Credentialing in the Energy Industry Valerie Taylor, Educational Consultant
Energy Competency Model: Generation, Transmission & Distribution Tier 6 ‐ 8 – Occupation ‐ Specific Competencies Substation Engineering Relay Natural Gas Lineworker Technician Technician Technician Technology Electrical Mechanical Alternate Fuel Instrument & Plant Operator Technician Technician Technicians Control Technician Tier 5 – Industry ‐ Specific Technical Competencies Electric Non ‐ Nuclear Generation Gas Transmission & Transmission & Nuclear Generation (Coal, Natural Gas, Oil, Hydro, Solar, Wind, Distribution Biofuel, Geothermal) Distribution Tier 4 – Industry ‐ Wide Technical Competencies Environmental Quality Control & Industry Principles Safety Awareness Laws & Continuous Improvement Troubleshooting & Concepts Regulations Tier 3 – Workplace Competencies Planning, Employability & Working with Basic Following Business Problem Solving Teamwork Organizing & Ethics Entrepreneurship Hand & Power Tools Directions Fundamentals Decision Making & Technology Scheduling Skills Tier 2 – Academic Competencies Locating, Engineering & Critical & Information Mathematics Reading & Using Listening Science Speaking Writing Technology Analytical Technology Information Thinking Tier 1 – Personal Effectiveness Competencies Interpersonal Dependability Self ‐ Flexibility & Ability To Integrity Professionalism Reputation Motivation Skills & Reliability Development Adaptability Learn
Stackable Credentials 8 Occupation ‐ Specific Requirements Tier 6–8 Job Specific Skills/Credentials • Associate Degree • Boot Camp / Apprenticeship for College 7 Occupation ‐ Specific Technical Credit • Accelerated Associate Degree Occupation ‐ Specific Knowledge Areas 6 Industry ‐ Specific Technical 5 Tier 4–5 Industry Fundamentals • Energy Industry Fundamentals Certificate 4 Industry ‐ Wide Technical Workplace Requirements 3 Tier 1–3 Basic Training • Energy Industry Employability Skills Academic Requirements 2 Certificate • National Career 1 Personal Effectiveness Readiness Certificate Energy Competency Tier Model for Skilled Technician Positions in Energy Efficiency, Energy Generation and Energy Transmission and Distribution
Career Pathways Targeted Low Income Transitioning Outreach Youth Military Women and Young Adults Adults Support • Math • Math • Math • Math • Math Work • Employability • Employability • Employability • Employability • Employability Ready • Learning to Learn • Physical • Learning to Learn • Learning to Learn • Learning to Learn Bootcamps • Physical Conditioning • Physical • Physical • Physical Conditioning Conditioning Conditioning Conditioning • NCRC Tiers 1 ‐ 5 • Energy Employability / Work Keys credentials • Energy Industry Fundamentals (EIF) Job specific Lineworker Gas Technician Nuclear Bootcamps Bootcamp Bootcamp Bootcamp Utility Technician Non ‐ Nuclear Accelerated Generation Nuclear Uniform Job specific Apprenticeship Apprenticeship Associate Degree Accelerated Curriculum Apprenticeships for College Credit for College Credit or Associate Associate Degree or Degree and Credentials Degree Associate Degree
Student Path to Success Education: Preparation Preparation to Career Enrollment to enter to enter job Completion of education: in market: credential with Interest to Screening to Labor Market Energy Acceptance into Selection Value program Energy and Education Partnerships
Preparation to enter education: Work Ready Bootcamps - Front Loading for Success • Math • Employability • Learning to Learn • Physical Conditioning Short Term solutions to build individual needs Prepare and succeed, not fail and remediate
Education Tiers 1-5 Credentials – the foundation • National Career Readiness Certificate • Energy Employability / Work Keys • Energy Industry Fundamentals (EIF) 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
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.
Education Tiers 6-8 Credentials – Job Specific Lineworker Gas Technician Nuclear Bootcamp Bootcamp Bootcamp Utility Technician Non ‐ Nuclear Accelerated Generation Nuclear Uniform Apprenticeship Apprenticeship Associate Degree Accelerated Curriculum for College Credit for College Credit or Associate Associate Degree or Degree Degree Associate Degree Career Paths Non-licensed Lineworker Substation, Relay, Natural Gas, Gas I & C, Mechanical and Operators, Engineering, Service or Electrical Technician, Mechanical Alternative Fuel or Corrosion Auxiliary Equipment Maintenance, Meter Technician Technician Operator, Plant Operator Electrical Maintenance, I&C Maintenance and Radiation Protection Technicians.
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
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
For more information, contact: Valerie Taylor Educational Consultanat Center for Energy Workforce Development 701 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004-2696 valerie@cewd.org www.cewd.org
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