4/07/09 Briefing to Senate & House Committees on Labor American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 STATE ENERGY SECTOR PARTNERSHIP AND JOB TRAINING GRANT

Hawaii’s Challenge! 3.5 million jobs created or saved nationally 15,000 Jobs in Hawaii

State Energy Sector Partnership and Training Grants $190 Million Thirty-Four Awards $2 Million to $6 Million State Workforce Investment Boards –Workforce Development Council

State Energy Sector Partnership and Training Grants

USDOL OBJECTIVE State Energy Sector Partnership and Training Grants Provide training, job placement, and related activities that reflect a comprehensive statewide energy sector strategy “The end result of a sector strategy is a stronger labor market system that benefits workers and employers for years to come.” Connect workforce development strategies to other Recovery Act funded projects

ARRA Funds to the State of Hawaii

1.Engaging leadership 2.Co-creating core principles 3.Promoting regionalism 4.Strategic use of funding 5.Data-driven decision making 6.Alignment of public resources and strategies 7.Capacity building 8.Promotion and positioning 9.Evaluation 10.Legislation Common Elements of Sector Strategies

7 Areas for SESP Training Focus The purpose of the State Energy Sector Partnership is develop a statewide strategy to meet the workforce development needs of employers directly involved in the following energy sector industries: Energy efficient building, construction and retrofit; Renewable electric power; Energy efficient and advanced drive train vehicle; Biofuels; Deconstruction and materials use; Energy efficiency assessment industry serving residential, commercial, or industrial; Manufacturers that produce sustainable products using environmentally sustainable processes and materials.

Responsibilities Workforce Development Council –Leads the State Energy Sector Partnership and serve as the project operator responsible for coordinating and managing the Partnership –Manage overall planning, implementation, oversight, and technical assistance of the State Energy Sector Operations, which also includes managing the local project teams –Report Performance to Feds and Steering Committee

Responsibilities SESP Steering Committee –Oversight of the implementation and successful operation of the Sector Plan –Determine and coordinate membership of the SESP and Project Teams –Continue strengthening and expanding existing partnerships –The Board may expand its role beyond these three activities to enhance the operations of the local and regional project teams.

Responsibilities Roles of the Local and Regional Project Teams –Identify, assess, and refer candidates for training, and connect and place workers with employers that have existing job openings –Develop and/or strengthen relationships with the various partner organizations –Teams must implement comprehensive projects that are ready to begin expeditiously upon award and train a substantial number of participants

Funding Allocation Overall Funding: $6 Million –Personnel Costs: $434,000 –Fringe Benefits: $165,376 –Travel: $14,040 –Contractual Services: $5,262,638 –1,300 workers trained

Funding Allocation (Contractual Services) Trade Associations and labor Organizations: $525,000 –Building Industry Association ($TBD) –Associated Builders and Contractors ($TBD) –General Contractor’s Association ($TBD) –District Council 50 ($TBD) –Hawaii Farm Bureau (???) –Pacific Resources Partnership ($TBD)

Funding Allocation (Contractual Services) Trade Associations and labor Organizations: (Continued) –Assist in the development of curriculum and program –Assist in funding actual training of workers –Target Populations: Incumbent Workers 600 trained

Funding Allocation (Contractual Services) Hawaiian Electric Industries: $194,000 Kauai Island Utility Cooperative: $100,000 –Target population: Incumbent Workers –Training to assist in conversion to Smart Grid technology and Meeting Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative

Funding Allocation (Contractual Services) Non-Profit Providers: $450,000 –Goodwill Industries ($225,000) –Catholic Charities ($225,000) –Target population: Homeless At Risk Youth Single Mothers Ex-offenders Persons With Disabilities

Funding Allocation (Contractual Services) University of Hawaii Community Colleges: $1,150,000 –$550,000 for Capacity Building –$600,000 for Training (300 participants) –Target population: Dislocated Workers, workers impacted by national energy and environmental policy, individuals in need of updated training related to the EE and RE industries Veterans

Funding Allocation (Contractual Services) Local Workforce Investment Boards (One- Stops): $2.84 million –Workforce Development Services ($675,000) –Job Training Funds ($1,315,000) –Support Services ($300,000) –Project Coordination, performance, monitoring ($553,438)

Funding Allocation (Contractual Services) Local Workforce Investment Boards (One- Stops): Continued… –Target Populations Dislocated Workers workers impacted by national energy and environmental policy, individuals in need of updated training related to the EE and RE industries Veterans Single Mothers Ex-offenders

Funding Allocation (Contractual Services) Local Workforce Investment Boards (One- Stops): Continued… –Target Populations Dislocated Workers workers impacted by national energy and environmental policy, individuals in need of updated training related to the EE and RE industries Veterans Single Mothers Ex-offenders

Non-Profits $450k UHCCs $1.15 Million Trades $525k LWIBs & One-Stops $2.84 Million SESP Steering Committee Utilities $294k Recruitment Training (UHCC or Private Trainers) Placement Retention Project Teams Establish Training Demand for Each County SESP Steering Committee Allocates LWIB and UHCC funding (Non-Profits Pending) to counties based upon training demand projections Project Team Kauai Project Team Oahu Project Team Hawaii Project Team Maui

Next Steps Meet with utilities regarding funding (Early April) Hire SESP Program Team (Pending Approval to Expend) MIS Reporting System Selection panel reviews Project Team Training Activity Submittals and allocates funding

Discussion Items Formation of a selection panel to review and allocate funding amounts to four counties –Project Teams to review and reassess training needs for counties and submit to selection panel in early April Hawaii Farm Bureau Allocation of funding to Trades

Q and A James P. Hardway Executive Director Workforce Development Council State of Hawaii