Florida Energy Workforce Consortium

State and National Outreach Committee Update

Chair, Jennifer GroveMarch 7, 2012

MISSION– To raise awareness of the energy industry careers that are

critical to our state’s electrical infrastructure

– To ensure collaborations are in place to achieve the necessary workforce development solutions to meet the industry’s current and future needs

– To ensure that standing committees and councils are aware of the FEWC objectives and action plans

– To play a critical role in developing communications between the FEWC and other state energy workforce consortia, other industry-related organizations, and national agency efforts to maximize awareness and solution sharing

Key Linkages/ Partnerships

Committee Members: • Jennifer Grove, Gulf Power• Andra Cornelius, WFI• JB Clark, IBEW Honorary Members:• Carol Higley, JEA

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State and National Outreach Highlights 2011

• Collaborate with 23 other state energy consortia

• Represent and/or present at multiple state and national energy and workforce conferences:– Sunshine State Scholars Event: January, 2011

– Academies on the Hill: February, 2011

– CEWD Southeast Region Meeting: March, 2011

– WFI/FACTE NGLC Conference: March, 2011 (Bay, Clay, Polk, Pinellas)

– Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies National Hub Directors Meeting: March, 2011

– Clay County NGLC Stakeholders Meeting: May, 2011

– Polk County VPSC Strategic Planning Conference: June, 2011

– FACTE Annual Convention: July, 2011

Outreach Highlights (cont’d)• CEWD State Consortium Summit in Newark: August, 2011 • GIECP State Team Leads Annual Convening in D.C.: August, 2011• FLATE– FESC  Energy Education Workshop in Gainesville:

September, 2011• NCPN Conference in Orlando: October, 2011• Future of Florida Forum in Orlando: October, 2011• CEWD National Summit: November, 2011• Sunshine State Scholars Event Sponsor/booth: February, 2012• JEA hosted EPCE meeting in Jacksonville

Outreach Highlights (cont’d)

March 2, 2012Rep. Seth McKeel (R-Lakeland) talks about the resolution to honor lineworkers across the state on Aug. 26. Lineworkers from across state attended.

• Comprised of teachers from throughout Florida who are now delivering or interested in delivering energy curriculum in the future

• Launched with training session in June at Gulf Power in Pensacola – sponsored by FACTE

• Had 33 attendees (teachers, school administrators, district administrators)

• Provide communications from industry/consortium to this network of teachers through email and have added teacher “toolkit” to FEWC website

Florida Energy Teachers Network

Get into Energy Career Pathways (GIECP):• Implementation of Get into Energy Career Pathways

– Northwest FL Region: Jennifer Grove, Gulf Power• Gulf Power Academy at WFHS• Gulf Power Energy Institute at Milton High School• Electrical/welding programs at Locklin Tech• Adding Youth STEM program in Okaloosa/Walton county this summer

– Polk County: Betsy Levingston, Lakeland Electric• Lakeland Electric Power Academy at Tenoroc High School• May add Traviss Career Center Electrical/welding programs

– Have decided not to continue in Southeast FL region at this time– May add Northeast FL locations with JEA as partner (TBD)

GIECP Key Partners• Education partners (high schools, technical centers,

adult high schools, state colleges)• State Workforce Board – Workforce Florida, Inc. – Youth

Council• Regional Workforce Boards (are providing WIA Youth

Counselors to serve in career coaching role)• Florida Ready-to-Work (Florida’s Work Keys Program)

• Carried out under guidance of FEWC Executive Committee

GIECP Year One Key Activities• Developed state and regional partnerships

• Trained 19 career coaches throughout state

• Began recruitment and career coaching in NW Florida Region and Polk County

• FEWC determined would solicit volunteer project manager so can reserve grant funds for other purposes

• Will look at adding JEA as partner for 2 schools in 2012

GIECP Successes• Partnering with state workforce board (Workforce

Florida, Inc) Youth Committee to generate interest throughout workforce system

• Developing a page on our FEWC website for this effort

• Reserving grant funds for implementation costs (not project management)

• Incorporation of GIECP into kick-off of Florida Energy Teachers Network

GIECP Lessons Learned

• Each region/ utility is different; can’t have a “one size fits all” approach – even within one state

• Implementation takes time at the school/site level – they are having to add this into already very packed schedules (theirs and students)

• Have to help partners understand we’re learning as we go – this is not a “regular” grant

EIF online version update:• Instructor-led version of EIF set to be ready April 15 with instructor

booklet to go along with it (not ANSI accredited yet – have to run first before can do “scope expansion.” Certificate will have CEWD logo not ANSI logo initially.) Univ. of MO will pilot as part of Troops to Energy program beginning in August.

• Will run the course off of the US Dept. of Education server to begin with so won’t have to focus on technical details. Instructor would get login and would then provide logins to students

• Valerie Taylor will be coordinator so if we want to offer this way, need to coordinate through Valerie

• NOTE: Have to send in EIF Approved Provider application months in advance of delivery. Hybrid delivery model will probably be best (distance learning plus scenario models to take place of labs)

GIECP Updates: • Gates Foundation has really changed focus in last few months

to shift heavily toward community colleges with direct focus on how to move more to completion of programs. Parminder will present at National Energy Education Network meeting.

• 3 buckets of GIECP work (Gates focused on 2nd): 1. Interest to enrollment (awareness, coaching, tracking of success)

2. Completing post-secondary programs (they focus heavily on associates degrees)

3. Graduation to job (support it takes to get them into employment and to stay)

• This does not impact our current grant with them.

• Kuder reporting is now up and running!

• Florida Skills USA Worlds of Possibilities Career Expo – May 1 & 2: Pensacola Civic Center (World of Energy)

• Continued management of GIECP• CEWD Southeast Meeting – April 19 Charlotte• Continued support of Florida Energy Teachers

Network (will host meeting in June again)• CEWD Annual Summit – Nov. 14 – 16 Arlington, VA

Upcoming Outreach 2012

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