| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 167 pages) : color illustrations, color maps |
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[Research report] ; RR-812-NETL |
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Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-812-NETL.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Characteristics of the energy-sector workforce-development pipeline: education, training, and employment in West Virginia -- Knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for energy-sector occupations across the United States and West Virginia -- Community and Technical College System of West Virginia education and training programs -- Promising practices to strengthen the energy-sector workforce-development pipeline in West Virginia -- Summary of findings and recommendations to improve the workforce-development pipeline to meet West Virginia's energy-sector needs -- Appendix A: Knowledge, skill, and ability requirements for high-growth energy-sector jobs in the United States and West Virginia -- Appendix B: Interview and focus group data collection protocols -- Appendix C: Technical programs offered by the Community and Technical College System of West Virginia and enrollment by major for each college |
| Summary |
"In the past, West Virginia's energy sector was primarily based on mining and combusting coal for industry or electricity. In recent years, the production and industrial application of natural gas and natural gas liquids from shale resources have increased demand for workers in the energy sector. In 2013, the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) asked RAND to work closely with the Community and Technical College System of West Virginia (CTCS) to develop a strategy for energy-sector employers and education and training institutions to collaborate to ensure that the local talent pool is prepared to enter the workforce with the competencies to fill energy-sector jobs now and in the future. To develop that strategy we examined data from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) and interviewed energy-sector employers in West Virginia to determine the key knowledge areas, skills, and abilities required of energy-sector employees across the country and within West Virginia. We then analyzed data from the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, interviews with representatives of academic and training providers within CTCS, apprenticeship programs, a regional Workforce Investment Board (WIB), and CTCS students enrolled in energy-related programs to determine whether education and training is aligned with the sector's needs and what may impede such alignment. We conducted a national review of promising practices from training provider-employer partnerships across the United States. Based on this analysis, we developed ten recommended action items CTCS and other regional stakeholders can implement to support a well-aligned and coherent energy-sector workforce-development pipeline."--Back cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-167) |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Energy industries -- Employees -- Supply and demand -- West Virginia
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Energy industries -- Employees -- Training of -- West Virginia
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Community college graduates -- Supply and demand -- West Virginia
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Skilled labor -- Supply and demand -- West Virginia
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Labor supply -- Effect of education on -- West Virginia
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Vocational education -- West Virginia
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Occupational training -- West Virginia
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EDUCATION -- Counseling -- Career Development.
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Energy industries -- Employees -- Supply and demand
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Labor supply -- Effect of education on
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Occupational training
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Skilled labor -- Supply and demand
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Vocational education
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West Virginia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Robson, Sean
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Phillips, Andrea (Andrea R.)
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Hunter, Gerald Paul
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Ortiz, David (David Santana)
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| ISBN |
9780833090867 |
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0833090860 |
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9780833093233 |
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0833093231 |
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