Connecticut Energy Workforce Development Consortium SURVEY RESULTS

Survey Sample Size. Descriptions of Companies Responding to Survey # of Responses Company provides/installs energy-related products or services 42 Company manufactures energy related products3 Company generates or distributes energy to residential, commercial or institutional customers 13

Survey Results  Identified Target Jobs and Salaries  Projected Hiring  155 positions now  175 by the end of 2015  154 by the end of 2016  Entry level apprentice, energy auditors, supervisor/manager, sales positions, home energy solution technicians and solar PV installers  257 of the 384 positions  75% of survey responders are confident or very confident in their hiring projections

Skill and Training Requirements  Soft skills, physical skills and job specific/technical skills were the top skill/training requirements  BPI certifications  Energy auditor training  NABCEP certifications  Customer service skills  Building controls  Sales training  DOE Home Energy assessor  EPA Lead certifications

Recruiting of Applicants  Employee referral was the top recruiting method  2 year and 4 year colleges were used by about 38% of the companies who responded to the survey.  Internet recruiting thru company web sites, CareerBuilder, Craigs List, CT Job.com and general internet had similar numbers to college recruiting  The results were position dependent

Difficulty in Filling Positions  The most difficult positions to fill were also the ones in demand:  Energy Auditor  Supervisor/manager  Sales  Home Energy Solution Technicians  Solar PV Installer  Not sure at this time if difficulty in filling positions is based on demand or lack of training programs.

Improving Employee Performance  All the participants indicated they were doing training to improve employee performance  On-the-job training was the highest response  Vendor provided certification was second  Twenty-eight percent of the companies were doing classroom training with 16% during work hours and 12% after work hours.  Twenty-three percent of the companies were using online education with 11% during work hours and 12% after work hours.

Next Steps  Complete the data analysis in one week  Schedule interviews – ongoing  Complete all interviews – End of April  Draft Report – Mid May  Final Report – Mid June

Interview List  20 organizations who responded to the survey that they would be available for interviews.  Energy Efficiency Companies  Energy Conservation/Weatherization Companies  Renewable Energy Companies  Generation/Distribution Companies  Workforce Board – Capital Workforce Partners and Northwest Regional Workforce Investment Board  Dr. Torres – Technical High School Superintendent  Two technical high schools that have e-houses  Community Colleges – Gateway Community College, Norwalk Community College

Interview List  Two heating and ventilation companies doing C-Pace work for CEFIA  Eversource Energy – Dona Casella  Bill Leahy  Eastern Ct University - Institute of Sustainable Energy  Connecticut State College and University System and the Board of Regents  BOR central office and BOR Council of Deans for Continuing Education  BOR’s Council of Deans of Academic Affairs.  Fuel Cell Company  Goodwin College  Bryan Garcia – CEFIA