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Building the Building the Energy Efficiency Energy Efficiency Workforce of the Workforce of the

FutureFutureNEET Work Group 5NEET Work Group 5Pat Egan, PacifiCorpPat Egan, PacifiCorp

Phil Jones, WUTCPhil Jones, WUTCCal Shirley, PSECal Shirley, PSE

October 3, 2008October 3, 2008

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The ChallengeThe Challenge

Facing today’s demographics, how Facing today’s demographics, how do wedo we

create systems that build and create systems that build and sustain energysustain energy

efficiency talent to meet today’s and efficiency talent to meet today’s and thethe

future’s needs? future’s needs?

-- NEET Work Plan, July 8, 2008 -- NEET Work Plan, July 8, 2008

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Our ProcessOur Process

• Work Group met 8/14 and 9/12 Work Group met 8/14 and 9/12

• Relied on expertise and input of Relied on expertise and input of group members and literature group members and literature review review

• Staff from PSE and PacifiCorp Staff from PSE and PacifiCorp provided support provided support

• Decided to focus on short-term Decided to focus on short-term actionable items (0-5 years) actionable items (0-5 years)

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What We Have LearnedWhat We Have Learned

• There are large opportunities…and There are large opportunities…and challengeschallenges

• Currently there is a lack of solid dataCurrently there is a lack of solid data

• Workforce development initiatives and Workforce development initiatives and studies are in progress nationally and studies are in progress nationally and regionallyregionally

– EE has received less focus than other green EE has received less focus than other green or energy job sectorsor energy job sectors

• Workforce development efforts are Workforce development efforts are fragmented and often occur in “silos”fragmented and often occur in “silos”

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Barriers to AddressBarriers to Address

• Lack of informationLack of information

• Lack of coordination and Lack of coordination and communicationcommunication

• Limited fundingLimited funding

• Competition with other industries Competition with other industries for similar job skillsfor similar job skills

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Areas of Focus and Areas of Focus and SolutionsSolutions

Area of FocusArea of Focus Preliminary Preliminary RecommendationsRecommendations

A.A. Develop definitions Develop definitions and inventories of and inventories of energy efficiency energy efficiency occupations and occupations and job skills. job skills.

Recognize and emphasize the Recognize and emphasize the role of energy efficiency in role of energy efficiency in the “green workforce”.the “green workforce”.

Create common terminology Create common terminology and consistent processes and consistent processes across states to define and across states to define and track EE jobs.track EE jobs.

Develop SIC-type job Develop SIC-type job classification system for EE classification system for EE occupationsoccupations

Create an index of energy Create an index of energy efficiency occupations and efficiency occupations and work skills and estimate work skills and estimate demand for these jobs.demand for these jobs.

Create a clearinghouse to Create a clearinghouse to track and share energy track and share energy efficiency job data.efficiency job data.

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Areas of Focus and Areas of Focus and SolutionsSolutions

Area of FocusArea of Focus Preliminary Preliminary RecommendationsRecommendations

B.B. Create a bridging Create a bridging strategy for strategy for knowledge transfer knowledge transfer between the between the retiring workforce retiring workforce and new hires.and new hires.

Contract with retiring Contract with retiring workers to continue workers to continue working in a mentoring working in a mentoring role with new workers, role with new workers, making transition to part-making transition to part-time.time.

Offer more attractive Offer more attractive incentives to the present incentives to the present workforce population.workforce population. Increase internal training Increase internal training and education for existing and education for existing employees.employees.

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Areas of Focus and Areas of Focus and SolutionsSolutions

Area of FocusArea of Focus Preliminary Preliminary RecommendationsRecommendations

C.C. Integrate the EE Integrate the EE industry with industry with education, labor, education, labor, and government and government institutions to institutions to foster effective foster effective communication communication and secure and secure funding.funding.

EE industry should EE industry should develop partnerships develop partnerships among:among:• State workforce boardsState workforce boards• State education systemsState education systems• Private training programsPrivate training programs• Labor and apprenticeship Labor and apprenticeship programsprograms• Community non-profit Community non-profit associations transitioning low-associations transitioning low-income workersincome workers

Organize and advocate Organize and advocate with these partnerships to with these partnerships to secure funding for energy secure funding for energy efficiency training.efficiency training.

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Areas of Focus and Areas of Focus and SolutionsSolutions

Area of FocusArea of Focus Preliminary Preliminary RecommendationsRecommendations

D.D. Expand the Expand the training and training and education education infrastructure to infrastructure to fill the EE fill the EE workforce pipeline.workforce pipeline.

Leverage the existing Leverage the existing workforce development workforce development infrastructure to: infrastructure to: • Communicate demand for EE Communicate demand for EE careerscareers• Inventory skills required and Inventory skills required and develop supporting curriculadevelop supporting curricula• Recruit students for programsRecruit students for programs

Replicate the “Lane Replicate the “Lane College Model” to expand College Model” to expand the pool of technical and the pool of technical and management workers.management workers.

Expand training programs Expand training programs for skilled labor and non-for skilled labor and non-technical occupations.technical occupations.

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Areas of Focus and Areas of Focus and SolutionsSolutions

Area of FocusArea of Focus Preliminary Preliminary RecommendationsRecommendations

E.E. Increase Increase awareness and awareness and attractiveness of attractiveness of energy efficiency energy efficiency careers in the careers in the region.region.

Initiate a marketing Initiate a marketing campaign to attract and campaign to attract and retain workers:retain workers:• Align EE with the values of a Align EE with the values of a younger and more diverse younger and more diverse workforceworkforce• Emphasize what distinguishes Emphasize what distinguishes EE careers from other EE careers from other industriesindustries• Identify the long term Identify the long term employment outlook for EE employment outlook for EE occupationsoccupations• Describe the career paths for Describe the career paths for various EE occupationsvarious EE occupations

Create a regional Create a regional clearinghouse for best clearinghouse for best practices.practices.

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Areas of Focus and Areas of Focus and SolutionsSolutions

Area of FocusArea of Focus Preliminary FindingsPreliminary Findings

F.F. Support legislative Support legislative action in all four action in all four states to promote states to promote energy efficiency energy efficiency workforce workforce development.development.

• In Oregon, The Governor’s In Oregon, The Governor’s Office has identified Clean Office has identified Clean Technology, including energy Technology, including energy efficiency and renewables, as its efficiency and renewables, as its priority industry cluster. priority industry cluster. Proposed 2009 workforce Proposed 2009 workforce development initiatives are development initiatives are expected to target clean tech expected to target clean tech employers and skills.employers and skills.• In Washington, work is being In Washington, work is being performed to implement HB performed to implement HB 2815, which sets a goal of 2815, which sets a goal of having 25,000 green jobs by having 25,000 green jobs by 2020, including energy efficency 2020, including energy efficency implementation.implementation.• ID and MT today do not have ID and MT today do not have proposals that directly address proposals that directly address energy efficiency workforce energy efficiency workforce development.development.