Transcript Florida Energy Workforce Consortium

Florida Energy Workforce
Consortium
2009 Key Accomplishments/
2010 Action Plan
FEWC Overview
• Formed in 2006 to develop solutions to meet the
current and future work force needs of the state’s
energy industry.
• To ensure that solutions are developed in a
sustainable and well-coordinated fashion, have five
committees:
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Career Awareness
Funding & Resources
Policy & Education
Untapped Labor Sources
State and National Outreach
Top Occupations of Concern
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Line Installers and Repairers
Plumbers, Pipefitters & Steamfitters
Welders
Maintenance and Repair Workers
Electricians
Engineering Technicians
Instrumentation & Control Techs
Power Plant Operators
Career Awareness
2009 Key Accomplishments
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Get Into Energy Florida Student Branding Judging & Award
Announcement
Get Into Energy Florida Marketing Kit (FEWC Logo Tablecloth &
pens/highlighters)
Florida SkillsUSA outreach (FEWC table - brochure/utility territory map
& giveaways)
Florida Science Fair recognition (letter, certificate, and USB with career
info)
Transition of FEWC.org and GetIntoEnergyFLorida.com websites to
new hosting platforms
Career Awareness updates to FEWC website
National State Consortia participation
CEWD Regional and National Summit participation
Career Awareness
2010 Proposed Career Awareness Goals:
• Increase collaboration with local, regional and
national partnerships (ex. STEMflorida and
CEWD) on Career Awareness efforts for
Energy Industry
• Increase Energy Career Awareness
communication with Florida’s education
system
• Increase student engagement in activities
promoting Energy Careers
Career Awareness
2010 Career Awareness Action Plan:
• Partner with STEMflorida on career awareness efforts
• Partner with STEMflorida on student internship/teacher
externship efforts
• Partner with CEWD on Career Pathways implementation
• Present at various Industry and Educational events (in
partnership with Policy and Education Committee)
• Develop FEWC template presentation for statewide messaging
• Develop e-mail blasts (newsletter style) for science/math
teachers to explore Energy websites with their students during
class time
Career Awareness
2010 Career Awareness Action Plan:
• Recognize energy related projects at State Science Fair–
letter/certificate & USB with Get Into Energy Florida information
• Represent FEWC at SkillsUSA state competition
• Recognize energy related projects at State Skills USA
competition–letter/certificate & USB with Get Into Energy
Florida information
• Support FEWC selected webmaster to update Get Into Energy
Florida website (update content, logo links to apply pages on
individual company careers pages, Post Are You Ready to
GIEF website, videos.
Career Awareness
2010 Action Plan:
• Obtain FEWC marketing USBs for State Science Fair &
SkillsUSA Energy project recognition
• Design Get Into Energy Florida Banner Stand graphic & purchase
for FEWC marketing kit
• Finalize, print and deliver poster(s) ’10 winning student design
from Niceville High School
• Design and purchase GIEF Wallet Cards to drive interest to the
website
• Design, price and purchase GIEF polo shirts for dues paying
members and community representatives on behalf of
FEWC(available for purchase by all FEWC membership)
Career Awareness
2010 Action Plan:
• Partner with Policy and Education Council for
teacher/student resources & educational events
• Career Awareness communication via FEWC
website
• Get Into Energy Florida student engagement
activity/competition – planned for Fall 2010
Policy and Education
2009 Key Accomplishments
• Gained approval for the addition of an Energy
Industry Cluster to those recognized by the FLDOE.
• Developed energy curriculum frameworks for five (5)
courses: Energy Foundations, Introduction to
Alternative Energy, Power Generation Technician,
Power Distribution Technician and Solar Energy
Technician.
• Recognized students who received awards for
Energy-related Science Fair projects.
Policy and Education
2010 Action Plan
• Partner with CEWD to develop materials for the energy
courses.
• Make presentation to MEA regarding FEWC’s structure
and accomplishments
• Add teacher “toolkit” to Get Into Energy Florida web site
• Complete and publish compilation of readily available
resources for K-12 teachers to use to integrate energy
concepts into the math, science and reading curriculums
• Develop incentive program for educators to use the new
curriculum frameworks and materials.
Policy and Education
2010 Action Plan
• Develop a FEWC teacher externship program and
place Science and/or Math teachers in utility summer
positions in 4 Florida regions. Use FEWC/Industry
matching funds
• Develop an Energy Industry certification for students
completing the new energy frameworks curriculum.
• Develop a Teacher Certification for the curriculum
• Teacher Incentive (Packaged energy teaching materials)
• Additional use of web master to develop teacher toolkit
• Externship funding
State and National Outreach
2009 Key Accomplishments
• Finalized FEWC logo
• Developed FEWC website (www.fewc.org) with committee
content and calendar of events
• Developed collaborative relationship with FSEC
• Assisted in planning of and participated in Workforce
Florida’s Green Jobs Workshop (5/09)
• Engaged as partner in Florida preparation for Federal
Economic Stimulus Package, including Green Jobs
Survey and Florida Energy Sector Partnership – resulted
in just over $13M total in energy-related talent
development stimulus funding
State and National Outreach
2009 Key Accomplishments
• Developed action plan for creation of Florida Energy & Industrial
Construction Collaborative – secured funding but was reallocated
after no successful applications were received for WFI RFP
• Continued active engagement with Banner Center for Energy
through Jose Farinos
• Represented FEWC at CEWD’s State Consortia Summit in Atlanta
• Represented FEWC on monthly state consortia team lead calls with
CEWD and USDOL
• Submitted letter of support from FEWC to Commissioner Eric Smith
for FL Dept. of Education’s federal Race to the Top application
State and National Outreach
2010 Action Plan
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Gain additional members for committee
Continue to develop relationships with SEMTA/ FCURT community in Florida
Develop direct tie to Banner Center for Alternative Energy
Work with CEWD on national energy Credentialing Advisory Council (Jennifer
Grove as rep) to ensure Florida’s needs are met.
Work with CEWD to secure resources/ partnership for development of new
courses in the Energy Frameworks to ensure alignment with future national
curriculum.
Conduct an updated demand study on key occupations of concern, to take
into account new hiring projections following economic downturn.
Lead participation of FEWC in CEWD’s 9 state review for potential Gates
Foundation funding of energy career pathways model in Florida
Untapped Labor Pools
2010 Action Plan
• Determine appropriate role/actions for
committee given current economic
climate.
Funding and Resources
2010 Actions
• Update Member benefits documentation as
needed
• Solicit member contributions on annual basis
• Develop 2010-2011 FEWC Budget by June
2010
• Report to FEWC Executive Committee and
full consortium on budget status
2010 FEWC Draft Budget
• Career Awareness
• Policy & Education
TOTAL
$9050.00
$10,000.00+*
$19050.00+
*pending further cost estimates
Available Funds*
*as of 3/9/10
$27,944.04
2010 FEWC
Meeting Schedule
• Tuesday, April 13, 9:00 – 11:00 a.m., EDT Teleconference
• June (date & time TBD) Employ Florida Banner Center
for Alternative Energy
• Thursday, July 15, 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. EDT Teleconference
• September (date & time TBD) Lakeland Power Academy
• Tuesday, October 12, 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. EDT
Teleconference
• December (TBD)
Discussion