Increasing diversity in the talent pipeline continues to be a driving force behind the workforce development efforts of CEWD’s members. The Community shares best practices and resources through quarterly conference calls

If you would like to be a member of this community of practice or for additional information, please contact Missy Henriksen at missy@cewd.org. 

The Troops to Energy Jobs Community of Practice meets virtually to share ideas, discuss best practices, and share military workforce development strategies.  

 If you would like to be a member of this community of practice or for additional information, please contact Rosa Schmidt at rosa@cewd.org.  

The Contractors Community of Practice meets virtually to collaborate in addressing contractor’s unique workforce challenges. The community discusses workforce development strategies to address the labor shortage for skilled jobs, as well as hot topics and the sharing of best practices.

If you would like to be a member of this community of practice or for additional information, please contact Rosa Schmidt at rosa@cewd.org. 

CEWD’s leadership meets throughout the year to address the governance and strategic direction of the organization.

If you are interested in learning more about CEWD’s Board of Directors, contact Missy Henriksen at missy@cewd.org. 

This new Community of Practice is for those responsible for leading and influencing their enterprise’s training and development operations. The group’s initial agenda includes establishing benchmarking training data exclusive to the energy sector (e.g. trainer to student ratios, progression times, training facility size, etc.) and strategic discussions about how companies are using AI/VR, and AR and modernizing training to meet the needs of today’s and tomorrow’s learners.

If you would like to be a member of this community of practice or for additional information, please contact Missy Henriksen at missy@cewd.org. 

The Workforce Analytics Team is a community generally focused on sharing best practices in workforce analytics within their companies and lessons learned through analytics work. Through group discussion and presentations, the team focuses on information sharing, benchmarking questions, data analytics technology tools and best practices.

If you would like to be a member of this community of practice or for additional information, please contact Missy Henriksen at missy@cewd.org. 

This Council, chaired by Brian Gary of Entergy, provides guidance to CEWD on data and reporting to support the balancing of job demand and educational supply, including the CEWD Gaps in the Energy Workforce survey, detailed supply and demand reports, and the analysis of alternate sources of data. The Council also supports CEWD in the development of metrics to evaluate the success of workforce development efforts at the national, state, and company level and shares information to support Council participants in their own workforce planning efforts.  

If you are interested in learning more about serving on the Council, contact Missy Henriksen at missy@cewd.org.

This Council, chaired by Carla Gregory of Avangrid, provides 1) strategic guidance on programs, projects, and initiatives critical to fulfilling CEWD’s mission to “build the alliances, processes, and tools to develop tomorrow’s energy workforce;” and 2) direction for the organization’s strategic plan, annual workplan, and budget that are approved by the Board of Directors. Participation in this Council is reserved for Council members only.

If you are interested in learning more about serving on the Council, contact Missy Henriksen at missy@cewd.org.

This new Community of Practice is for those responsible for leading and influencing their enterprise’s training and development operations. The group’s initial agenda includes establishing benchmarking training data exclusive to the energy sector (e.g. trainer to student ratios, progression times, training facility size, etc.) and strategic discussions about how companies are using AI/VR, and AR and modernizing training to meet the needs of today’s and tomorrow’s learners.

If you would like to be a member of this community of practice or for additional information, please contact Missy Henriksen at missy@cewd.org. 

The intent of this community of practice is to provide a resource for member companies to discuss internal training programs, materials and processes.  This group identifies best practice solutions for training delivery and assessment, use of technology to deliver training, and metrics to support training effectiveness.  This group is composed of training and workforce development leaders, instructional designers and trainers.

If you would like to be a member of this community of practice or for additional information, please contact Becky Meggesin at becky@cewd.org. 

The Workforce Analytics Team is a community generally focused on sharing best practices in workforce analytics within their companies and lessons learned through analytics work. Through group discussion and presentations, the team focuses on information sharing, benchmarking questions, data analytics technology tools and best practices.

If you would like to be a member of this community of practice or for additional information, please contact Missy Henriksen at missy@cewd.org.