MARYLAND
Governor’s Workforce Investment Board
Center for Industry Initiatives
Industry Initiative Summary
September 2009
Industry Sector
Energy
Coordinators
Bernard Reynolds Rafael Cuebas
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Phone: 410.767.2017 Phone: 410.767.2098
Committee Chair(s)
n James Rzepkowski, Co-chair, Workforce Director, Constellation Energy
n Peter Lowenthal, Co-chair, Executive Director, Solar Energy Industries Association MD/DC/VA
Committee Members
A list of organizational members is on the back page.
Committee Activities and Updates
· Completed Energy Initiative Workforce Report with recommendations.
· Convened joint Construction and Energy Workforce Conference on July 21, 2009.
· Published “Careers in the Green Economy” policy brief.
· Published Green Jobs webpage on the DLLR website - http://www.dllr.state.md.us/greenjobs/
· Presented Maryland Update report to the National State Energy Consortium conference.
· Scheduled Energy Technician Forum for September 26, 2009 in partnership with the TIME Center, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC).
Outcomes and Next Steps
As a result of the Construction and Energy Workforce Solutions Conference, held July 21, 2009, four key recommendations, and their supporting strategies, were selected for the energy industry action plan (see the Executive Summary in the Report). GWIB is ready to work with industry, state or local agencies, organizations and businesses to move from planning to implementation of the following recommendations:
Attraction: Create a buzz about jobs in the Maryland’s green economy by targeting varied audiences: youth, parents, working adults, and dislocated workers.
Pipeline Development: Increase the number of school systems and schools using the Career and Technology Education (CTE) program, and provide information and materials about energy, green building, clean technology and certifications designed for integration into the construction and development, environmental, agricultural and natural resource systems, and manufacturing, engineering and technology career clusters.
Training: Identify and develop short-term training courses that are aligned with industry needs and will prepare workers for jobs in the green economy.
Data Driven Policy Development: Institute a statewide data collection and analysis process to help the State focus training resources, track individuals from pre-apprenticeship to apprenticeship training and from two-year to four-year higher education training, and assist green business incubators with development and growth of small businesses.
Committee Members
Includes representatives from utilities that produce electricity from fossil, nuclear, and all forms of renewable fuels, as well as related construction, manufacturing and service organizations that support the energy industry. The energy cluster also includes a wide range of green businesses that manufacture, install, maintain and/or provide green products and services that improve energy efficiency and contribute to a cleaner environment.
Industry
n AES Corporation
n Allegheny Energy
n Allied Environmental Services, Inc.
n Baltimore Gas & Electric
n Bechtel
n BGE Home
n Blue Wing Environmental Solutions and Technologies
n Constellation Energy
n Competitive Power Ventures, Inc.
n Dominion
n Evolve Energy Systems, LLC
n Havtech
n Maryland Green Power Company
n Mirant Corporation
n Pepco
n SMECO
n Solar Energy Service, Inc.
n SunEdison
n Terralogos
n Trigen-Baltimore Energy Corporation
n UniStar Nuclear Energy
n Washington Gas
Government
n Baltimore City
n City of Annapolis
n DC Department of Employment Services
n Frederick County Workforce Services
n Department of Business and Economic Development
n Maryland Energy Administration
n Maryland Higher Education Commission
n Mayor’s Office of Employment Development
n Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection
n Prince George’s County EDC
Associations, Education & Other Organizations
n Abell Foundation
n Air Conditioning Contractors of Maryland
n Anne Arundel Community College
n Annie E. Casey Foundation
n Baltimore Regional Green Building Council
n Center for Energy Workforce Development
n Civic Works
n College of Southern Maryland
n Community College Baltimore County
n Home Builders Association of Maryland
n IEC Chesapeake
n Job Opportunities Task Force
n Lincoln Tech
n MD Plumbing, Heating & Cooling Contractors, Inc.
n Maryland State AFL-CIO
n Meridian Ventures, Inc.
n Shaw Group
n Solar Energy Industries Associations Maryland
n University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute
n Stevenson University