LATTC Utility/Energy Program Smart Grid Workforce Summit April 1, 2010 Marcy Drummond, Vice President Workforce & Economic Development Los Angeles Trade-Technical College
Los Angeles Trade-Technical College Leader in Workforce Development 80+ Year History of Workforce Development 75,000 Participants in Workforce Development Education in Past 5 Years #1 Community College in California for Awarding AA/AS Degree in Family and Consumer Sciences 12 Programs are #1 in State for Awarding AA/AS Degrees 21 Disciplines are #1 in State for Awarding Certificates or Degrees 53 Disciplines are in Top Ten for Awarding Certificates or Degrees #1 Community College in California for Green Workforce Education and Training Programs (number and scope)
Los Angeles Trade-Technical College Utility/Energy Program Energy/Utility Certificate & Degree Programs, Courses Sector Intermediary Workforce Development Facilitator Workforce Development Initiatives Research, Standards Recent Accomplishments and Accolades Grant Activities
Utility/Energy Education and Training Certificates, Degrees, and Courses Energy/Utility Certificate & Degree Programs, Courses Basic Electrician Trainee Sector Intermediary Workforce Development Facilitator Electrical Construction and Maintenance Electrical Utility Worker (Powerline Systems) Workforce Development Initiatives Research, Standards Utility and Construction Prep Program Recent Accomplishments and Accolades Operation and Maintenance Engineer Steam Plant
Utility/Energy Education and Training Certificates, Degrees, and Courses Energy/Utility Certificate & Degree Programs, Courses Solar Design & Installation Sector Intermediary Workforce Development Facilitator Sustainable Lighting Weatherization and Energy Efficiency Workforce Development Initiatives Research, Standards Thermal Energy Storage & Heat Recovery Recent Accomplishments and Accolades Renewable Energy Systems
Utility/Energy Sector Intermediary Facilitating Workforce Development Activities LA Infrastructure and Sustainable Jobs Collaborative - a Collaborative that brings together key stakeholders to plan and implement a seamless education, training Sector Intermediary and Business workforce & Industry infrastructure Workforce Development Education for Facilitator & Training both traditional and greened occupations Public in the Agencies utility/energy Articulation and construction & sectors. Partners K12, CCs, Universities Alignment of the Collaborative include: Los Angeles Labor Organizations Department Reducing Duplication of Water and Power; Southern California Workforce Development Initiatives Research, Standards Gas Community-Based Company (a Sempra Hiring Energy PracticesUtility); The Los Angeles Unified School District; Organizations The Center (CBOs) of Excellence hosted at the Los Angeles WIA - WorkSource Community Labor College Partnerships District; Centers Apprenticeship California State and Career University Ladders Los Angeles (CSULA), College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology; IBEW Local 18- LADWP Joint Training Institute; Southeast-Crenshaw WorkSource Center; K12 Partnerships College Intermediary and Career Pathways - LATTC IBEW Local 11; California Building and Construction Trades Council; and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California to name a few. Energy/Utility Certificate & Degree Programs, Remove Courses Barriers, Industry-Sector Driven Regional Partners Address Gaps in Workforce System Energy Utility Transportation Construction Coordinates & Facilitates Recent Accomplishments and Collaborative Accolades Activities Career-Pathways Entry-Level Occupations Incumbent (Career Ladder or Lattice) Occupations Technical/Professional Occupations
Utility/Energy Initiatives Research and Training Standards California Advanced Lighting Control Training Partnership Energy/Utility Certificate & Degree Programs, Courses Sector Intermediary Workforce Development Facilitator Building & Construction Trades Sustainable Education Project Workforce Development Initiatives Research, Standards California Energy & Utility Consortium Green Pathways to Post Secondary Success Working Group Recent Accomplishments and Accolades National Commission on Energy Policy s Task Force on America s Future Energy Jobs
Utility/Energy Partnerships - Labor Apprenticeship and Career Ladders Career Ladder Initiatives * IBEW Energy/Utility Local 18 - LADWP Certificate (Los& Angeles Degree Department Programs, Courses of Water and Power) Joint Training Institute; IBEW Local 11; California Building and Construction Trades Council to develop and implement the LATTC Utilities and Construction Prep (UCP) Program Sector Intermediary Workforce Development Facilitator * IBEW Local 18 - LADWP (Los Angeles Department of Water and Power) Joint Training Workforce Institute Development to conduct Initiatives Electrical Research, Craft Helper Standards (ECH) courses Recent Accomplishments and Accolades
Utility/Energy Partnerships - Labor Apprenticeship and Career Ladders Local Education Agency for Apprenticeship Program Sponsors Energy/Utility * Operations Certificate and & Maintenance Degree Programs, Engineers, Courses Local 501 * SCADA (Glendale, Burbank, and Pasadena Lineman and Cable Above Ground Cable Splicers) * Burbank Water and Power Electrician and Test Technician Sector * Steam-Refrigeration-Air Intermediary Workforce Conditioning-Pipe Development Facilitator Fitters Local #250 * HVAC-R Technicians, Local #40 IBEW * SETC-UCLA Carpenter, Electrician, Plumber and HVAC apprenticeship program Workforce Development Initiatives Research, Standards Recent Accomplishments and Accolades
