WECC Operating Committee Operations Training Subcommittee Report Bill Simmons, OTS Chair March 25,...

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WECC Operating CommitteeOperations Training Subcommittee Report

Bill Simmons, OTS ChairMarch 25, 2015

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WECC OC Committee Action Items

a. Approve new Chair: Bill Simmonsb.Approve OTS Charter Updatesc. Retirement of OTS Policy – Done

Accomplished via email correspondence and presented to the Board March 11, 2015. The board voted to retire the policy.

d. Support of WECC Training ProgramSupport and encourage the use of the WECC Training Program throughout the year.

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OTS Current Year Goals

OTS Goals Status1 Provide support and guidance to the

HPWGOngoing

2 Provide metric options, and provide training to use metrics in order to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of member training programs

TTT Workshop & DOE Evaluations on WECC website

3 Create method for peer review of neighboring entity training/class instruction

TTT Workshop

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OTS Current Year Goals

OTS Goals Status4 Outline an instructor certification program Work Group to be

established April 20155 Review WECC course material content 4 classes are in re-

design for May & June training

6 PER-005-1 R3.1 develop Simulation training for WECC Training program

Ongoing & need enhancements

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2014 Transition Year

New WECC Team StructureDeveny Bywaters, Training Manager

Restructured Administrative Assistants

Impacts of the bifurcationChange in CharterRetirement of OTS Policies

Leadership changes

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OTS Membership

Retired - 2Brian Reich (OTS Chair) and Mike Scott (Vice Chair).New Leadership - 2Chair - Bill Simmons is recommended as the new ChairVice Chair - David McKay (Public Service Company of New Mexico) New Members - 5David McKay (Public Service Company)Cullen Ritchie (Tacoma Power) Eric Dick (Idaho Power) Arlen Simon, (Public Utility District of Douglas County) Alvin Pinkston (Black Hills Corporation) to be approved at the April meeting

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Training Program Pilot Year

½ of the classes at utility locations

½ of the classes have a contract trainer

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2015 Training Program GoalsGoal Status

1 Re-design Each Class4 classes are in re-design for May & June training

In Progress

2 Regional TrainingPiloting if attendance is better at regional training7 of 16 classes are at a utility location

In Progress

3 Contract TrainerPiloting if the program can fund a second trainer

Began as of January 2015

4 Improve CommunicationInterchange (e-newsletter)Monthly phone calls

Began as of January 2015

5 Introduce New Training Topics Tentative

6 Pilot Online TrainingPlans are on hold until the classroom program stabilizes

Tentative

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Attendance Trends2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009

283 293 291 448 523 561

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Major Accomplishments and Planned Activities

Train-The-Trainer Workshop

Human Performance Work Group Conference

2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009

69 71 58 51 58 602014 2013

117 58

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Major Accomplishments and Planned Activities

WECC/OTS Communication Regular scheduled meetings

Monthly e-newsletterMonthly calls

Result: increased member engagement

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Risks to Success and Mitigation Strategies

SimulatorThe WECC training simulator relies on a generic model and should be expanded to include the WECC model in order to be relevant.

Risk: The cost of obtaining and integrating the modelMitigation strategies: Open negations with the vendor to negotiate a phased in approach

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Future Meetings

April 7 & 8, 2015Salt Lake City, UT

July 27 & 28, 2015CAISO, Folsom CA

July 28-31, 2015 Train-The-Trainer WorkshopCAISO, Folsom CA

Conference calls / Webinar as needed

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Welcome Support from the OC Committee!

New & Improved WECC Classes

• Fresh look and feel• Training and

presentation materials are coordinated

• New simulator exercises • Adult learning techniques built in

to classes– Hands-on activities

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