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Home My WebLink About09.a.1) Presentation by Ingrid Bella, Chair of BAYWORK• Utilities will lose 30 to 50 percent of their workforce within the next decade. • The potential loss of institutional knowledge is staggering when average tenure of retirees is 24 years at the same utility. • We will need to recruit and train over 30,000 staff over the next five years to keep up. Source: Black & Veatch's 2013 Strategic Directions in the U.S. Water Industry and Water Research Foundation Water Sector Workforce Sustainability Initiative report �.Q-) 1 Our Signatory Agencies A �,q baywork r4w Electrician )40 Wastewater Treatment Operator Electronic Maintenance Water Distribution Technician/instrument Operator Technician Water Treatment Engineer Operator Machinist/Mechanic Wastewater Collections 400P (a Operator I N Wder D6tre EGMUD C.r ZQ SANJ()-,l 'A IT' I D 1, QwHAYWARD Delta D;at,o Aah &1linas IWAGN NJ= Our Signatory Agencies A �,q baywork r4w Electrician )40 Wastewater Treatment Operator Electronic Maintenance Water Distribution Technician/instrument Operator Technician Water Treatment Engineer Operator Machinist/Mechanic Wastewater Collections 400P (a Operator I N ■ Develop qualified candidates for mission - critical jobs ■ Provide staff with the information needed to do quality work ■ Modify work to optimize use of staff available ■ Maximize cost - effectiveness of investments through collaboration ■ Research -Based Action ■ Continuous Innovation ■ Cost - Effectiveness through Collaboration ■ By Utilities for Utilities ■ Commitment to the Industry as a Whole 3 Career Roadmap reflects research done by BAYWORK with community colleges to determine knowledge students need in order to be successful in vocational training programs ' — �d a Good Foundation VaWble Cou and E�Mr,-Ces to Gain P111I.—le.y "th T-11 z OT,,)ke it to the Next Level Bay—S, Tra,ning Opoodonity moo o Make the Connection in th� Sa� A— — b� I..nd - tl,,, RAYWORK Ern Locat— 14- Workshops on Wheels S C IRA V SI PUC "I W�t, a] BAYWORK Training Buffet • 13 pick- and - choose classes ■ 11 instructors from nine utilities ■ Contact hour credits through CWEA and SWRCB BAYWORK TRAINING BUFFET November 19, 2014 Fast Eey MUnlripol Utiilry �'stnct �� atenne Me�menence center - mirrr r+esoeme c «ore. ilOP_SA SUeet �� oewana. ca vaem G a -4/ 5 ■ All resources open source ■ Available to utility staff on any inch of the globe .I ■ O MAKE YOURSELF BE AN INVALUABLE ELECTRICIAN IN [HE 'NATL WWA�TE WATTI; - FOWER INDUSTRY ■ i •a y1� BE AN ELECTRONIC MAINTENANCE/ INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL TECHNICIAN G OPERATIONAL RELIABILITY WORKFORCE RELIABILITY m Outreach Presentations • ■ Providing information on careers in the water and wastewater industry l Electronic Maintenance Technician Shawn McIntyre at the College of San Mateo SFPUC ' Workshop on �s 56 water and wastewater professionals from seven agencies attended the SFPUC Water System Improvement Program Workshop on Wheels on June 3, 2015 .�f � F + ^10 4 7 Videos that explain the career paths of employees in mission-critical jobs ■ Used by 32 water/wastewater agencies used this fiscal year • 9,820 hits to the Job and Internship page in past 9 months M 380 attendees Event included community colleges, veterans service organizations, and unions as well as BAYWORK signatories 0 AL MIMAQU. baywork. o rq/resou rce-c- 9 hat's Coming in 2015 -2016 Increase outreach to schools, colleges, and universities in East and South Bay Areas Classroom Presentations Contextualized Learning Career Fair (March 2015) Micro -sites for students and teachers Provide at least 5 staff training opportunities Webinars North Bay Workshop on Wheels (October 2015) Training Buffet (November 2015) Maintenance & Asset Management II Workshop (February 2016) Knowledge Transfer Toolkit- Interactive tool (April 2016)