Northwest Region Meeting August 24, 2010
Programs in the Region Middle School Middle School Career Awareness Focus Summer Youth Connect Students for Energy Efficiency (Idaho Power) – Students conduct energy assessments St d t d t t
Programs in the Region High School Work Readiness Focus
Skill Building Focus
Scholarships Career Fairs Energy Day Career Fair (Black Hills) Internships hi
Students for Energy Efficiency (Idaho) Internships Association of Science & Engg (BPA)
Educator and Policy Focus
Business Education Exchange (Idaho) Advisory Board Membership
Programs in the Region C Community it / Technical T h i l Colleges C ll Job Specific Skill Focus
Student Support Focus
Employees teach technical classes Employees teach technical classes (Black Hills – Iowa) STEP and SCEP Temporary assignments (BPA)
Internships – Black Hills Internships Black Hills – S. Dakota) S. Dakota) Job Shadowing Guest speakers
Programs in the Region 4 year Colleges / Universities Student Support Focus Student Support Focus
College Recruiting program Career Fairs/Information Sessions STEP and SCEP Temporary assignments (BPA)
Job Specific Skills Focus Job Specific Skills Focus
Internships – ( Pacific Power /25 – 35 per year)
Programs in the Region Oth O Other Opportunities t iti Outreach and Alliances
Military Hiring placing articles and advertising in GI Jobs Military Hiring – placing articles and advertising in GI Jobs
Challenges in the Region Workforce Planning
Other
Building a pipeline of qualified workers Building a pipeline of qualified workers due to aging workforce Redeploying employees to needed positions Fi di Finding qualified people to fill specific lifi d l t fill ifi positions – lineman and engineers
Geographic dispersion Geographic dispersion Justifying workforce development costs in economic and hiring downturn Skills and knowledge transfer
Questions for Others Q What is the Washington Consortium doing and with what success ih h What are other utilities doing outside consortium structure and what has been success rate t t d h th b t
For more information, contact: Ann Randazzo Executive Director Center for Energy gy Workforce Development
[email protected] 703 237 1094 703-237-1094 www.cewd.org