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Western Region CEWD Meeting March 2008 Van Ton-Quinlivan, Director, Workforce Strategy & Diversity PG&E Corporation.

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1 Western Region CEWD Meeting March 2008 Van Ton-Quinlivan, vnt1@pge-corp.com Director, Workforce Strategy & Diversity PG&E Corporation

2 CONFIDENTIAL DRAFT 2 Overview PG&E needs to hire over 1,000 high wage workers (averaging $70-100K) over the next 3 years – Utility Worker/Apprentice Lineworker: 750-1,000 – Instrumentation Technician/Electrical Tech: 100-125 – Apprentice Mechanics: 100-150 – Apprentice Welders: 30 – Power/Electrical Engineers: 150-250 PG&E’s workforce development framework is based on national best practices, leveraging Workforce Investment Boards and community colleges PG&E’s 2008 pilots focus on utility workers / apprentice lineworkers Programs outreach to Job Corp residents, veterans, and underserved populations Significant collaboration potential opportunities exist

3 CONFIDENTIAL DRAFT 3 PG&E’s viewpoint on workforce development The demand for technically skilled craftworkers is great and growing We must collectively focus resources and efforts Outreach, training, onboarding, and upskilling must be comprehensive and factor in California’s demographics Programs should deliver the right people with the right skills into business at the right time

4 CONFIDENTIAL DRAFT 4 What our hiring managers want…  Meets hiring requirements  Local  Productive immediately (through relevant experience or pre-training)  Capable of moving up  Has soft skills and good work ethics  Ethnic or gender diversity Build systematic pipelines of job-ready candidates by emphasizing these factors in the outreach, screening and pre-training processes

5 CONFIDENTIAL DRAFT 5 The PowerPathway model PG&E Role: Hire Community-Based Organizations (or Workforce Investment Boards) Role: Outreach and Case Manage Community Colleges Role: Train Advantages to company Good workers Lower training cost long run Community presence and goodwill

6 CONFIDENTIAL DRAFT 6 Initial 2008 PowerPathway ™ pilots are focused on hiring Utility Workers Utility Workers / Apprentice Lineworkers Goal: Train 100 candidates per year Target group: Disadvantaged youth and adults; Job Corps; dislocated workers; veterans Sites: Fresno, Oakland, San Mateo, San Francisco Training: 3 month community college certificate Partners: San Francisco, Oakland, Fresno, San Mateo community colleges and WIB Apprentice Electrical and Instrument Technicians* Goal: Train 30 candidates per year Target group: Skilled dislocated workers, community residents Site: San Mateo Training: 2 year degree + capstone training Partners: College of San Mateo, San Mateo WIB Apprentice Welders* Goal: Train 10 candidates per year Target group: Current AA-level welding students Site: Butte College Training: 2 year degree + capstone training Partners: Butte College, local CBO Apprentice Mechanics (Veterans) Goal: Train 20 candidates per year Target group: Veterans with mechanical background Site: Skyline College Training: Community college certificate Partners: Employment Development Dept, Skyline College, San Mateo WIB Maintenance & Construction Associates (Veterans) Goal: Establish 1 year training to intake veterans for potential line supervisory role Target group: Non-commissioned officers Site: PG&E Training: 1.5 year combined formal and on-the-job training Partners: City College of San Francisco, Fresno WIB * Pending receipt of grants

7 CONFIDENTIAL DRAFT 7 2008 Pilots - PowerPathway Geographies Fresno San Mateo SF To apply for PowerPathway courses or for more information, visit www.pge.com/careers/powerpathway. Oakland

8 Page 8 ©PG&E Corporation, 2007 STAGE 2 STAGE 1 FULL BRIDGE TO UTILITY WORKER/APPRENTICE LINEWORKER LANEY, CCSF, AND FRESNO COMMUNITY COLLEGES (200-300 hours) Contextualized training delivered for college credit Introduction to gas & electric industry, safety training, technical training Intensive math, ESL, spatial skills; Achievement of 10th grade reading level Interview preparation ACT test preparation; physical conditioning for ALP test Wrap-around support and case management Individualized education and career plan Full financial aid available OUTREACH, RECRUITMENT AND ASSESSMENT TARGET GROUPS: Latino community, disadvantaged youth and adults, dislocated workers and veterans PRIORITY AREAS: Fresno, SF Bay Area/Oakland, San Mateo/San Jose SERVICES BY OUTREACH NETWORK: Industry orientation, assessment, community outreach, counseling, case management STAGE 3 STAGE 4 ON THE JOB GAS UTILITY WORKER TRAINING $19.91 per hour JOURNEY LEVEL FITTER $32.66 per hour APPRENTICE FITTER $27.73 per hour ON THE JOB ELECTRIC UTILITY WORKER TRAINING $19.91 per hour APPRENTICE LINEWORKER $29.11 per hour JOURNEY LEVEL LINEWORKER $40.80 per hour STAGE 5 INTENSIVE BRIDGE TO UTILITY WORKER/ APPRENTICE LINEWORKER COLLEGE OF SAN MATEO (100-150 hours) Introduction to gas & electric industry, safety training, technical training Intensive math, ESL & spatial skills ACT test preparation Delivered for college credit Literacy attainment at the Wonder LIC 8 th – 10 th grade level PG&E PowerPathway™ model for Bridge to Utility Worker / Apprentice Lineworker JOURNEY LEVEL WELDER $40.80 per hour APPRENTICE WELDER $27.73 per hour

9 CONFIDENTIAL DRAFT 9 Video Start video

10 CONFIDENTIAL DRAFT 10 Collaboration opportunities? Employer consortiums Hire Joint curriculum development Use leads already generated Amplify voice on public policy Partnerships for expansion and sustainability Additional geographies Additional curriculums Target outreach (females, Asians, etc.) Leveraged resources/funding Other A systematic way to capture knowledge/talents of retiree pool


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