Western Region CEWD Meeting March 2008

1. Western Region CEWD Meeting March 2008 Van Ton-Quinlivan, vnt1@pge-corp.com Director, Workforce Strategy & Diversity PG&E Corporation

2. Overview • PG&E needs to hire over 1,000 high wage workers (averaging $70-100K) over the next 3years • Utility Worker/Apprentice Lineworker: 750-1,000 • Instrumentation Technician/Electrical Tech: 100-125 • Apprentice Mechanics: 100-150 • Apprentice Welders: 30 • Power/Electrical Engineers: 150-250 • PG&E’s workforce development framework is based on national best practices, leveraging Workforce Investment Boards and community colleges • PG&E’s 2008 pilots focus on utility workers / apprentice lineworkers • Programs outreach to Job Corp residents, veterans, and underserved populations • Significant collaboration potential opportunities exist CONFIDENTIAL DRAFT

3. PG&E’s viewpoint on workforce development • The demand for technically skilled craftworkers is great and growing • We must collectively focus resources and efforts • Outreach, training, onboarding, and upskilling must be comprehensive and factor in California’s demographics • Programs should deliver the right people with the right skills into business at the right time CONFIDENTIAL DRAFT

4. What our hiring managers want… • Meets hiring requirements • Local • Productive immediately (through relevant experience or pre-training) • Capable of moving up • Has soft skills and good work ethics • Ethnic or gender diversity Build systematic pipelines of job-ready candidates by emphasizing these factors in the outreach, screening and pre-training processes CONFIDENTIAL DRAFT

5. The PowerPathway model PG&E Role: Hire • Advantages to company • Good workers • Lower training cost long run • Community presence and goodwill Community-Based Organizations (or Workforce Investment Boards) Role: Outreach and Case Manage Community Colleges Role: Train CONFIDENTIAL DRAFT

6. Initial 2008 PowerPathway™ pilots are focused on hiring Utility Workers Apprentice Mechanics (Veterans) Goal: Train 20 candidates per year Target group: Veterans with mechanical background Site: Skyline College Training: Community college certificate Partners: Employment Development Dept, Skyline College, San Mateo WIB Maintenance & Construction Associates (Veterans) Goal: Establish 1 year training to intake veterans for potential line supervisory role Target group: Non-commissioned officers Site: PG&E Training: 1.5 year combined formal and on-the-job training Partners: City College of San Francisco, Fresno WIB * Pending receipt of grants Utility Workers / Apprentice Lineworkers Goal: Train 100 candidates per year Target group: Disadvantaged youth and adults; Job Corps; dislocated workers; veterans Sites: Fresno, Oakland, San Mateo, San Francisco Training: 3 month community college certificate Partners: San Francisco, Oakland, Fresno, San Mateo community colleges and WIB Apprentice Electrical and Instrument Technicians* Goal: Train 30 candidates per year Target group: Skilled dislocated workers, community residents Site: San Mateo Training: 2 year degree + capstone training Partners: College of San Mateo, San Mateo WIB Apprentice Welders* Goal: Train 10 candidates per year Target group: Current AA-level welding students Site: Butte College Training: 2 year degree + capstone training Partners: Butte College, local CBO CONFIDENTIAL DRAFT

7. 2008 Pilots - PowerPathway Geographies SF Oakland Fresno San Mateo To apply for PowerPathway courses or for more information, visit www.pge.com/careers/powerpathway. CONFIDENTIAL DRAFT

8. PG&E PowerPathway™ model for Bridge to Utility Worker / Apprentice Lineworker JOURNEY LEVEL FITTER $32.66 per hour JOURNEY LEVEL LINEWORKER $40.80 per hour JOURNEY LEVEL WELDER $40.80 per hour STAGE 5 APPRENTICE FITTER $27.73 per hour APPRENTICE LINEWORKER $29.11 per hour APPRENTICE WELDER $27.73 per hour STAGE 4 ON THE JOB GASUTILITY WORKER TRAINING $19.91 per hour ON THE JOB ELECTRIC UTILITY WORKER TRAINING $19.91 per hour STAGE 3 • INTENSIVE BRIDGE TO • UTILITY WORKER/ • APPRENTICE LINEWORKER • COLLEGE OF SAN MATEO • (100-150 hours) • Introduction to gas & electric industry, • safety training, technical training • Intensive math, ESL & spatial skills • ACT test preparation • Delivered for college credit • FULL BRIDGE TO UTILITY WORKER/APPRENTICE LINEWORKER • LANEY, CCSF, AND FRESNO COMMUNITY COLLEGES (200-300 hours) • Contextualized training delivered for college credit • Introduction to gas & electric industry, safety training, technical training • Intensive math, ESL, spatial skills; Achievement of 10th grade reading level • Interview preparation • ACT test preparation; physical conditioning for ALP test • Wrap-around support and case management • Individualized education and career plan • Full financial aid available STAGE 2 Literacy attainment at the Wonder LIC 8th – 10th grade level OUTREACH, RECRUITMENT AND ASSESSMENT TARGET GROUPS: Latino community, disadvantaged youth and adults, dislocated workers and veterans PRIORITY AREAS: Fresno, SF Bay Area/Oakland, San Mateo/San Jose SERVICES BY OUTREACH NETWORK: Industry orientation, assessment, community outreach, counseling, case management STAGE 1

9. Video • Start video CONFIDENTIAL DRAFT

10. Collaboration opportunities? • Employer consortiums • Hire • Joint curriculum development • Use leads already generated • Amplify voice on public policy • Partnerships for expansion and sustainability • Additional geographies • Additional curriculums • Target outreach (females, Asians, etc.) • Leveraged resources/funding • Other • A systematic way to capture knowledge/talents of retiree pool CONFIDENTIAL DRAFT