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Balancing Supply and Demand: Drivers for Workforce Development in Energy Utilities

This document discusses the need to balance supply and demand for the energy workforce, skill gaps in potential applicants, and the additional skills required for new and emerging technologies in the electric and natural gas utilities industry. It also highlights the goals and accomplishments of the CEWD (Center for Energy Workforce Development) in career awareness, workforce development and education, and workforce planning.

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Balancing Supply and Demand: Drivers for Workforce Development in Energy Utilities

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  1. Drivers forWorkforce Development in Electric and Natural Gas Utilities • A need to balance supply and demand for the energy workforce in key job categories • Skill gaps in potential applicants • New and emerging technologies that require additional skills

  2. CEWD Mission Build the alliances, processes, and tools to develop tomorrow’s energy workforce

  3. 2010 GoalsCareer Awareness • Design and publish outreach material for future energy careers and opportunities for displaced workers. • Increase “Get Into Energy” website content for displaced workers, low income young adults as well as jobs related to energy efficiency, renewable energy, smart grid, and coal fired generation. • Develop and implement an energy career awareness campaign for One Stops to reach the displaced worker population. • Create a communication kit for partner organizations that includes information on energy jobs and the economy, successful practices, partnership opportunities and labor market information.

  4. 2010 AccomplishmentsCareer Awareness • New Engineering video • Site draft completed for new Get Into Energy: Transitions • Print material draft for focus on Women in Energy • First cut of the new Coal Behind the Technology video • Current Resources • Get Into Energy: Youth, Military, and Engineering websites • Supporting Get Into Energy branding material • ShopCEWD • Communication kits for target audiences

  5. New Engineering Video Created in Partnership with IEEE PES http://engineers.getintoenergy.com/videos.asp

  6. Women in Energy

  7. 2010 GoalsWorkforce Development / Education • Implement the planning phase of the Get Into Energy Career Pathways Model funded by the Gates Foundation. • Identify competencies for critical future energy industry jobs. Identify common curriculum components / modules that support the competency model. • Develop a career path for transitioning workers from the military and displaced workers. • Support the development of Bridge Curriculum for military and displaced workers. • Link energy careers to national Initiatives.

  8. 2010 AccomplishmentsWorkforce Development and Education • Completed planning for state implementation of GIE Career Pathways (Gates) • Draft build out of Tiers 6-8 of competency model complete • Draft of Troops to Energy model • Gap analysis of GIECP and Department of Ed. Programs of Study • Current Resources • Energy Competency Model • Energy Career Cluster Map • Education and Curriculum Models - Ford PAS • Toolkits and Solution Guides • Get Into Energy Career Pathways

  9. Education Pathways College / University Advanced Degree Community College Associate Degree College / University Bachelor Degree Apprenticeship Certificate Program High School Diploma or GED

  10. Get Into Energy Career Pathways Job Specific Job Specific GIE Outreach and CareerCoaching Job Specific GIE Basic Training GIE Industry Fundamentals Job Specific Job Specific Industry involvement in all phases of workforce development leading to employment

  11. Energy Competency Model Tier 6-8 – Occupation-Specific www.CareerOneStop.org/CompetencyModel Tier 5 – Industry-Specific Technical Tier 4 – Industry-Wide Technical Tier 3 – Workplace Requirements Tier 2 – Academic Requirements Tier 1 – Personal Effectiveness Industry Principles & Concepts Nuclear Generation Business Fundamentals Interpersonal Skills Mathematics Team Work Integrity Safety Awareness Reading Non-Nuclear Generation(Coal, Natural Gas, Oil, Hydro, Solar, Wind, BioFuel, Geothermal) Electric Transmission &Distribution Writing FollowingDirections Professionalism EnvironmentalLaws &Regulations Motivation Gas Transmission & Distribution Quality Control & Continuous Improvement Listening Planning, Organizing & Scheduling Troubleshooting Dependability & Reliability Problem SolvingDecision Making Speaking Engineering & Technology Working With Tools & Technology Self- Development Critical & Analytical Thinking Flexibility & Adaptability Ability To Learn

  12. 2010 GoalsWorkforce Planning • Conduct 2010 CEWD Workforce Survey. • Refine energy workforce supply reports and projections. • Produce a State of the Energy Industry Workforce 2010 report. • Design and implement workforce development metrics to measure the success of industry and regional initiatives.

  13. 2010 AccomplishmentsWorkforce Planning and Metrics • Workforce Development Evaluation Toolkit – survey questions will be used for 2010 Survey • Results of 2009 Workforce Survey • Current Resources • Gaps in the Energy Workforce Pipeline Survey • Workforce Supply Reports • Workforce Demand Reports

  14. New Toolkit http://www.cewd.org/workforce/evaltoolkit.pdf

  15. 2009 Survey Results Industry hiring decreased by 56% from 2008 to 2009 with the largest decrease in technicians and engineers

  16. Skilled Trades SummaryYears of Service vs. Retirement Age

  17. Skilled Trades Retirement and Attrition Assumes an even age distribution for retirements over next 5 years

  18. 2008 Age and Years of ServiceData reflecting Potential retirements for Skilled Trades

  19. Summary Findings Estimated Number of Potential Replacements

  20. 2010 GoalsMember Value and Support • Create tools to replicate model programs and best practices and to leverage existing resources. • Provide communication to members on best practices, trends and tools to support workforce development efforts. • Conduct the 2010 Annual Summit, sponsor regional forums and support state consortium development. • Create mutually beneficial alliances with organizations that support and advance Center initiatives.

  21. 2010 AccomplishmentsMember Value and Support • Region and National meetings scheduled • New State Consortia • Current Resources • CEWD Website www.cewd.org • Toolkits and Solution Guides – “Greening of the Industry” • Communication channels – newsletters, communities of practice, webinars • Partnerships and alliances • State Consortium support

  22. Meeting Schedules Five regional meetings are planned for 2010: • May 17 – 18 – South / Southeast; Birmingham, AL hosted by Alabama Power • June 28 – 29 – Midwest; Indianapolis, hosted by NiSource • July 19 – 20 – MidAtlantic / Northeast; Washington, DC, hosted by NEI • August 23 – 24 – Northwest; Seattle, WA hosted by Centralia College • November 8-9 – West Region; Las Vegas, NV hosted by Nevada Energy Two national events are currently planned: • August 13 (tentative) – State Consortia National Forum; Columbus, Hosted by AEP • CEWD Annual Summit, October 26 – 28 – Annual Summit, Washington, DC

  23. State Energy Workforce Consortia WA MN OR CT MI PA IA NJ OH IN MD VA CA CO MO KY NC TN SC AZ GA MS AL TX LA FL Existing Consortium Planned Consortium

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