energy trends and workforce opportunities report
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Strong growth in the global demand for electric power is projected for the next half-century and beyond. This growth will provide great opportunities for Western Pennsylvania (WPA) companies that are leaders in the chain of industries that generate, transmit and distribute electric power. While great opportunities await these companies, they are all preparing for the impact of workforce and technology development neglect that was dominant in their industries in the 1980s and 1990s. Representatives of these industries have indicated that up to half of their engineering workforce will be eligible for retirement within the next decade. Don Shields, Executive Director for Center for Energy, Director of Corporate Relations, Co-Director of Swanson Institute for Technical Excellence, University of Pittsburgh (moderator) Laura S. Fisher, Senior Vice President, Workplace and Special Projects, Allegheny Conference on Community Development Kate Jackson, CTO, Westinghouse James McCaffrey, Senior VP, CONSOL EnergyTRANSCRIPT
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E N E R G YRising to the ChallengePositioning our Region for the Future
Pitt Center for Energy Workforce Development Initiative Panelists:
Don Shields, Exec. Director, Pitt Center for Energy
Kate Jackson, CTO, Westinghouse
Jim McCaffrey, Sr. VP, CONSOL Energy
Laura Fisher, Sr. VP, Allegheny Conference on Community Development
Pittsburgh as an Energy Capital
Pitt’s Mission for Energy Leader in Education Workforce Development
Certificate Programs
Distance Learning
Pioneer in Research Technology
Development and Commercialization
Partner in Regional Development Developing the Regional Energy Economy
Increasing Energy Demand
Primary energy use by fuel, 1980-2035 (quadrillion Btu). SOURCE: EIA (2012).
Energy Workforce Pipeline Challenge
(Reder, 2006)
What Happened? 1980s & 1990s – National Lull in Energy Education and Research
Studies – Wanda Reder (IEEE)
2006
2009
Studies
Workforce Analysis Report:Energy Sector Jobs in Greater PittsburghEXECUTIVE SUMMARY REPORTAugust 30, 2012
• Major new report from National Academies
• To be published this year
• Calls for actions similar to those in earlier studies
Energy Education Certificate programs in Nuclear, Electric Power,
Mining Addresses industry workforce development needs
Worked with industry to develop curriculum
Taps extensive pool of regional energy experts as adjunct professors
Undergraduate and graduate certificate
Very popular with students and regional professionals
Distance learning (graduate courses)
Energy Education – Champions
Nuclear Engineering Fundamentals of Nuclear
Engineering
Nuclear Core Dynamics
Nuclear Plant Dynamics and Control
Integration of Nuclear Plant Systems with the Reactor Core
Nuclear Operations Safety
Integrated Nuclear Power Plant Operations
Nuclear Materials
Heat Transfer & Fluid Flow In Nuclear Plants
Mathematical Modeling of Nuclear Plants
Case Studies in Nuclear Codes and Standards
Environmental Issues and Solutions for Nuclear Power
Full MS degree in Nuclear available (course only and thesis options)
Electric Power Power System Engineering and Analysis
Power System Transients
Power Electronics Circuits & Applications
Linear Control Systems Theory
Special Topics: Renewable & Alternative Energy Systems
Special Topics: Smart Grid Technologies and Applications
Special Topics: Advanced Power Electronics: FACTS & HVDC Technologies
Mining Engineering Introduction to Mining Engineering
Sustainable Development and the Minerals Industry
Minerals Industry Risk Management
Environmental Controls in Mining
Mine Ventilation Engineering
Strata Control Engineering
Mining Health and Safety
Mine Evaluation and Management
Energy EducationProgram Level 2012-2013
EnrollmentTotal Program Enrollment
Total Certificates Awarded
NuclearProgram established in 2007
Undergraduate 275 1,461 278
Graduate 136 801 66
Electric PowerProgram established in 2009
Undergraduate 383 1071 77
Graduate 172 276 7
MiningProgram established in 2007
Undergraduate 88 332 19
Graduate 37 150 8
Leverage distance learning capabilities
Natural Gas
Safety Engineering
China
Future Plans
E N E R G YRising to the ChallengePositioning our Region for the Future
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Kate Jackson, PhD
Chief Technology Officer
Westinghouse Electric Company
Oct. 29, 2013
Pitt Center for Energy Workforce Development Initiative 2013 Summit - University Economic Development Association
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Nuclear Energy Workforce Demand
• Impacted by global growth of energy needs, retirement-eligibility and competing industries
• Wide range of engineering and technical fields
• 100,000 high-paying jobs exist
• 20,000 needed to fill these jobsClear need for highly skilled workforce.
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Westinghouse seeks …
• Candidates driven by excellence and innovation, who offer technical education with real-world experiences
• Development and hiring of industry-aware engineers
• Partnerships, such as Pitt’s nuclear certificate program
Our technology leadership depends upon continued workforce development .
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Westinghouse Growth Opportunities
• History of hiring interns, college graduates
• Work in plants, headquarters and global offices
• Career paths: technical, business, manufacturing, and project leadership Many ways to be a part of Westinghouse’s
rich heritage of technical innovation.
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Continued Workforce Awareness
• The demand is real.
• The results are positive.
• Together, we must continue to strive toward meeting our region’s energy workforce challenges.
Proud partner with Pitt Center for Energy Workforce Development Initiative.