CEWD 2007 Accomplishments

Mary Miller, President, CEWD

2007 Goals

• Expand the ‘Get into Energy’ Web site

• Conduct a nationwide workforce survey

• Work with the U.S. Department of Labor to support the skilled craft workers initiative

• Sponsor regional forums

• Refine and finalize the definition of skills necessary for success

• Develop communication templates and a branding campaign based on the “Get into Energy” brand.

• Identify model processes and develop solution guides

• Expand membership to include significant representation of all types and sizes of utility companies.

Goal: Expand the ‘Get into Energy’ Web site

• Completed build out of key job categories – career assessment, skills, education

• Completed Career Profiles for Power Plant Operators, Technicians, and Welders

• Creating short film on Nuclear• Completed Parents and Educators

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www.getintoenergy.com

Goal: Conduct a nationwide workforce survey

• Requested data on key jobs – lineworker, power plant operator, technician, pipefitter / pipelayers and engineers along with attrition and company totals

• Responses represented slightly more that 40 percent of all employees in electric and natural gas combination companies, all employees in electric cooperatives and a small percentage of employees in natural gas-only utilities

• Individual company comparison being sent to all participants

• Survey Report available to members• Press release and media fact sheet available

Goal: Work with the U.S. Department of Labor to support the skilled craft workers initiative

• SE Skilled Trades Summit held in combination with the Southern Governors Association meeting in August

• Focused on four key areas:– Career awareness and Outreach– Policy and Education– Untapped Pools of Labor– Funding Strategies

• 16 State groups met on Day 2 to develop action plans• All material can be found on www.workforce3one.org

Goal: Sponsor regional forums

Forums held with energy companies, educational institutions and workforce systems to identify workforce issues and share solutions– Mid Atlantic held February 19 – 21 with support from

AREVA and Central Virginia Community College– Midwest held May 16 – 17 hosted by Consumers Energy

and held jointly with MEA– Southeast on July 25 – 26 in Atlanta hosted by Georgia

Power and held jointly with MEGA– Northeast held on September 19 – 20 hosted by the

Heldrich Center in New Jersey and co-sponsored by PSE&G and NJ Resources

Goal: Refine and finalize the definition of skills necessary for success

• Have completed work for DOL Energy Competency Model• Defined competencies in the areas of:

– Foundational– Academic– Workplace– Industry General– Industry Specific– Job Specific

• Coordinated with INPO Fundamentals to address nuclear worker requirements

• Skill definitions “translated” for use in Get Into Energy

Goal: Develop communication templates and a branding campaign based on the “Get into Energy” brand.

• Bernard Hodes developing Get Into Energy Branding campaign

• Surveyed middle and high school students and young employees

• Results were used to develop content for campaign

• 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

Goal: Identify model processes and develop solution guides

• Toolkits created and available on CEWD website: – Starting a Summer Camp at your Utility– Organizing a FIRST Lego® League– Hosting a Teacher’s Career Day– STEM Reading is Power– Grant Writing– Starting a Statewide Energy Consortium– Sponsoring a Career Fair

• Quick Solutions Webinar series featuring 3 of the toolkits

Goal: Identify model processes and develop solution guides (continued)

• Great Lakes Nuclear Consortium• Self assessment tool developed for Technical /

Community College programs• Working on process and tools for developing an

Energy and Construction Academy

Goal: Expand membership to include significant representation of all types and sizes of utility companies.

• Currently have 61 companies as members• Membership is primarily IOU’s, but also includes

co-ops, municipalities, and energy companies• Membership includes EEI, NEI, AGA, NRECA and

the Midwest Energy Association• Partnerships include IBEW, ACTE, NAWB, EPCE,

FIRST, SkillsUSA, NCCER

Center for Energy Workforce Development Looking ahead to 2008

Continued focus on creating “Industry Solutions for Regional Implementation”

• Toolkits and webinars• Expansion of successful initiatives• Clearinghouse for best practices• Partnerships at the national, state and local level