1. California Needs Assessment of Workforce Issues for Energy Efficiency, Demand-Side Management, Renewable Energy and the Green Economy
Conducted by the Donald Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy, Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, UC Berkeley.
Funded by California utility ratepayers under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission.

2. Overview A comprehensive look at:
--The need for workforce preparation, given the growth in green jobs and employer demand
--The current workforce training and education infrastructure that can provide this preparation
--The study will identify the gaps that exist and where workforce strategies can be better directed and coordinated.
--We will draw upon the work of other researchers as well as develop new analyses.

3. Task 1: California’s Future Workforce
Description of California economy, present and future
Population projections
Migration flows
Aging of the workforce
Income and wage inequality trends
Competitive advantages
Other factors: policies, budgetary constraints and the business cycle

4. Task 2: Project Employment
Scenario 1
Scenario 2
Scenario 3
Policies
Jobs
Jobs
Jobs
Investment
Business cycle
Industries = energy efficiency, demand-side management, renewables, other energy-related, plus residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, transportation
Policies = ARRA, AB 32, AB 811, EE rebates, state and federal tax credits, portfolio standards, etc. 4

5. Jobs EDD Green Employer Survey CoE Green Employer Survey
EDA Green Employer Survey
Jobs

6. Task 2: Identify Emerging Industries?
Patents
Startups
Gazelles

7. Task 2: Project Occupations
Jobs
Staffing Patterns
EDD Green Employment Survey
CC Centers for Excellence Survey
Key informant interviews

8. Task 2: Profile Skills Current occupations
Emerging/expanding occupations
Career pathways

9. Task 2: Profile Sectors
Case studies of energy efficiency retrofit and renewable industries
Review of trade literature
Industry expert interviews
Employer interviews

10. Task 2: Project Labor Supply
Project green sector workforce characteristics
Task 1 findings, California workforce
Task 2 findings, current green workforce
Projections from CA Department of Finance
Profile population with barriers

11. Task 2: Map Green Businesses and Workers
Map current and future green business locations
Map current and future green workforce locations
Determine mismatch

12. Task 3-7 Strategies for Workforce Education and Training for Green Jobs in California
Context:
Lots of new investment in green workforce training and education
Is this investment responding to real job growth and real need for skills development?
How can we promote effective workforce development strategies?
Given the many players and initiatives, how can coordination be maximized, duplication minimized?
How can we build on the assets the state already has, such as the community colleges and apprenticeship infrastructure?
How can we make sure that investments are going where they are needed to all regions in California?
How can we open up access to good green jobs with career ladders for people from disadvantaged communities?
How can we make sure that public investments in workforce development support good jobs with career ladders? 12

13. QUESTIONS: Who is doing what?
Task 3: Inventory and Assessment of Interests, Responsibilities, Current and Planned WE&T Activities, and Strengths of Collaborators
QUESTIONS:
Who is doing what?
Where is there coordination and collaboration among the many workforce initiatives occurring and where isn’t there?
Where is there coordination between economic development initiatives and workforce initiatives?
What are challenges and opportunities for better alignment and coordination of workforce training and education initiatives among the major funders? 13

14. Task 3: Inventory and Assessment of Interests, Responsibilities, Current and Planned WE&T Activities, and Strengths of Collaborators
DATA COLLECTION ON:
Government agencies that fund workforce development.
Government agencies that fund green job creation.
Government agencies with a role in regulating the green sectors.
Philanthropic foundations that fund job training and pathways out of poverty programs.
Key training and education institutions
Key employers, employer associations, labor organizations, and labor-management partnerships that fund training.
Community organizations or other intermediaries that shape workforce development in their regions.
Regional public/private partnership involved in green job creation and green workforce development.

15. Task 4 Identification and Documentation of Education and Job Training Programs and Employment Information Systems
QUESTIONS:
What is the capacity of current training and education programs to prepare workers for green jobs?
type and length of training, specific skills, industry recognized certificates and credentials
# of graduates, # of job placements
Geographic distribution by skill category
Population served
Etc.
What is the capacity of current employment information systems to help match workers with training programs and jobs? 15

16. Task 4 Identification and Documentation of Education and Job Training Programs and Employment Information Systems
DATA COLLECTION ON:
Community college degrees, certificate programs, and other training offerings
Adult education, high school, and ROP offerings
Community-based and non-profit training organizations
Private and industry training programs
Four-year college degrees that specialize in energy efficiency, renewables, and related fields
Building and construction trades apprenticeship programs
Private and public employment information sytems 16

17. What initiatives in California are currently doing this?
Task 5 Identification of Best Practices to Support Participation of Minority, Low Income and Disadvantaged Communities
QUESTIONS:
What program characteristics and strategies are necessary to successfully place and retain people from disadvantaged communities in good green jobs?
What initiatives in California are currently doing this?
What is their size, scalability, breadth, geographic reach, etc.? 17

18. Task 5 Identification of Best Practices to Support Participation of Minority, Low Income and Disadvantaged Communities
DATA FROM:
National studies of best practices in workforce training and education programs to increase minority, low-income and disadvantaged populations’ placement and retention in good jobs
Inventory in Task 4 18

19. Task 5 Identification of Best Practices to Support Participation of Minority, Low Income and Disadvantaged Communities
DATA FROM:
National studies of best practices in workforce training and education programs to increase minority, low-income and disadvantaged populations’ placement and retention in good jobs
Inventory in Task 4 19

20. Gap analysis will be based on alternative policy and growth scenarios
Task 6 Identification of Future Needs (“Gap Analysis”) and Development of Workforce Strategies to Address Needs
Synthesis of Tasks 1-5
Geographic and sector mapping of match and mismatch between existing workforce and education programs and real needs for skill upgrading in the labor market
Gap analysis will be based on alternative policy and growth scenarios
Will include recommendations on how to address gaps, considering existing players and their potential contributions to a coordinated workforce development effort. 20

21. Based on alternative policy and growth scenarios
Task 6 Identification of Future Needs (“Gap Analysis”) and Development of Workforce Strategies to Address Needs
Synthesis of Tasks 1-5
Geographic and sector mapping of match between existing workforce and education programs and labor market needs for skill upgrading
Based on alternative policy and growth scenarios
Identification of strategy to fill gaps, considering existing players and their potential contributions to a coordinated workforce development effort. 21

22. Task 7: Support for the Planning and Conducting of Public Meeting(s)
Stakeholder engagement process
Coordination with other research and planning efforts
Leading to Green Workforce Summit in late Fall 2010