Panel Discussion Panel Participant: Bruce Whistler Program Director of Workplace Learning Resource Center, Mission College and Rick Kuhn Director, Professional & Workforce Development, Foothill-De Anza Community College District Speaking on: "New Energy Workforce" A partnership of community college deans and workforce professionals working to discover current activities at each college in the region; leveraging this knowledge; and creating a measured response to the needs of business in the fields of alternative energy production and conservation. This group is an offshoot of SVWorks, a collaboration with the Silicon Valley Leadership Group.

Presenters Bruce Whistler Mission College Rick Kuhn De Anza College

A Collaborative Approach to Workforce Development for the New Energy Economy

Presenters Bruce Whistler Mission College Rick Kuhn De Anza College

Partnership Development Timeline 2005 SV Works General Industry 2006 SV Works Health Occupations 2007 New Energy Workforce 2004 Bay Area Community College Consortium 2004 Silicon Valley Leadership Group Education Economic Vitality 2005 E&WD Collaborative 2006 BACCC plans joint event with SV Works

New Energy Workforce Partners

Silicon Valley Solar Industry-Driven Regional Collaborative CACT – De Anza College –Project Management WpLRC – Mission College –Assessment, intake, screening San Jose City College –Credit program development Cabrillo College –Credit program ATT&E – West Valley College – DACUM Ohlone College –Curriculum deployment COE – West Valley College & City College of SF –Market Research NEW – Cabrillo College –Coordination Silicon Valley Leadership Group –Advisory, Liaison to industry, SVWorks partner SolarTech –Industry partner/driver ReGrid –DACUM participants –Interns REgrid Akeena REC Solar SunPower Renewable Power Solutions Independent Energy Systems NOVA WIB –Internships, workforce outreach

NEW Outcomes COE Reports –Environmental Scan on Solar PV Installers Assemblymember Hayashi –Two meetings at Mission College –Assembly Select Committee on Community Colleges Department of Energy Meeting –NOVA to demonstrate unique partnership Faculty Train the Trainer Workshops –Diablo Valley College Energy Faculty Forum –Ohlone meeting in October initiates ongoing for a Dissemination of curricula materials –17 California Community Colleges –Learning Object Based Curriculum being developed for statewide distribution

Evolutionary Partnership

Bay Area Community Colleges Berkeley City College Cabrillo College Cañada College Chabot College City College of San Francisco College of Alameda College of Marin Contra Costa College De Anza College Diablo Valley College Evergreen Valley College Foothill College Laney College Las Positas College Los Medanos College Merritt College Mission College Monterey Peninsula College Napa Valley College Ohlone College San Jose City College San Mateo College Santa Rosa Junior College Skyline College Solano Community College West Valley College

The Ten Principles Evolutionary Partnership Regular, Inclusive, Open Communication Relationship Building Consensus Model Coordination Leverage Scale Marketplace Model Truly Industry Driven Informed Decision Making / Research Enlightened Self Interest (the "Golden" principle)

Contact Information Bruce Whistler, Director Silicon Valley Workplace Learning Resource Center Mission College (408) Rick Kuhn, Director Professional & Workforce Development Foothill-De Anza Community College District (408)