1 Tri-Valley Business Council Tom Guarino East Bay Public Affairs Manager

2 PG&E’s viewpoint on workforce development The demand for skilled craftworkers is great and growing We must collectively focus resources and efforts Outreach, training, onboarding, and upskilling must be comprehensive and factor in California’s demographics Programs should deliver the right people with the right skills into business at the right time

3 The PowerPathway™ Model Leveraged Funding PG&E and Employers Role: Hire Community-Based Organizations (or Workforce Investment Boards) Role: Outreach and Case Manage Community Colleges Role: Train Advantages to company Good workers Community presence and goodwill Better use of training dollars

4 Stats Improve with Each Pilot PowerPathway yields higher quantities of diverse candidates for each PG&E Area.

5 Fresno City College Butte College Laney College College of San Mateo 2008 PowerPathway ™ Pilots To apply for PowerPathway courses or for more information, visit “Bridge to Utility Worker” Graduated 06/08 “Bridge to Utility Worker” Graduates 08/08 “Bridge to Utility Worker” Graduates 07/08 “Welding Capstone” on top of 1 yr certificate or 2 yr AA Graduates 07/08

Plans (draft) Fresno City College San Jose City College Butte College Laney College “Bridge to Utility Apprenticeships” 04/2009 “Bilingual Customer Svc Rep (?)” 2009 “Bridge to Utility Apprenticeships” 05/2009 “Welding Capstone” on top of 1 yr certificate 07/2009 Los Medanos College 2 yr Electronic/Electrical Tech 2010 College of San Mateo 1 yr Electronic/Electrical Tech 2010 Palomar College 2 yr Nuclear Maintenance 2010 Other: Appren. Mechanics – 2010 TBD “Bridge to Utility Apprenticeships” 05/2009, 08/2009(?) “Bridge to Mapping Techs” 06/2009 American River College “Bridge to Utility Apprenticeships” 08/2009 City College of SF