Workforce Challenges in Utahs Energy Industry

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Workforce Challenges in Utahs Energy Industry

• Kevin Walthers, Ph.D.
• Vice President for Finance and Administration,
• College of Eastern Utah
• Acting Executive Director,
• Western Energy Training Center

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CEU-WETCs role in Rural/Remote Utah

• 53,000 people spread across 17,000 square miles
• Population shrinking while rest of state grows

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CEU-WETCs role in Rural/Remote Utah

• Unemployment increases with remote locations
• State Average 3.5

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Challenges in Southeastern Utah
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Challenges in Southeastern Utah
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Challenges in Southeastern Utah
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Challenges in Southeastern Utah
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Demographics of SE Utah
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Rural vs. Urban Workforce
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Four Steps in Talent Attraction

• Determine local key workforce talent needs
• Carbon County Workforce Data
• Assess skill-set requirements to fulfill needs
• Match workforce talent needs with career ladders
• Implement talent attraction activities to
  skill-set development strategies

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Workforce Development Building Blocks
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Skill-set Pyramid for Rural Utah Economic
Development
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Create Career Laddersthat Match With Talent needs

• Provide Entry points
• Structure talent progression
• Connect to other occupational
• needs
• Specify expectations
• Connect attracted
• talent to talent needs

Talent
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Implement Talent Development Activities

• Sponsor economic development to attract talent
• Utilize paid talent residence internships
• Manufacture product to sustain attraction
  activities
• Develop certifications and licenses associated
  with talent development

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Clean Coke Process Technology
Economic Strategy to Attract Talent to Rural
Utah Talent Needed Fabricators, Welders,
Electricians, Process Controllers, Equipment
Operators Front Line Supervisors Talent
Industry Cluster for 150 jobs needed now
Foundries, Steel Production, Energy Processing
Increases importance of rural in energy cluster
New IP for Training, Process Control and Modular
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Process Technology Talent Development
ProjectDuration 4 years, 2007 - 2010

• Workforce Investment Act Funding 125,000
• Industry Investment to Date 740,000
• Outcome 12 High quality employees recruited
  and trained
• Product Market 240,000 tpy
• Focus Pilot Plant/Training Facility
• 5,000 tpy capacity

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Clean Coke Process Technology

• Produces metallurgical grade coke
• Utilizes fines, wastes materials and coal mining
  by-products
• Continuous process technology instrumentation for
  advanced emission control during coking process

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Rural Economic Benefits

• College of Eastern Utah Industry Partners
• Attracts Talent to Rural Utah
• Generates Revenue to Support Rural Workforce
  Development
• Strong Path Rural Economic Development
• Market Need Validated
• Technology Validated
• Build and Operate Pilot Plant at CEU-WETC
  Facility
• Develop Universal Talent
• Stimulate New Associated Business Opportunities
  in Rural Utah
• Focused on Process Control Training
• Provide Immediate and Long Term Talent in Rural
  Utah

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CEU-WETCs Plan to Develop Rural Talent

• Work with industry to assess talent needs
• Analyze talent needs for common skill-sets
• Link skill-sets to career ladders
• Provide opportunities to demonstrate talent
• Sustain attraction activities from revenue
  generating processes
• Create synergy of activities with industry
  resources