Women in Energy April 25, 2012
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Women in Energy April 25, 2012
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Women in Energy April 25, 2012. Speakers. Valerie Taylor, Educational Consultant, CEWD Alison Motz , Consultant, Hard Hatted Women (Women in Energy Program Partner). Who is Hard Hatted Women?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Women in EnergyApril 25, 2012
Valerie Taylor, Educational Consultant, CEWD
Alison Motz, Consultant, Hard Hatted Women (Women in Energy Program Partner)
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Speakers
Hard Hatted Women (HHW) is a statewide nonprofit organization that accelerates women’s success in high demand occupations by matching women who need lifelong careers with employers who need a qualified, skilled workforce.
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Who is Hard Hatted Women?
Accelerate women’s advancement in high demand careers
Programs designed to reach females over a longer period of time
Alignment with employers key focus Creating mutually beneficial
partnerships
HHW’s Goals & Strategies
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Tradeswomen TOOLS (WISE Pathways Main Focus)– Supported with funds from the US Department of
Labor, Union College of New Jersey’s Business Development Department, and with assistance and technical expertise from the Center for Energy Workforce Development (CEWD)
Inspiring Girls to Greatness Employer services
HHW Programs
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Women in Energy Initiatives
Get Into Energy Women web site Women-focused postcard Toolkit for Recruiting & Retaining
Women in Nontraditional Positions Women in Sustainable Employment
(WISE) Pathways workshop kit Get Into Energy Women pilot program
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http://getintoenergy.com/women/index.php
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Get Into Energy Women Web Site
http://www.shopcewd.org/collateral/samples/PR72.pdf
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Women-focused Postcard
Created by HHW Tradeswomen TOOLS
– Training, Outreach, Opportunity, Leadership and Support
– Finding Out: Outreach and Education– Getting In and Moving Up:
Supportive Services– Giving Back: Leadership Development
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Toolkit for Recruiting & Retaining Women in Nontraditional Positions
Recruitment: when, where and how to recruit women– Examples: messaging, media,
establishing relationships Retention
– Examples: support, training, sexual harassment awareness
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Toolkit Sections
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WISE Pathways
The overall goal of Tradeswoman TOOLS is to connect women to resources that will enable them to succeed in non-traditional careers.
WISE Pathways is the heart of this concept and includes WISE Pathways augmented with:– Orientation to Trade and Technical Careers– Industry Orientations– Leadership Development and Career Coaching
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WISE Pathways Program
12 sessions, three hours each Includes detailed instructor guides and
PPTs Practical, hands-on Utilizes Kuder Journey Includes action planning
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WISE Pathways Career Exploration Workshop
Session 1: Strengths and interests, industry overviews, WorkKeys
Session 2: Kuder Journey interest inventory (customized for energy, manufacturing & construction)
Session 3: Skills and Values inventories
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Session Topics
Session 4: Manufacturing, WorkKeys Reading Comprehension
Session 5: Construction, WorkKeys Applied Math
Session 6: Energy, WorkKeys Locating Information
Session 7: Resume writing
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Session Topics
Session 8: Resume feedback, WorkKeys practice test
Session 9: Workplace skills and behaviors
Session 10: Sexual harassment, conflict management and resolution
Session 11: Technical skills, applications
Session 12: Graduation16
Session Topics
Follows Get Into Energy Pathways model
Integrates career outreach, coaching and stackable credentials
Looking for state consortium to pilot the program
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Get Into Energy Women
For more information, contact:
Valerie TaylorEducational Consultant
Center for Energy Workforce [email protected]
Alison MotzConsultantHard Hatted [email protected]
