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

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Louisiana

Maine

Mississippi

Montana

New Hampshire

New York

North Dakota

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

Vermont

Virginia

Puerto RicoVirgin Islands

Guam

2,500,000South Dakota

3,360,000Connecticut

3,600,000Alaska

4,495,704Wyoming

4,600,000Utah

4,740,457Kentucky

4,839,511Nebraska

4,866,479Arkansas

5,000,000Arizona

5,383,568Oregon

5,793,183Maryland

5,819,999Michigan

5,973,635Washington

5,973,657Massachusetts

5,976,512North Carolina

5,991,184Idaho

5,997,000Iowa

5,998,050Colorado 5,999,890

Kansas

5,999,989New Mexico

6,000,000Alabama

6,000,000California

6,000,000Hawaii

6,000,000Illinois

6,000,000Indiana

6,000,000Minnesota

6,000,000Missouri

6,000,000Nevada

6,000,000New Jersey

6,000,000Ohio

6,000,000Oklahoma

6,000,000Pennsylvania

6,000,000West Virginia

6,000,000Wisconsin

2,000,000 to 3,000,000, 1 2.9%3,000,000 to 4,000,000, 2 5.9%4,000,000 to 5,000,000, 5 14.7%5,000,000 to 6,000,000, 12 35.3%6,000,000 14 41.2%

USDOL OBJECTIVEState 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 leadership2. Co-creating core principles3. Promoting regionalism4. Strategic use of funding5. Data-driven decision making6. Alignment of public

resources and strategies7. Capacity building8. Promotion and positioning9. Evaluation10. 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

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Project Teams Establish Training Demand for Each CountySESP 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 TeamMaui

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. HardwayExecutive Director

Workforce Development CouncilState of Hawaii

jhardway@hawaii.gov