Michigan Consortium Report CEWD Midwest Regional Conference June 29, 2009

Formation Work products Network/Resource Experts Next Steps Agenda

Formation Membership Charter built Priorities Employers; DTE Energy, CMS, UPPCo, Muni, Co-Op Unions; IBEW, UWUA, Operating Engineers, etc Educators; Community College networks, Trade schools Mi Department of Labor/Economic Growth Charter built Priorities Formation

Priorities Funding Employer Needs Training Marketing Priorities Need funding to get people into training programs Need funding to support the National Training Center Employers are forced to cut back on funding for training Employer Needs Need better knowledge of the retirement numbers Need assistance in the early stages of the training process to help weed out individuals that don’t fit for the available jobs and to make more efficient use of limited training dollars Over 1200 applications for 22 apprenticeships There is an internal failure rate of 50% Opportunities exist for pre-apprenticeship training to serve as a screening process to increase the odds of an individual being successful Need a better handle on workforce projections The urgency has receded because people are holding off on retirement in the down economy, however the need is still looming Training Training and testing for CDLs is a costly process and can be a barrier for individuals entering the industry Need to look at technical job training the can lead into utility employment opportunities With the large number of skilled workers unemployed right now, are there ways to hire and upskill people from other skill trade areas Marketing Need to get more information out into younger environments Need to be up front about what utility jobs entail Better access to learning and curriculum that is common across multiple occupations (i.e. applied math, science, and technology) Priorities

Examples of Products Workforce projected Attrition Electric Lineworkers Plant Operators Plant Maintenance Plant Instrument and Control Technicians Plant Fuel Handlers Gas Transmission, Storage, Distribution and Service Workers Electrical Substation Operations, Maintenance and Construction Operational First-Line Supervisors Electric Distribution Engineers Gas Distribution Engineers Power Generation Engineers Nuclear Engineers Engineers - Other Technicians (excluding Plant Instrumentation and Control Techs) Engineering Technicians and Designers Projected Retirements (2009-2013), based on recent history Projected Non Retirement Turnover (2009-2013), based on recent history Historical Net Impact of Internal Transfers (2009-2013) Projected External Requirements (2009-2013) Projected Retirements Projected Attrition Projected External Requirements Job Segments Descriptions Examples of Products

Examples of Products Training Asset Inventory Community College, Trade Schools, Universities The Educator Network defined Matched to Job Segments Examples of Products

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What does the work look like A DRAFT PICTURE Define the requirements Build/verify JTAs Build Courses and Curriculums Establish the supplier networks What does the work look like

Next Steps Review the attrition data and Training Assets Develop a list of basic skills required for the jobs needing support Document JTA information for the jobs needing support Do Gap assessment and Network assessment (what do we need and where should we do it) Goal: to have portable courses, a set standard curriculum, and regional deployment… Next Steps