Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Noon – 5:00 pm

Registration

5:00  – 6:30 pm

National Energy Education Network (NEEN) Opening Reception

Thursday, June 19, 2014

7:00 am

Registration

7:00 – 8:00 am

Breakfast

8:00 am

Welcome to the 2014 NEEN Meeting

Preparation to Enter Education

Successes in Recruiting Targeted Populations  

Industry members share successful strategies for recruiting transitioning workers, low-income young adults and other targeted populations into their entry level energy jobs. 

CEWD Resources Spotlight: Career Coaching Handbook for Arizona Sun Corridor Get Into Energy Consortium

Roundtable Discussion: Recruiting Strategies

Education: Enrollment to Completion of Credential

The CEWD Education Sponsorship Process and Core Technical Curriculum

CEWD describes an ongoing effort to more clearly define what “education sponsorship” means for schools and employers, and the value of true partnership in bringing ready-now candidates to energy jobs. Plus, learn how discussion and input collected at the 2013 NEEN meeting has resulted in formalization of a set of core competencies for Tiers 6-8 of the CEWD Energy Competency Model.   

Networking Break

Wrap-Around Services to Support Student Completion (Panel)

Hear from two organizations that help students complete their education by connecting them with people who want to help and with wrap-around services that can make the difference between dropping out and graduating.

Roundtable Discussion: Strategies to Support Student Completion

11:30  am

Luncheon Keynote:  A Big Picture Approach to Improving Education Outcomes in Today’s Youth

Ø   Paul Evensen,  Senior Vice President, Community Planning & Evaluation, The Forum for Youth Investment – Ready by 21

The Forum for Youth Investment’s signature initiative, Ready by 21, is a set of innovative strategies that helps communities and states improve the odds that all children and youth will be ready for college, work and life, by providing clear standards to achieve collective impact, tools and solutions to help leaders make progress, and ways to measure and track success along the way.

Preparation to Enter an Energy Job

12:30 pm

Concurrent Working Sessions

Ø   CEWD’s New Approach to Building Math Competency

Ø   Energy Industry Fundamentals (EIF) Community of Practice

Ø   DOE Workforce Training Grantees’ Best Practices Session

The Current and Future State of EEI Pre-employment Testing

EEI pre-employment tests for skilled utility technicians have served the industry well in screening for required job competencies.  Find out how the testing system is working in 2014 and changes on the horizon for testing delivery.

CEWD Resources Spotlight: There’s an App for that! Troops to Energy Jobs

Collaborative Approaches for Bringing Women into the Energy Sector (Panel)

Hear about innovative collaborative approaches to help women transition into technical energy jobs, including the 2014 CEWD Women in Sustainable Energy (WISE) Pathways pilot and exciting initiatives in Ohio and Oregon.  

Perspectives on Employability in the Energy Workplace – What do Employers Really Value?  (Panel)

Amid the glut of certifications and credentials that compete for students’ time and money, which ones really matter when it comes to starting a career in energy?  A panel of industry representatives describes what they look for and require in the successful candidate.

Roundtable Discussion & NEEN Meeting Recap

4:00 pm

Adjourn