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Women in Energy April 25, 2012

Women in Energy April 25, 2012. Speakers. Valerie Taylor, Educational Consultant, CEWD Alison Motz , Consultant, Hard Hatted Women (Women in Energy Program Partner). Who is Hard Hatted Women?.

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Women in Energy April 25, 2012

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  1. Women in Energy April 25, 2012

  2. Speakers Valerie Taylor, Educational Consultant, CEWD Alison Motz, Consultant, Hard Hatted Women (Women in Energy Program Partner)

  3. Who is Hard Hatted Women? Hard Hatted Women (HHW) is a statewide nonprofit organization that accelerates women’s success in high demand occupations by matching women who need lifelong careers with employers who need a qualified, skilled workforce.

  4. HHW’s Goals & Strategies • Accelerate women’s advancement in high demand careers • Programs designed to reach females over a longer period of time • Alignment with employers key focus • Creating mutually beneficial partnerships

  5. HHW Programs • Tradeswomen TOOLS (WISE Pathways Main Focus) • Supported with funds from the US Department of Labor, Union College of New Jersey’s Business Development Department, and with assistance and technical expertise from the Center for Energy Workforce Development (CEWD) • Inspiring Girls to Greatness • Employer services

  6. Women in Energy Initiatives • Get Into Energy Women web site • Women-focused postcard • Toolkit for Recruiting & Retaining Women in Nontraditional Positions • Women in Sustainable Employment (WISE) Pathways workshop kit • Get Into Energy Womenpilot program

  7. Get Into Energy Women Web Site • http://getintoenergy.com/women/index.php

  8. Women-focused Postcard • http://www.shopcewd.org/collateral/samples/PR72.pdf

  9. Toolkit for Recruiting & Retaining Women in Nontraditional Positions • Created by HHW • Tradeswomen TOOLS • Training, Outreach, Opportunity, Leadership and Support • Finding Out: Outreach and Education • Getting In and Moving Up: Supportive Services • Giving Back: Leadership Development

  10. Toolkit Sections • Recruitment: when, where and how to recruit women • Examples: messaging, media, establishing relationships • Retention • Examples: support, training, sexual harassment awareness

  11. WISE Pathways

  12. WISE Pathways Program • The overall goal of Tradeswoman TOOLS is to connect women to resources that will enable them to succeed in non-traditional careers. • WISE Pathways is the heart of this concept and includes WISE Pathways augmented with: • Orientation to Trade and Technical Careers • Industry Orientations • Leadership Development and Career Coaching

  13. WISE Pathways Career Exploration Workshop • 12 sessions, three hours each • Includes detailed instructor guides and PPTs • Practical, hands-on • Utilizes KuderJourney • Includes action planning

  14. Session Topics • Session 1: Strengths and interests, industry overviews, WorkKeys • Session 2: Kuder Journey interest inventory (customized for energy, manufacturing & construction) • Session 3: Skills and Values inventories

  15. Session Topics • Session 4: Manufacturing, WorkKeys Reading Comprehension • Session 5: Construction, WorkKeys Applied Math • Session 6: Energy, WorkKeys Locating Information • Session 7: Resume writing

  16. Session Topics • Session 8: Resume feedback, WorkKeys practice test • Session 9: Workplace skills and behaviors • Session 10: Sexual harassment, conflict management and resolution • Session 11: Technical skills, applications • Session 12: Graduation

  17. Get Into Energy Women • Follows Get Into Energy Pathways model • Integrates career outreach, coaching and stackable credentials • Looking for state consortium to pilot the program

  18. For more information, contact: Valerie Taylor Educational Consultant Center for Energy Workforce Development valerie@cewd.org Alison Motz Consultant Hard Hatted Women allison.motz@att.net

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