CEWD Launches Virtual Summer Learning Series
COVID-19 forced us to cancel our spring and summer Region Meetings but that doesn’t mean an end to the learning and networking they traditionally provide! We are pleased to announce CEWD’s new Virtual Summer Learning Series, programs addressing the future of work in the energy industry. The Summer Learning Series will run from June through August and cover an array of topics including:
- Managing Virtual Interns (June 17) – Click here for more information and to register
- Managing Remote Work (June 24) – Click here for more information and to register
- Recruiting Veterans During and Following COVID-19
- Redefining Workplace Culture
- Creating Powerful Partnerships Between Educators and Utilities
- Embracing Virtual Recruiting and Hiring
- Lessons Learned from Virtual Internships
Each 90-minute session will offer presentations by subject matter experts with plenty of time built in for engagement among participants to ensure pressing questions are addressed within the gathered community. Make plans to join us for our June programs and watch for information on the other programscoming shortly. We hope you and other information-seekers from your company will be able to join us for Virtual Summer Learning Series.
Dates Announced for CEWD’s Annual Workforce Development Summit
CEWD’s Annual Workforce Development Summit, Reimagining the Future of Work, will take place November 17-19 with presentations, discussions, and networking that will enlighten, challenge, and influence your thinking about workforce development. The Summit will be offered virtually – and if circumstances allow, participants will also gather over those dates in Washington, DC. We are pleased to announce that DCA, the Distribution Contractors Association, will be co-convening with us, uniting the industry’s stakeholders together around important dialogues. This year’s national gathering – whether virtually or in-person – is likely to be one of the most critical times for energy professionals with a stake in the future of work and its workforce to join together. Mark your calendars now.
Time will tell how we will be together, but rest assured – we will be together November 17-19.
Careers in Energy Week and Virtual Career Exploration Showcase (Volunteers Wanted)
Careers in Energy Week will take place October 19-23 this year.
CEWD will share ideas in the coming weeks about ways you can recognize the occasion. One of the signature events for the week is a National Virtual Career Exploration Showcase that will bring industry 
business leaders, educators, and workforce systems together with students, veterans, career changers, and those under-represented in the workforce to learn more about industry careers. After a general dynamic presentation block, attendees will be invited to explore the industry further in interactive break-out rooms.
We are seeking volunteers to conceptualize plans for this signature event. Contact [email protected] if you are interested in volunteering or learning more.
CEWD’s 2020 Goals, Programs and Priorities
CEWD’s leadership has spent a great deal of time over the past few weeks assessing how CEWD can best support the industry in light of COVID-19 and new questions, assumptions, and unknowns about the future of work and the workforce.
We have determined the goals established by the leadership this March are still very appropriate to drive our priorities but the activities, messaging, and programs within them have been rewritten as so much has been of late. Learn more about what you can expect from CEWD in the months ahead here.
If there are different ways we can support your needs that haven’t yet been identified, please let us know. We are here to serve you, your colleagues, and the industry as a whole. We are proud to be your partner in workforce development. .
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