Fwd: workforce development project for PG&E

[Rick Kuhn]

EFF,

A request from Jim Cassio. I know this group could respond.

Hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving!

-Rick Kuhn-


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From: Jim Cassio <ji...@cassio.com>
Date: Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 2:21 PM
Subject: workforce development project for PG&E
To: Frederi...@gmail.com


Rick,

I’m doing a “workforce development” project for PG&E and would
appreciate your advice.

My assignment is to identify postsecondary education/training programs
(cert or degree) for which PG&E may be interested in partnering. This
includes programs that range from energy efficiency to renewable
energy to alt fuel vehicles to engineering/smart grid to skilled
crafts. Basically any program that falls under one of those headings
and prepares people for jobs in the electric/gas utility industry.

The first stage of my work is to simply identify these programs and
gather some basic info such as a contact person for each program.

When it comes to the community colleges (in CA), what do you think
would be the best way for me to get this information? My thought is
that I should reach out to the career technical ed deans (or
equivalent) and ask them – either by phone or email. While some of the
info we need can be obtained by researching their websites, it is
unfortunate that some websites are just not up to date or don’t make
it easy to find this type of information. Also, the websites don’t
usually mention a program that’s yet to be offered or is in the
planning stages, which I think I would only hear about if I reach out
to the deans.

What’s your advice? And if it is to reach out to the deans, is there a
directory somewhere of these folks with the phone numbers and email
addresses?

Also, you don’t have to warn me that I probably won’t hear back from
half of them. I’m quite familiar with that challenge!

Thanks in advance if you’re willing to advise me on this matter. ;-)

Regards,

-Jim

Jim Cassio
Workforce & Economic Development Consultant
Ji...@cassio.com
(916) 320-4944


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