Name of Grant 1 PG&E PowerPathway Veterans Employment Assistance Program

 PG&E  State Center Community College District (Fiscal Agent)  Fresno City College  San Francisco City College  Fresno WIB (Outreach and Case Mgr)  San Mateo WIB (Outreach)  Growth Sector (Grant Consultant)  Urban University (Case Mgr for SFCC) 2 Grant Partners

 The Department of Labor provided $500,000 of funding that enables training of approximately 80 Veterans.  Provides PowerPathway outreach and job-readiness training for recently separated veterans.  Outreach and assessment began in Training started in January 2009 and will end in August Grant Information

 3 cohorts of approximately 25 students each.  1 cohort at Fresno City College, 2 cohorts at San Francisco City College.  Candidates were selected based on Military and Work Experience, Work Keys Scores, Interviews, Drug Testing and Background Checks 4 Project Summary

 PG&E Technical Skills – taught by retirees.  Math and Spatial Exercises to prep for pre-employment testing.  Reading (Industry related materials and test prep exercises)  Physical Training  Soft Skills (Resume, Interview, Communication skills) 5 Curriculum (240 hours)

 52 graduates of first 2 cohorts.  17 currently participating in 3 cohort.  42 out of 45 graduates have passed pre-employment test.  6 graduates hired to date at PG&E – 5 Utility Workers – 1 Nuclear Plant Security Guard  10 grads hired by PG&E contractors  2 hired by others 6 Results to Date

 Veteran assistance opportunities needed (support groups for counseling, expense and meal reimbursement, job search support)  Military Occupational Codes (MOC’s or MOS’s) need to be understood better to align with non-military jobs.  Need to structure training to enable qualification of GI Bill.  Need Employment Consortium Lessons Learned 7

Veterans Employment Assistance Program – PG&E PowerPathway  Keith Lovgren  PG&E Principal Program Manager   (559)