Workforce Development, Training and Education Michelle Fox Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 1 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy eere.energy.gov
Overview What are Green Jobs? Drivers for Green Jobs and Education Challenges EERE s Workforce and Education Activities 2 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy eere.energy.gov
What are Green Jobs? 3 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy eere.energy.gov
Defining Green Jobs Many definitions Little agreement UNEP White House Dept of Labor/BLS Commerce 4 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy eere.energy.gov
Defining Green Jobs: BLS Jobs that are involved in economic activities that help protect or restore the environment or conserve natural resources Categories include: Renewable energy Energy efficiency Greenhouse gas reduction Pollution reduction and clean-up Recycling and waste reduction Agricultural and natural resources conservation Education, compliance, public awareness and training. 5 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy eere.energy.gov
BLS Green Jobs Initiative $7.8 million for BLS to develop new green jobs data Goal to provide information on numbers, trends, distribution and pay Two-stage approach Output Process 6 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy eere.energy.gov
Bureau of Labor Statistics Collecting information on demand for different green jobs Quantifying green job by industry and occupation Monitoring growth and soliciting national feedback from businesses to develop accurate counts 7 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy eere.energy.gov
Drivers for Green Jobs and Education 8 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy eere.energy.gov
Drivers Subsidies Carbon markets Tax reforms Mandates Energy alternative R&D budgets 9 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy eere.energy.gov
Challenges for the Energy Workforce 10 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy eere.energy.gov
Workforce Challenge 40 to 60 percent of energy utilities' skilled workers and engineers are eligible to retire by 2012 Source: CEWD, 2007 11 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy eere.energy.gov
Education Challenge Only 15% of U.S. graduates receive their degrees in natural science or engineering, compared to 67% 47% 50% 38% 15% Source: Association of American Universities, 2006 12 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy eere.energy.gov
Additional Education Challenges Only 18% of U.S. 12 th graders performed at or above the proficient level in math and science. The number of total test takers (both SAT and ACT) intending to pursue engineering careers declined from 7.7% in 1994, to 4.6% in 2006. Since the 1990s, the number of High School students taking trade or industry-related career and technical courses has declined by 35%. 13 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy eere.energy.gov
Conclusion: The U.S. anticipates a pipeline shortage of students-to workforce prepared to enter the clean energy sector unless changes are made to attract, engage, educate and train students at the K-20 level in energy and STEM disciplines. 14 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy eere.energy.gov
What does this mean for growing the energy workforce? Workforce Development and Education October 7, 2009 15 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy eere.energy.gov
"The passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act began a new era at the Department of Energy. President Obama has set clear goals for this bill: creating or protecting 3.5 million jobs over the next two years, while lifting our country out of this economic crisis and reducing our dependence on foreign oil. To achieve those aims, the Department of Energy has been given new resources and new responsibilities. - Secretary of Energy Steven Chu 16 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy eere.energy.gov 16
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Over $40 billion of the $787 billion Recovery Act funding is allocated for clean energy Investment focus: $16.8 billion for EERE $14.0 billion for electric power transmission grid infrastructure, storage and deployment (includes $6 billion for loan guarantees) $9.6 billion for other energy programs Expanding workforce training Promoting Mass Transit Systems New and modified clean energy tax incentives estimated at $20+ billion $14 B - Electric Power Transmission Grid Infrastructure, Storage and Deployment $2.4 B - Grants - Energy Technology and Facility Development Breakdown of Clean Energy Funding $8.0 B - Energy and Other R&D $11.0 B - Grants - State and Local Government $5.0 B - Energy Efficiency Improvments in Federal Buidlings and Facilities 17 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy eere.energy.gov
EERE s Workforce and Education Activities 18 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy eere.energy.gov
EERE s Education and Workforce Development Subprogram Goals: Education: Beginning at the K-12 level, ensure ongoing development of a workforce needed to carry out invention and scale-up of EERE technologies and processes Training: Ensure creation of standardized, high-quality training programs including credentialing activities for workers to meet current EERE needs in all sectors of the economy; IT: Design and deploy advanced learning technologies that will enable high quality education and training materials and programs to be created rapidly, updated and made routinely available. 19 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy eere.energy.gov 19
