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Responding to the Needs of the Green Economy CAO/CSAO Meeting, October 22, 2009

Responding to the Needs of the Green Economy CAO/CSAO Meeting, October 22, 2009. Bruce Steuernagel, Office of the Chancellor Gail O’Kane, Office of the Chancellor Patrick Guilfoile, Bemidji State University Ron Langrell, Riverland Community College. Labor Market Information and Green Jobs

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Responding to the Needs of the Green Economy CAO/CSAO Meeting, October 22, 2009

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  1. Responding to the Needs of the Green EconomyCAO/CSAO Meeting, October 22, 2009 Bruce Steuernagel, Office of the Chancellor Gail O’Kane, Office of the Chancellor Patrick Guilfoile, Bemidji State UniversityRon Langrell, Riverland Community College

  2. Labor Market Information and Green Jobs Presented by Bruce Steuernagel, Labor Market Analyst Office of the Chancellor Special thanks to Kyle Uphoff DEED Regional Analyst Manager

  3. What is a “Green” Job? • An occupation that uses a distinct set of skills (possibly new) that are employed in creating a certain product or service that results in less waste or decreased emissions of “pollutants.” • Energy Auditor • Weatherization Specialist • Wind Technician

  4. What is a “Green” Job? • A traditional occupation involved in producing a green product or service does not necessarily use a distinct skill set different from workers from other “non- green” industries • Welders (Wind turbines vs. Hummers) • Bus Drivers (Metro Transit vs. Touring) • Locomotive Engineer (Ethanol vs. Coal) • Green accountants? Green marketers?

  5. Implications for the job seeker • Some green jobs are repackaged traditional jobs • Some green jobs require a little extra training • Some green jobs are completely new, demand will be fluid and information will be lacking in the short term. • Skills and knowledge areas are prone to fluctuate • Job demand will depend on a mixture of free market capacity (ethanol) and government regulation (weatherization and wind)

  6. O*Net is a valuable resource

  7. Current Data Are Limited: Two Green Industries -- Biofuels & Wind Biofuels Wind 16 Vacancies Q2, 2009 Installation, Maintenance & Repair most in demand 87% Required Education beyond HS. • Average of 18 Vacancies/Quarter Q4, 2007-Q2, 2009 • Median Salary of $14/Hr. • 23% Require Education beyond HS but 76% required work experience.

  8. Distributions of Job Vacancies in the Wind and Biofuels Industries

  9. DEED is expanding the Job Vacancy Survey to improve Green jobs data • Oversampling companies in Green NAICS codes • Building a database of Green sub-specialty occupations linked to an umbrella SOC code • Doing in-depth follow-up of companies that report Green sub-specialty occupations • Ease of filling job opening • Additional training or skills required • Wage premiums for sub-specialty

  10. Green Knowledge Areas Important for the Future • Engineering and Technology • Customer Service • Production and Processing • Administration and Management • Lean Principles • Mechanical Knowledge • Computers & Electronics • Clerical • Design • Chemistry, Biology and other Sciences

  11. Skill and Knowledge Areas for Production Careers in Renewable Energy Skills areas most utilized by future occupations: Knowledge areas most utilized by production occupations: Customer Service Production & Processing Mechanical Mathematics Chemistry Education/training Public Safety Mgmt./Administration Design Computers/electronics Engineering & Technology • Reading Comprehension • Active Listening • Active Learning • Operation Monitoring • Troubleshooting • Quality Control • Equipment Maintenance • Operation & Control • Instructing • Critical Thinking

  12. System Programs and Statewide Initiatives Presented by Gail O’Kane, Strategic Partnerships Unit Office of the Chancellor

  13. Overview of Green Training Programs • 218 green-related programs offered systemwide (credit and non-credit) • ~130 outside metro • ~90 green by design; majority are traditional programs that have been redesigned to include green knowledge/skills/competencies

  14. Minnesota Training Partnership for a Sustainable Energy Economy • Lead: Minnesota State Colleges and Universities • Alexandria Technical College, Century Community & Technical College, Minnesota West Community & Technical College, South Central College, St. Cloud Technical College, Northeast Higher Education District • Industry • Minnesota Energy Consortium, wind producers, biofuel producers, solar installers • Workforce Investment Boards • DEED

  15. Minnesota Training Partnership for a Sustainable Energy Economy • Lead: Minnesota State Colleges and Universities • Alexandria Technical College, Century Community & Technical College, Minnesota West Community & Technical College, South Central College, St. Cloud Technical College, Northeast Higher Education District • Industry • Minnesota Energy Consortium, wind producers, biofuel producers, solar installers • Workforce Investment Boards • DEED

  16. Minnesota Training Partnership for a Sustainable Energy Economy • Energy Technical Specialist AAS • built on “core curriculum” representing shared skills across renewable and traditional energy industries (download study at www.energygrant.project.mnscu.edu) • Four specialized certificates • Wind, ethanol, biodiesel (Fall 2010), solar (Spring 2010) • Hands-on activities for postsecondary students and related professional devt. • Minnesota Energy Careers on iSEEK (www.mnenergycareers.org) • Renewable Energy Job Vacancy Survey

  17. Stimulus-related Green JobsGrant Opportunities • State Office of Energy Security - e.g., $1M for Weatherization Assistance Programs • U.S. Department of Energy • $8M grant to U of M (with partner DCTC) • Smart Grid grants (due late November) • U.S. Department of Labor • Labor Market Information • Energy Training Partnerships • Pathways Out of Poverty • State Energy Sector Partnership (led by Governor’s Workforce Development Council)

  18. MN State Energy Sector Partnership • 1,500 to be served over 3 years through recruitment, training, placement, retention • Led by Governor’s Workforce Development Council • Aligned with existing initiatives, including FastTRAC, WIRED, Office of Energy Security • Governed by executive steering committee (business/industr, labor, higher ed) and regional teams

  19. MSESP Regions

  20. Targeted Populations

  21. MSESP Proposed $6M Budget Includes: • $1.16M for capacity-building (professional development, equipment, curriculum development, outreach) distributed through competitive RFP • $4.92M for direct training support to clients (classroom, customized, apprenticeship, OJT, basic skills, sector camps, academies, occupational certificates)

  22. Model Approaches toGreen Education and Training Presented by Patrick Guilfoile, Bemidji State University Ron Langrell, Riverland Community College

  23. Thank you … Gail O’Kane, 651-282-5514gail.okane@so.mnscu.edu Bruce Steuernagel, 651-297-1475bruce.steuernagel@so.mnscu.edu Patrick Guilfoile, 218-755-2016pguilfoile@bemidjistate.edu Ron Langrell, 507-433-0530rlangrell@riverland.edu

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