southeast region meeting march 31 – april 1, 2008
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Southeast Region MeetingMarch 31 – April 1, 2008
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
Industry Solutions – Regional Implementation
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
• Expand the Get Into Energy website.
• Implement communication templates and the Get Into Energy branding campaign.
• Assess messaging for diverse communities including the Hispanic population.
2008 GoalsCareer
Awareness
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• Parents and Educators sections• Completing short film on Nuclear, • For 2008 • Behind the Technology for Natural Gas and
Coal• Career Profile on Gas Technicians• Student research section• Update for Branding
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
shopCEWDCareer
Awareness
SkillsUSA / School Tube Video Contest
Career Awareness
http://www.schooltube.com/page22663610.aspx
2008 GoalsWorkforce
Development and Education
• Complete Energy Competency Model and develop implementation tool kit.
• Update curriculum data base with model curriculum for each key job category.
• Align energy career pathways with national standards of practice.
• Provide support to curriculum consortiums.
Energy Pathways
Energy Competency
Model
• Lineworker, • Plant Operator• Technician• Pipefitter / Pipelayer
• Energy Career Cluster Map• Course of Study• Model Curriculum• Curriculum Consortiums
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
Construction
Maintenance Operations
Engineering and Technology
Science and Math
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
Designing, planning, managing, building and maintaining the built environmentC
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Manufacturing Production Process Development:
Quality Assurance
ManufacturingPlanning, managing, and
performing the processing of materials into the intermediate or
final products
Energy Career Cluster Map
Design and Pre-construction
Maintenance, Installation & Repair
Logistics & Inventory Control Pathway
Construction:• Boilermaker• Carpenter• Control & Valve Installers• Electrician• Electrical and electronics
repairers• Insulation Worker• Iron / Metalworker• Industrial machinery
mechanics• Lineworker• Line & Gas Technicians• Machinists• Millwright• Pipefitter• Pipeline Installer• Pipelayer• Welder
Maintenance Operations:• Boilermaker• Carpenter• Control & Valve Installer• Corrosion Technician• Electrician• Heavy Equipment Operator• Industrial Machinery Mechanic• Insulation Worker• Iron / Metalworker• Lineworker• Line & Gas Technicians• Millwright• Pipefitter / Pipelayer• Pipeline Installer• Substation Mechanic• Utility Metering & Regulation
Technician • Relay Technician• Welder
Engineering and Technology:
• Electrical Engineer• Power Systems Engineer• Mechanical Engineer• Nuclear Engineer• Chemical Engineer• Civil engineer• Energy Transmission
Engineer• Procurement Engineer• Environmental Engineer• Industrial Engineer
Science and Math:• Nuclear Chemist• Nuclear Technician• Materials Scientist• Radio Chemist• Health Physicist• Chemistry Technician
Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics
Architecture and Construction
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Manufacturing Production Process Development:
• Electrical & Electronics Technician
• Engineering & related Technician
• Power Plant Operator• Nuclear Reactor Operator• Non-Licensed Operator• Gas Processing and
Distribution Plant Operator• Power Distributor & Dispatcher• Gas Controller & Dispatcher• Auxiliary. Equip. Operator
Maintenance, Installation & Repair
• Boilermaker• Control & Valve Installers• Corrosion Technician• Pipefitter / Pipelayer• Pipeline Installer• Instrument & Control Tech• Electrical & Instrumentation
Tech• Elec.. & Electronics Repairer• Elec. Equipment Installer /
Repairer• Industrial Machinery Mechanic• Maintenance Repairer / Tech• Mechanical Tech• Millwright• Welder
Manufacturing
Energy Career Cluster Map
Design and Pre-construction:• Engineer - Civil , Chemical,
Electrical, Nuclear, Mechanical, Power Systems, Energy Transmission, Procurement, Environmental, Industrial
• Electrical & Electronics Engineering Technician
• Mechanical Technician• Machinists
Quality Assurance• Quality Control Tech• Quality Assurance Tech
Logistics & Inventory Control
• Heavy Materials Technician
2008 Goals
• Identify and assess additional job categories
• Assess renewables / alternative energy workforce implications
• Conduct 2008 Workforce Survey and expand to include supply data
• Assess workforce demand and issues for engineers and leverage current initiatives with IEEE and other entities.
• Design and implement workforce development metrics to measure the success of industry and regional initiatives.
Workforce Planning
and Metrics
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
2008 Goals
• Identify model processes and develop solution guides.
• Conduct quarterly Quick Solutions Webinars.• Implement communities of practice for
workforce development activities.• Conduct the 2008 Annual Summit, sponsor
regional forums and support state consortium development.
Member Value and Support
Current State Energy Consortiums
• Alabama• Florida• Georgia• Louisiana• Maryland• Mississippi• North Carolina
• South Carolina• Tennessee• Texas• Virginia• Indiana• Missouri• Pennsylvania
(starting)
The Education Continuum
Best Practices, tools and model programs
• 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• SkillsUSA
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