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Development Guided by DOE Guidelines:  F or the past 2 ½ ye ar s RME C has be e n wor king with HVACRe du.ne t to de sign and imple me nt an F E T (F ac ilitie s E ngine e r ing T e c hnic ian) pr ogr am that me e ts the ne e ds spe c ifie d by the DOE Building Ope r ations Pr ofe ssional.  T his pr ogr am has be e n pac kage d to be use d wor ld- wide by c ommunity c olle ge s and e mploye r s for the e ntr y le ve l and e xisting wor kfor c e . https:/ / www4.e e re .e ne rg y.g ov/ workforc e / site s/ de fa ult/ file s/ DOE _BB_F a c t_She e t_NIBS _Workforc e _v9.pdf

Facilities Engineering Technicians:  Ar e Pr oble m- solving Pr ofe ssionals  Ar e E xpe r ts who c ontr ibute to making a building- as- a- syste m wor k e ffic ie ntly  Impr ove c ustome r satisfac tion  Assur e mor e up- time  Inc r e ase pr ofits for building owne r s

Employers Need  T he be st way to r e c r uit high quality ne w e mploye e s  T he most e ffe c tive way to ge t ne w e mploye e s tr aine d and pr ofitable  T he most e ffic ie nt way to upskill e xisting e mploye e s with industr y c r e de ntials

Why is this important now? BABY BOOME R RE T IRE E S WIL L HE L P CRE AT E 55 MIL L ION JOBS BY 2020 - GE ORGE T OWN UNIVE RSIT Y http:/ / www.g e o rg e to wn.e du/ ne ws/ stud y-finds-re tire e s- will-c re a te -mo re -jo b s-2020.html T hr ough 2017, Houston will ne e d mor e than 74,000 middle skills wor ke r s a ye ar , ac c or ding to GHP’s “Addr e ssing Houston’s Middle Skills Jobs Challe nge ” r e por t. “T his shor tage of wor ke r s will like ly hampe r the r e gion’s ability to ope r ate a safe wor k e nvir onme nt and e ve n to e xpand,” the r e por t state s. “T he lac k of wor ke r s c ould c anc e llation.” also slow pr oje c ts and e ve n le ad to the ir http:/ / www.sa nja c .e du/ a rtic le / sho rta g e -middle -skills- wo rke rs-g ro wing -c o nc e rn

F E T s a re not a line ite m bre a k out for DOL or BL S http:/ / www.bls.gov/ opub/ te d/ 2014/ te d_20140107.htm

Why is this important now? Othe r te c hnic al fie lds and c ar e e r s ar e c ompe ting for the same tale nt pool:  Ge ne r al Mainte nanc e and Re pair Wor ke r s  He ating, Air Conditioning, and Re fr ige r ation Me c hanic s and Installe r s  E le c tr ic ians All shar e a similar aptitude for math, sc ie nc e , me c hanic s, and te c hnology and all e ar n a living wage .

Ne e ds of Ne w E mploye e s (with little or no wor k e xpe r ie nc e )  Ne w pote ntia l e mploye e s ne e d a F a c ilitie s E ng ine e ring T e c hnic ia n (F E T ) c a re e r pa th  An E duc a tiona l Prog ra m tha t le a ds to F E T jobs

Ne e ds of Ne w E mploye e s (with othe r wor k e xpe r ie nc e )  An e duc ational pr ogr am that asse sse s what the y alr e ady know and ge ne r ate s an individualize d pr ogr am to fill in the ir knowle dge gaps.  An E duc ational Pr ogr am that give s c r e dit for what the y alr e ady know.  F le xible and Pr ofe ssional L e ar ning E xpe r ie nc e s Online

Ne e ds of Cur r e nt E mploye e s  An e duc ational pr ogr am that give s c r e dit for what the y alr e ady know.  F le xible and Pr ofe ssional L e ar ning E xpe r ie nc e s Online  A Pr ogr am that pr e par e s the m to upskill with industr y c e r tific ations.

OUR Solution  Online E duc a tiona l Prog ra m powe r e d by HVACRe du.ne t Ble nde d with  Ha nds on L iving L a bs Ar r ange d by RME C

PROGRAM

Ble nde d L e ar ning Pr ogr am Ble nde d L e a rning c ombine s online c ourse s with fa c e - to- fa c e la bs – the be st of both worlds for toda y’s stude nts  T he ory c ourse s a re de live re d via a n online c a mpus in pa rtne rship with HVACRe du.ne t (a n ANSI CAP Ac c re dite d Ce rtific a te Issue r)  Ha nds on L iving L e a rning L a bs c a n be e ithe r work e xpe rie nc e in the fie ld or a t the e mploye r’s fa c ility, inc re a sing prog ra m outre a c h  L a b te sting is obse rve d by a n a pprove d proc tor to prove stude nt c ompe te nc y

Pr ogr am de sign  E mploye r s ide ntify skill- base d c ompe te nc ie s de r ive d fr om spe c ific e ntr y-le ve l job de sc r iptions for F E T ’s and the tar ge t industr y c e r tific ations de sir e d of se nior F E T ’s  Online e duc ational le ar ning e xpe r ie nc e s de signe d by online te ac hing and le ar ning e xpe r ts to suppor t those c ompe te nc ie s  L ab e xpe r ie nc e s de signe d to give stude nts an oppor tunity to apply the the or ie s le ar ne d and de monstr ate c ompe te nc y

Entry Level Track: Ready to Assessed & Work Internship 90 Benchmarked Academy Days 10 Days Assessed & Career! Compared to Benchmark

Existing Workforce Track: Employee Employee Employer & Provided a Assessed & FET Employee Personal Gaps Determine Education Identified Track Plan

Que stions? Ed Hegwood, LEED AP O+M Program Coordinator Ready to Work Academy and Energy Efficiency Red Rocks Community College/Rocky Mountain Education Center Lakewood, Colorado 80228 Cell-303-656-0374/ Office 303-914-6202 http://www.rmecosha.com/energy.aspx Energy Efficiency is ALWAYS the First Step