Utility/Energy Partnerships K12 Exploration and Preparation Career Exploration Energy/Utility Certificate & Degree Programs, Courses * LATTC/LAUSD isee Program Sector * US Intermediary Department of Workforce Education Development After School Enrichment Facilitator Program * California Community College CTE Collaborative Grant Workforce Development Initiatives Research, Standards STEM Preparation *US Department of Education HSI STEM Capacity Building Grant Recent Accomplishments and Accolades
Utility/Energy Programs Grant Activities Current Grants Energy/Utility Certificate *Bank & Degree of America Programs, Foundation Courses * Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Sustainable Energy Education Planning Sector Intermediary Workforce Development Grant Facilitator * US Department of Education HSI STEM Capacity Building Grant * City of Los Angeles Community Development Department Utility Sector Intermediary Workforce Development Initiatives Research, Standards * California Public Utilities Commission Low Income Energy Efficiency Program * California Energy Commission - California Clean Energy Workforce Training Program Labor Partnerships Apprenticeship * Governor s Green and Career Jobs Corps Ladders * EPA Brownsfield - in partnership with Los Angeles Conservation Corps * U.S. Youthbuild - in partnership with Coalition for Responsible Community Development * U.S. Department of Labor VWIP - in partnership with U.S. Vets Recent Accomplishments and Accolades - Grant Activities
Utility/Energy Programs Grant Activities Current Grants Energy/Utility Certificate & Degree Programs, Courses *U.S. Department of Labor Green Jobs Training Initiative in partnership with Coalition for Responsible Community Development *U.S. Department Sector Intermediary of Labor, Pathways Workforce out Development of Poverty in Facilitator partnership with the Los Angeles Community College District *City of Los Angeles, Community Development Department, High Growth Sector Initiative/Green Workforce Retrofit Development in partnership Initiatives with Research, PACE and Standards Los Angeles Community College District * U.S. Department of Labor Energy Training Partnership Program in partnership with the United Workers Union of America AFL/CIO * California Community Chancellor s Office Responsive Training Fund for Incumbent Workers Recent Accomplishments and Accolades - Grant Activities
Utility/Energy Programs Grant Activities Energy/Utility Certificate & Degree Programs, Courses Current Grants Sector Intermediary Workforce Development Facilitator *National Science Foundation $24.5 million grant to establish the Center for Energy Efficient Electronics Science at UC Berkeley. Trade-Tech is one of six partnering higher education institutions Workforce in the Development grant including Initiatives UC Berkeley, Research, Massachusetts Standards Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Contra Costa College, and the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. *Kresge Foundation to fund the Initiative for Intercollegiate Innovation (I 3 ) at Trade-Tech with the Labor purpose Partnerships of strengthening Apprenticeship the capacity and of community Career Ladders colleges to design and deliver state-of-the art education and training programs that have been modeled at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, particularly the green workforce development programs. Recent Accomplishments and Accolades - Grant Activities
Utility/Energy Programs Grant Activities Energy/Utility Certificate & Degree Programs, Courses Sector Intermediary Workforce Development Facilitator Pending Grants *US Department Workforce of Energy Development Smart Grid, Initiatives FOA 152 Research, Topic B: Training Standards statewide partnership grant *US Department of Energy Weatherization Training Center Recent Accomplishments and Accolades - Grant Activities
U.S. Department of Energy Smart Grid FAO 152 Topic B - Training Lead Institution: Los Angeles Community College District Grant Duration/Amount: 3 years/$4,999,996 Project Name/Title: California Smart Grid Workforce Collaborative Grant Objectives: Form and deploy the California Smart Grid Workforce Collaborative Provide worker training to over 1,003 incumbent workers Develop instructional certificate programs at partnering community colleges and embed content about Smart Grid into current college courses and programs Partner with regional WIBs to develop short term training programs Research, develop, and broadly disseminate information about workforce training for Smart Grid
U.S. Department of Energy Smart Grid FAO 152 Topic B - Training Partnering Institutions: Community Colleges: California Community College System Office, Los Angeles Community College District/LATTC, Workforce Institute at San Jose / Evergreen Community College District, American River College Utility Companies: Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), Sempra Energy Labor Organizations: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), National Electrical Contractors Associations (NECA) Research Institutions: California Smart Grid Center at Sacramento State University Workforce Investment Boards: work2future and Sacramento Employment & Training Agency