainable processes and materials.
Responsibilities
• Workforce Development Council– Leads the State Energy Sector Partnership and serve as the
project operator responsible for coordinating and managing the Partnership
– Manage overall planning, implementation, oversight, and technical assistance of the State Energy Sector Operations, which also includes managing the local project teams
– Report Performance to Feds and Steering Committee
Responsibilities
• SESP Steering Committee– Oversight of the implementation
and successful operation of the Sector Plan
– Determine and coordinate membership of the SESP and Project Teams
– Continue strengthening and expanding existing partnerships
– The Board may expand its role beyond these three activities to enhance the operations of the local and regional project teams.
Responsibilities
• Roles of the Local and Regional Project Teams– Identify, assess, and refer candidates for
training, and connect and place workers with employers that have existing job openings
– Develop and/or strengthen relationships with the various partner organizations
– Teams must implement comprehensive projects that are ready to begin expeditiously upon award and train a substantial number of participants
Funding Allocation
• Overall Funding: $6 Million–Personnel Costs: $434,000–Fringe Benefits: $165,376–Travel: $14,040–Contractual Services: $5,262,638–1,300 workers trained
Funding Allocation(Contractual Services)
• Trade Associations and labor Organizations: $525,000– Building Industry Association ($TBD)– Associated Builders and Contractors ($TBD)– General Contractor’s Association ($TBD)– District Council 50 ($TBD)– Hawaii Farm Bureau (???)– Pacific Resources Partnership ($TBD)
Funding Allocation(Contractual Services)
• Trade Associations and labor Organizations: (Continued)– Assist in the development of curriculum
and program – Assist in funding actual training of workers– Target Populations:
• Incumbent Workers• 600 trained
Funding Allocation(Contractual Services)
• Hawaiian Electric Industries: $194,000• Kauai Island Utility Cooperative:
$100,000– Target population:
• Incumbent Workers– Training to assist in conversion to Smart
Grid technology and Meeting Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative
Funding Allocation(Contractual Services)
• Non-Profit Providers: $450,000– Goodwill Industries ($225,000)– Catholic Charities ($225,000)– Target population:
• Homeless • At Risk Youth• Single Mothers• Ex-offenders• Persons With Disabilities
Funding Allocation(Contractual Services)
• University of Hawaii Community Colleges: $1,150,000– $550,000 for Capacity Building– $600,000 for Training (300 participants)– Target population: Dislocated Workers,
• workers impacted by national energy and environmental policy,
• individuals in need of updated training related to the EE and RE industries
• Veterans
Funding Allocation(Contractual Services)
• Local Workforce Investment Boards (One-Stops): $2.84 million– Workforce Development Services
($675,000)– Job Training Funds ($1,315,000)– Support Services ($300,000)– Project Coordination, performance,
monitoring ($553,438)
Funding Allocation(Contractual Services)
• Local Workforce Investment Boards (One-Stops): Continued…– Target Populations
• Dislocated Workers• workers impacted by national energy and
environmental policy, • individuals in need of updated training related
to the EE and RE industries• Veterans• Single Mothers• Ex-offenders
Funding Allocation(Contractual Services)
• Local Workforce Investment Boards (One-Stops): Continued…– Target Populations
• Dislocated Workers• workers impacted by national energy and
environmental policy, • individuals in need of updated training related
to the EE and RE industries• Veterans• Single Mothers• Ex-offenders
Non-Profits$450k
UHCCs$1.15 Million
Trades$525k
LWIBs & One-Stops$2.84 Million
SESP Steering Committee
Utilities$294k
Recru
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Trainin
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Placem
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Reten
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Project Teams Establish Training Demand for Each CountySESP Steering Committee Allocates LWIB and UHCC funding (Non-Profits Pending) to counties based
upon training demand projections
Project Team Kauai
Project Team Oahu
Project Team Hawaii
Project TeamMaui
Next Steps
• Meet with utilities regarding funding (Early April)
• Hire SESP Program Team (Pending Approval to Expend)
• MIS Reporting System• Selection panel reviews Project Team Training
Activity Submittals and allocates funding
Discussion Items
• Formation of a selection panel to review and allocate funding amounts to four counties– Project Teams to review and reassess training needs
for counties and submit to selection panel in early April
• Hawaii Farm Bureau• Allocation of funding to Trades
Q and A
James P. HardwayExecutive Director
Workforce Development CouncilState of Hawaii