MidwestSolarInstructorTrainingNetworkLocalTrainingPartnersWebinar

Friday,February12,2010

Agenda

‐ Programoverview‐ Awardstatus‐ Scopeofworkforbudgetperiod1‐ LTPresponsibili@es‐ Contrac@ngtermsandcondi@ons‐ MREAWikitour‐ Timeline‐Ques@ons,comments,concerns

ProgramOverview

ProgramOverview

DOETeam• YanaRasulova–ProjectManager• MarkFrickel–ProjectManager

MREATeam• TehriParker–PrincipalInves@gator• NickHylla–CurriculumandInstruc@on• KatrinaShankland–Administra@veAssistant

ProgramOverview

•  Illinois–GreenIns@tute,HeartlandCommunityCollege(JulieElzana@)

•  Indiana–PurdueUniversity(BillHutzel)•  Iowa–CenterforEnergyandEnvironmentalEduca@on,UniversityofNorthernIowa(KamyarEnshayan)

•  Michigan–NorthwestMichiganCollege(BillQueen)

•  Minnesota–MinnesotaRenewableEnergySociety(LauraCina)

•  Ohio–GreenEnergyOhio(BillSpratley)•  Wisconsin–MidwestRenewableEnergyAssocia@on

ProgramOverview

ProgramGoals

1.  Provideinstruc@on,installa@on,andcurriculumdevelopmentexperiencesinappliedPVandSolarThermaltechnologiesto200instructorsfromacrosstheMidwest.

2.  DevelopinstrucDonalmaterialsandhands‐ontrainingcapacityforPVandSolarThermalin6Midwesternstateswithbroadpar@cipa@onofinstallers,instructors,engineers,educa@onadministrators,andotherindustrystakeholders

3.  FormaMidwestSolarInstructorTrainingNetworktopromotesolartraining,shareresources,expandinstruc@onalinstalla@onopportuni@es,andadvanceregionalstrategicini@a@ves

AwardStatus

•  CurrentStatus•  Expected@meline

ScopeofWork

BudgetPeriod1(Jan2010–June30,2011)1.  InstructorApplica@onandDatabase2.  TrainingNeedsAssessment3.  InstructorIns@tutes4.  SharedResources5.  SpecialTopicsCourses

ScopeofWork

TrainingNeedsAssessment•  Developresourcedirectory(wiki)•  Establishbaselinefortrainingcapacity

(programsandinstructors)•  Defineimportanttrends•  Iden@fyandjus@fystatetraining

priori@es•  Developstatetraininggoalsandmetrics

ScopeofWork

WITrainingNeedsAssessment• WIDirectory(seeMREAWiki)• Trends‐Cer@fica@on,regula@on,trainingprograms,jobmarket,incen@ves,partnerships

• Priorityprograms  Technicalcolleges(cer@ficatesandappren@ceship)  ProfessionalAssocia@ons–IBEW,Pipefibers,etc.

• Priorityloca@ons  Solarci@es(MilwaukeeandMadison)

• WIGoals‐TBD

ScopeofWork

InstructorApplicaDonandDatabase•  Developuniformappforregion•  Establishcentralized,digitalapplica@on

process•  Collectbaselinedatatounderstand

instructorneedsandfacilitateISPQinstructorcer@fica@on

ScopeofWork

InstructorInsDtutes• MREARenewtheEarthIns@tute,Custer,WI

•  PV(July19‐23,Aug2‐6)•  ST(July26‐30,Aug9‐13)

• ContractInstructors• Re‐toolsyllabusandmaterials• Developevalua@onframework

ScopeofWork

TrainingResources1.  Furtherdevelop‘TeachingModules’

sec@ononMREAWiki2.  Priori@zecontentandskillswithLTPs3.  OutlinedevelopmentprocesswithLTPs4.  Establishopen‐useandpeerreview

guidelineswithLTPs

ScopeofWork

SpecialTopics• Iden@fyprioritytrainings

  Residen@alandCommercialInstalla@ons  SiteAssessment  TrainingLabDesign DevelopingSolarTrainingPrograms Others?

• EstablishdevelopmentprocesswithLTPs

LTPResponsibiliDes

1.  TrainingNeedsAssessment2.  TrainingRecruitment3.  SharedResourceDevelopment4.  Par@cipatoryPlanning

ContracDngTermsandCondiDons

1.  Thereare24provisionsinthespecialtermsandcondi@onsdocumenttheDOEfurnishedtheMREA.

2.  AllprovisionsapplytoMREA’ssubcontractswithlocaltrainingpartners.

3.  AllprovisionsapplytoLTPs’subcontractswithotherpartnersandpar@es.

WhatisaWiki?

‐aknowledgemanagementsystemaccessiblefromanywherewithanInternetconnec@on

‐aneasilyscalableplacetohostinforma@onandshareitwithanyoneorjustaselectgroup

‐acommunity‐drivensitethatencouragessharing,discussion,andcollabora@on

‐informa@ononawikidoesnotbelongtoanyone,butrathereveryone.Allareresponsibleforthecontentandforrevisingitandensuringitsaccuracy.

TheWikiandLocalTrainingPartners

-The Wiki will be used to compile and share all of our training network’s resources.

-It’s a dynamic place to host information – the info is updated as things change. As more and more people add resources to our database, the better resource we become and the stronger our training network is.

-As ideas shift and knowledge grows, so does the content of the Wiki. The Wiki can provide information on new incentives, new education programs, etc. Anyone can add more info to keep the info as current as possible.

WhowillusetheWiki?

-Every Local Training Partner will have access to the wiki and can grant access to their staff.

-The MREA will give access to any instructors who come to the training institute.

-The MREA also has its instructors on the wiki working on teaching modules and curriculum development.

-The information is organized so that certain sections can be restricted amongst MREA instructors or LTPs if necessary.

MediawikiTour

TwoSecDons:

DOEMREANetworkCourses

StatesInstructors

‐UserPage

‐TalkPage‐HelpPage

‐UploadFile‐SpecialPages

‐ImageGallery

‐Createauserpage‐Addbioandphoto

‐Includeyourloca@onandorganiza@on‐Gotothediscussionpagetotalktoothersaboutcollabora@ngorsharingresources

‐FindyourstateunderTrainingNetworkResourcesinnaviga@ontoolbar

‐Helpcompileresourcesforeachsec@onunderyourstate

JointheWikiCommunity

TechnicalKnowledge

-There is an initial learning curve: wikitext. Wikitext takes some time to learn but the payoff is great.

-Wikitext is similar to HTML. There is a plain text editor and a rich text editor.

-It’s helpful to learn both. We’ll review the main things to know here, then you can spend some time on the wiki and in the help section learning more.

WikiHelpResources

-MREA Wiki Help Center (navigation toolbar -> Help -> Basics or Help Center)

-MediaWiki Help Section: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents

-MREA: 715-592-6595 x 106 or katrina@the-mrea.org

Timeline

1.  InstructorApplica@on–March152.  TrainingNeedsAssessment–April13.  ResourceDevelopment–March‐>4.  EnergyFair–June18‐205.  Ins@tutes–July19‐Aug14

Ques@ons