The Florida Energy Workforce Consortium (FEWC), an
organization dedicated to developing solutions to meet the current and future
work force needs of the state's energy industry, is offering two High School
CTE and/or STEM teachers and externship opportunity during the 2015 summer
break. The purpose of this externship is to connect teachers with the workplace
to give them the opportunity to learn through direct experience about industry
trends, organizational needs, employee skill requirements and opportunities in
the electric utility industry. You can learn more about this opportunity and
program deliverables by clicking here and connecting to our website.
The FEWC includes representatives from state economic
development, workforce development, education, and organized labor as well as
major electric utilities and associations. The consortium's primary goals are
to develop accurate projections of future energy industry work force needs
detailed by occupation and to prioritize those needs for focused educational
and recruiting efforts. To ensure that solutions are developed in a sustainable
and well-coordinated fashion, the FEWC is addressing several key objectives:
-Career Awareness: Improving the image of the industry
and introducing to Floridians the high-paying jobs and career paths within it.
-Education: Impacting education public policy to support
implementation of energy industry-relevant education and training at the
secondary and post-secondary levels with an eye toward opportunities to
transfer knowledge from the existing workforce to entry-level workers.
-State and National Outreach: Raising awareness of the
impending workforce shortages and its impact on the energy sector and the
state's economic development potential, thus avoiding potential adverse impacts
to our state's citizenry and businesses.
The FEWC also hosts an annual networking opportunity for
teachers as part of the Florida Energy Teachers' Network (FETN). The 2015 FETN
workshop will be in Longwood, Florida on June 17 & 18. Please see the flyer
on our website for more information.
To learn more about this opportunity and the program
deliverables, interested teachers should review the FEWC Teacher Externship
Program Guidelines found here on our website for an editable application and
other forms.
Applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on April
17,
2015 in order to be considered. The selection will be
announced on or before May 12, 2015.
Please feel free to contact Susan Neumans Van Buren at fewc.externship@gmail.com or
850.307.1137 with any questions about this program, the
FETN workshop, or the FEWC.
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