Developing Your Own Training Center

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Developing Your OwnTraining Center

• Weatherization Training Center
• at
• CAP San Bernardino County

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Your Hosts

• Patricia L. Nickols Chief Executive Officer
• John Newcomb EEES Program Manager
• Gerald Brown Development Director

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Agency Overview

• Established in 1965, CAPSBC is a non-profit CAA
• Programs
• Energy, Education and Environmental Services
• Family Development
• Food Bank
• Assets for Independence
• Homeless Management Information System
• Emergency Management
• Annual Budget 37.0 million (28.0 9.0 DOE
  ARRA)
• Subject to additional ARRA funding

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Energy, Education and Environmental Services

• Largest CAPSBC program
• 23.7 million (9.0 million DOE ARRA)
• 80 Employees
• Services
• Weatherization
• Utility Assistance
• Lead Abatement
• Appliance Repair/Replacement
• CARE
• Lifeline Telephone Service
• Energy Conservation Workshops
• Weatherization Training

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Describing the Need

• In 1982, Southern California Gas established a
  Training Center to teach workers weatherization
  techniques.
• Door and window replacement
• Furnace and hot water heater upgrades
• Other energy saving measures.
• In 1998, the Gas Company closed their Training
  Center, leaving no training center in Southern
  California.
• Pacific Gas and Electrics Stockton site was the
  only remaining facility in the state
• Travel and lodging expenses impacted Southern
  California agencies.
• State CSD realized that a single training center
  was inadequate to meet all of the training needs
  of the agencies providing weatherization
  services. CSD provided major funding for this
  project.

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Benefits of a San Bernardino Site

• A facility in San Bernardino would accommodate
• Southern California agency employees who can
  travel by auto and return home without requiring
  an overnight stay
• Contractors and subcontractors
• LIHEAP/DOE providers in addition to LIEE
  contractors
• The general public who want to learn a new
  employable skill.
• CAPSBC also had a strategic priority to diversify
  its revenue stream by pursuing activities that
  could produce a cash surplus, which could be used
  by CAPSBC in a discretionary manner to achieve
  the purpose and mission of the agency, as allowed
  under the 501(c)(3) code.

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Process Flow Chart
Concept
Investigate Alternatives
Seek CSD Input
CSD Agrees with concept
Design Lab
Subcontract w/ RHA
Grant Awarded
Apply for Discretionary Grant
Draft Coursework
Construction Coursework Completed
Launch Readiness
Site Construction
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Timeline/Milestones
2006
2007
2008
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Expected Outcomes

• Maximize the number of trained and qualified
  weatherization technicians to match the expected
  increase in demand for the skill as CAPSBC and
  other agencies prepare to meet new mandates from
  the CPUC to weatherize home.
• 30 training weeks X16 students per class X 2
  sessions 960 technicians certified to perform
  weatherization and technical services per year.
• Hire internally from the pool of newly trained
  qualified weatherization technicians to build the
  capacity of CAPSBC.
• CAPSBC needs to build organizational capacity by
  50-60 Weatherization Professionals to achieve the
  production goals of the current contract year.

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Site Construction

• Commenced March 2008
• Completed July 2008
• Construction Crew (100 internal staff)
• Charles Washington Cliff Wood
• Darryl Johnson Edwin Smith
• Marco Cabrera Kevin Strickland
• Jorge Salcido Earl Stovall
• David Burlar Ramona Glaudé
• Combined Agency Experience 181 years

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Curriculum Development

• Development of three training manuals
• Basic Weatherization
• Blower Door and Duct
• Combustion Appliance Safety Inspection
• Final Draft completed and approved
• July 2008

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Basic Weatherization

• Weatherization Installation Standards and
  applicable Policies and Procedures documents
  pictorial examples of non-feasibility issues
  typically found in the field presented via
  computer graphics and relevant sections of the
  Inspection Policies and Procedures Manual.
• Handouts.
• Laboratory exercises.
• Pre-/Post-tests.
• Student evaluations.
• Demonstrations and mock-ups, as applicable

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Blower Door and Duct Blaster

• Weatherization Installation Standards and
  applicable Policies and Procedures documents
  pictorial examples of non-feasibility issues
  typically found in the field presented via
  computer graphics and relevant sections of the
  Inspection Policies and Procedures Manual.
• Handouts.
• Laboratory exercises.
• Pre-/Post-tests.
• Student evaluations.
• Demonstrations and mock-ups, as applicable.

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Combustion Appliance Safety

• Weatherization Installation Standards and
  applicable Policies and Procedures documents
  pictorial examples of non-feasibility issues
  typically found in the field presented via
  computer graphics and relevant sections of the
  Inspection Policies and Procedures Manual.
• Handouts.
• Laboratory exercises.
• Pre-/Post-tests.
• Student evaluations.
• Demonstrations and mock-ups, as applicable.

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Construction and Instruction
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Present Status

• Open House held on January 22, 2009
• Classes currently scheduled through June 2009

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Training Results

• Graduates to date
• Basic Weatherization 66
• Blower Door and Duct 30
• Combustion Appliance 18
• Total 114
• Sample student feedback
• Mr. Washington is an excellent instructor who
  combined course material with personal experience
  to provide an understandable learning
  environment. I learned a lot and will use the
  skills I learned.

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Expansion Plans

• Southern California Gas Clean and Tune
• Job Training for low-income citizens
• Referrals to other weatherization contractors
• Workforce Development Department Alliance
• CBO Employment Training Partnerships

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Planning Budget
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Operating Budget Pro Forma
ONE WEEK
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Questions and Answers

• For more information
• Visit www.capsbc.org online
• Call Janette Hazelton at 909-723-1640 to discuss
  the program or schedule training.