Building California’s Clean Energy Workforce through Education and Training

1. Building California’s Clean Energy Workforce through Education and Training Lisa Paulo / Energy Division California Public Utilities Commission 415-355-5495 / LP1@cpuc.ca.gov

2. The CPUC Adopted the California Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan (September 2008) • The CEESP includes workforce, education, and training (WE&T) as an important statewide strategic planning focus. • Four WE&T Strategic Planning Strategies were identified in the CEESP: • WE&T Needs Assessment • WE&T Web Portal • WE&T Taskforce • Align WE&T Program Design with Educational Sectors

3. Statewide WE&T Taskforce • Should be comprised of energy efficiency program administrators, the CPUC, and educational experts. • Will fulfill administrative functions, including providing input for the needs assessment RFP and the development of the needs assessment itself • Will continue to help implement the goals and strategies set forth in the CEESP

4. WE&T Web Portal • Should include links to various demand side (DSM) related training programs and allow for a single point of communication for these programs. • Should serve as a repository for all DSM training, educational conferences, and career opportunities • Should be created and funded in collaboration with other appropriate entities • Should be linked to the statewide energy efficiency web-portal

5. Align WE&T Programs for Educational Sectors • Needs are best organized and approached by identifying the enabling or supporting educational sectors • Five educational sectors have been identified: • Kindergarten - High School • Adult Education and Community Colleges • Technical Training and Trade Schools • Colleges and Universities • Organizations that Serve Minority, Low-Income, and Disadvantaged Communities

6. Statewide WE&T Needs Assessment • Specific goals and objectives were identified for the needs assessment: • The needs assessment must also contain a resource inventory. • The needs assessment and resource inventory should be structured to produce short-, near-, and long-term workforce strategies to support each sector identified in the CEESP • The needs assessment will be completed by a third party consultant and managed by the CPUC and the IOUs in consultation with the California Department of Education

7. The CPUC Approved IOU Energy Efficiency Programs for 2010 - 2012 (D.09-09-047 / September 2009) • WE&T Centergies Program -focuses onIOU training centers and the training they provide. There are 8 training centers throughout the state and IOU service territories. • WE&T Planning - the strategic planning arm of the overall WE&T program approach. This sub-program facilitates implementation of the actions identified in the CEESP • WE&T Connections - facilitates implementation of strategic planning goals within the educational sectors; K – 12, community colleges, adult education, and higher educations institutions. • Pilot Programs -

8. D.09-09-047 Provided Additional Guidance to the IOUs Regarding the WE&T Needs Assessment (September 2009) • Findings of the completed Needs Assessment to be made public and served to numerous service lists • Within one month of completion, the IOUs and Energy Division will host a public workshop to share the results and obtain input for strategies to incorporate findings into existing WE&T programs • Within 60-days of the workshop, the IOUs will file and advice letter that details how needs assessment findings will effect their existing WE&T programs