EERE & Recovery Act EERE is in the process of creating a crosscutting effort on Workforce & Training Gap analysis and overhaul of K-12 curriculum Using games and simulations Overall focus on leveraging advance technologies to reach wide audiences for speed and scale Web 2.0 technologies to provide communication & data Providing one-stop-shop for providing EERE training materials Growing existing fellowship and internship programs to provide training and education to the next generation of workers Providing a path from student to career Provide opportunities to retrain the unemployed or underemployed 20 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy eere.energy.gov
U.S. Opportunity: Huge Renewable Potential 21 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy eere.energy.gov
U.S. Opportunity: Huge Efficiency Potential 22 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy eere.energy.gov
EERE: Green Jobs Education and Training Efforts EERE Activities Across the Education / Training Pipeline K-12 Strategy Curricula Update Wind for Schools Virtual Training System Participation in National Certifications and Standards Development Web-Based Training Locator Weatherization Training Centers Solar Resource Centers Training for Commercial Building Technicians Wind Application Centers Fuel Cell & Geothermal Efforts Undergraduate Training Collaboration with Office of Science GATE (Vehicles) Graduate Programs Technical Training/ Community Colleges K-12 Education Cross-cutting WFE Efforts Web Site - Materials - Interagency Coordination - Outreach 23 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy eere.energy.gov
Near & Long-Term Workforce Needs Today Building Trades Weatherization workers Commercial buildings and home energy auditors Operations & maintenance professionals HVAC and other technicians Renewable Energy Solar PV installers Windsmiths Turbine manufacturers Geothermal Heat Pump Installers; drilling; geologists, engineers Fuel Cell Vehicles Maintenance & installation 2020 and beyond Energy Efficiency Professionals across variety of disciplines with expertise in energy efficiency in buildings, industry, transportation, utilities for positions in research and industry Renewable Energy Highly trained professionals for biomass, solar, wind, geothermal, hydrogen, hydropower research and industry positions Geothermal research Grid operators with expertise in renewables Fuel Cell Vehicles Parts manufacturing Dealerships & repair 24 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy eere.energy.gov
EERE Workforce & Education National Platform for Education and Training (NPET) Online training system that provides access to high fidelity simulations and traditional training materials. Maintains student records Support for credentialing Repurpose and reuse of content 25 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy eere.energy.gov
Interagency Collaboration DOE-DOL-ED MOU Enhanced collaboration among the three agencies on a variety of EERE workforce and education efforts Working groups to pilot cross-agency coordination in solar, wind and building retrofits 26 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy eere.energy.gov
Interagency Collaboration: DOL s ARRA funding Grant Opportunities Released in June 2009 $500 Million Assigned to Prepare American Workers for a Green Economy Five Separate Solicitations: State LMI Improvement Grants Energy Training Partnership Grants* Pathways Out of Poverty Grants State Sector Training Grants* Green Capacity Building Grants (*) A Portion of the Energy and State Sector Funding was targeted for communities impacted by Automotive Industry Restructuring 27 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy eere.energy.gov
Interagency Collaboration: DOL Employment and Training Administration Youth & Adult Employment Services, Unemployment Insurance, More Career Clusters and Competency Models, Green Workforce training Office of Apprenticeship New and Re-energized Registered Apprenticeships in green disciplines and industries Veteran s Employment & Training Service $2M in green job training grants for vets: http://www.dol.gov/vets Women s Bureau Women in Green: Helping Women Navigate Green Career Pathways Occupational Safety and Health Administration Safe Workplaces, Healthy Communities http://www.dol.gov/dol/green/greengoldsafe.htm 28 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy eere.energy.gov
DOL Resources Primary Green homepage for Dept. of Labor http://www.dol.gov/dol/green/ US DOL s Grant Opportunities http://www.dol.gov/dol/grants2.htm Career OneStop Green Careers http://www.careeronestop.org/greencareers/greencareers.aspx Competency Model Clearinghouse http://www.careeronestop.org Career Ladders/Lattices & custom tools Jobs Resources for Students & Career Advisors http://www.careeronestop.org/studentsandcareeradvisors/studentsandcareeradvisors.aspx Department of Labor s Green Community of Practice http://greenjobs.workforce3one.org/ Resource Websites and Customer Support (add l) www.doleta.gov www.workforce3one.org www.servicelocator.org 1-877-US2-JOBS (TTY: 1-877-889-5627) 29 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy eere.energy.gov
Thank you! For more information, see our website: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/education/ 30 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy eere.energy.gov
Thank You Michelle Fox Senior Analyst, Workforce & Education Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy 31 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy eere.energy.gov