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Energy Competency Model for Skilled Technicians in the Energy Industry

Develop alliances, processes, and tools for tomorrow's energy workforce. Includes occupation-specific competencies, industry-specific technical skills, and workplace and academic requirements.

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Energy Competency Model for Skilled Technicians in the Energy Industry

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  1. CEWD Mission Build the alliances, processes, and tools to develop tomorrow’s energy workforce

  2. Tier 6-8 – Occupation-Specific Competencies Energy Competency Model: Generation, Transmission & Distribution Plant Operator Electrical Technician Mechanical Technician Alternate Fuel Technicians Instrument & Control Technician Lineworker Substation Technician Engineering Technician Relay Technician Natural Gas Technology Tier 5 – Industry-Specific Technical Competencies Nuclear Generation Electric Transmission &Distribution Non-Nuclear Generation(Coal, Natural Gas, Oil, Hydro, Solar, Wind, Biofuel, Geothermal) Gas Transmission & Distribution Tier 4 – Industry-Wide Technical Competencies Quality Control & Continuous Improvement Safety Awareness Troubleshooting Industry Principles & Concepts EnvironmentalLaws &Regulations Tier 3 – Workplace Competencies Ethics Employability & Entrepreneurship Skills Business Fundamentals FollowingDirections Planning, Organizing & Scheduling Problem SolvingDecision Making Teamwork Working with Basic Hand & Power Tools& Technology Tier 2 – Academic Competencies Writing Listening Speaking Engineering & Technology Mathematics Locating,Reading & Using Information Science Information Technology Critical & Analytical Thinking Tier 1 – Personal Effectiveness Competencies Interpersonal Skills Integrity Reputation Motivation Self- Development Flexibility & Adaptability Ability To Learn Professionalism Dependability & Reliability

  3. Stackable Credentials • Occupation-Specific Requirements • Occupation-Specific Technical • Occupation-Specific Knowledge Areas • Industry-Specific Technical • Industry-Wide Technical • Workplace Requirements • Academic Requirements • Personal Effectiveness • Tier 6–8 Job Specific Skills/Credentials • Associate Degree • Boot Camp / Apprenticeship for College Credit • Accelerated Associate Degree • Tier 4–5 Industry Fundamentals • Energy Industry Fundamentals Certificate • Tier 1–3 Basic Training • National Career Readiness Certificate Plus • WorkKeys Business Writing and Applied Technology Energy Competency Tier Model for Skilled Technician Positions in Energy Efficiency,Energy Generation and Energy Transmission and Distribution

  4. CareerPathways Targeted Outreach and Support Youth Military Women Low Income Young Adults Transitioning Adults Work Ready Bootcamps • Math • Employability • Learning to Learn • Physical Conditioning • Math • Employability • Physical Conditioning • Math • Employability • Learning to Learn • Physical Conditioning • Math • Employability • Learning to Learn • Physical Conditioning • Math • Employability • Learning to Learn • Physical Conditioning • NCRC • Energy Employability / Work Keys • Energy Industry Fundamentals (EIF) Tiers 1-5 credentials Job specific Bootcamps Lineworker Bootcamp Gas Technician Bootcamp Nuclear Bootcamp Apprenticeship for College Credit Utility Technician Accelerated Associate Degree or Associate Degree Apprenticeship for College Credit Non-Nuclear Generation Accelerated Associate Degree or Associate Degree Nuclear Uniform Curriculum Degree Job specific Apprenticeships and Credentials

  5. Student Path to Success Energy and Education Partnerships

  6. Preparation to enter education: Work Ready Bootcamps - Front Loading for Success • Short Term solutions to build individual needs • Prepare and succeed, not fail and remediate • Math • Employability • Learning to Learn • Physical Conditioning

  7. Education Tiers 1-5 Credentials – the foundation • NCRC and Energy Employability assess ability to begin training; testing the levels for success through pilots • EIF curriculum now available • ANSI accredited certificate available to approved providers • National Career Readiness Certificate • Energy Employability / Work Keys • Energy Industry Fundamentals (EIF)

  8. Why an Energy Industry Fundamentals Certificate? There is no other credential that ensures potential workers have an understanding of the industry as a whole. • This training/credential helps make occupation-specific training more meaningful, and • Enables students to understand how individual companies and jobs fit into the big picture.

  9. Education Tiers 6-8 Credentials – Job Specific Lineworker Bootcamp Gas Technician Bootcamp Nuclear Bootcamp Apprenticeship for College Credit Utility Technician Accelerated Associate Degree or Associate Degree Apprenticeship for College Credit Non-Nuclear Generation Accelerated Associate Degree or Associate Degree Nuclear Uniform Curriculum Degree Non-licensed Operators, Mechanical Maintenance, Electrical Maintenance, I&C Maintenance and Radiation Protection Technicians. Lineworker Substation, Relay, Engineering, Alternative Fuel or Meter Technician Natural Gas, Gas Service or Corrosion Technician I & C, Mechanical and Electrical Technician, Auxiliary Equipment Operator, Plant Operator Career Paths

  10. What’s next? • Integration of military credentials • Prior learning credit for military training • Lineworker and apprenticeship credit recommendations from ACE • Articulation framework for pathways • State Energy Career Clusters for Energy Programs of Study

  11. State Energy Workforce Consortia WA MT MN OR CT ID SD MI WY PA NJ OH IN NV IL MD UT VA CA CO MO KS KY NC TN SC AZ NM GA MS AL TX LA FL Planned Consortium GIECP Pilot States Existing Consortium

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