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. 

Join us for these informal get-acquainted sessions. LEARN what resources are available for CEWD members and where to find them. DISCOVER how to get involved with the organization to best support your professional development and your company’s needs and CONNECT with peers for nationwide networking as we work together to GROW the availability of a skilled, diverse, talent pipeline. (This program is available for CEWD members and non-members.)

CEWD’s National Energy Education Network (NEEN) includes over 240 educational institution members. It was identified that there was great interest among the NEEN members during out October meeting to be a part of a Community of Practice. Given that NEEN members are located all over the country with their focus on preparing students for a variety of careers in the Energy industry a major topics of interest members have identified is “what can we do to prepare our students for jobs for the future?” and “what are best practices for the engagement and retention of students?”. The NEEN COP will meet quarterly throughout 2021.

If you would like to be a member of this community of practice or for additional information, please contact Julie Strzempko at julie@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.

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 Becky Meggesin at becky@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.