Webinar Announcement

2019 US Energy Jobs and Employment Report Briefing Webinar

 A presentation on regional and national energy & advanced manufacturing jobs & workforce data from the 2019 USEER Report  

Thursday, May 30th, 2019 1-2 PM ET 

 REGISTRATION IS FREE BUT LIMITED – REGISTER HERE

This is the first briefing of its kind on USEER for the Appalachia region on the regional and national results of the 2019 USEER a joint project of the National Association of State Energy Officials and the Energy Futures Initiative. The U.S. Energy & Employment Report is an annual report  administered to over 30,000 employers across 53 different energy technolog which provides a unique window on the people who meet the nation’s energy needs, and identifies important trends and skill sets for the 21st Century energy workforce. The information presented will be useful for stakeholders engaged in the planning and implementation of energy and manufacturing jobs, workforce strategies, and economic development forecasting. For more information feel free to visit the NETL RWFI website for contact information.

Topics to be Covered

• The current number of energy jobs and where they are in the workforce both regionally and nationally including a regional analysis of West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania

• Future job and workforce growth trends in energy and advanced manufacturing, including employer hiring expectations for the next 12 months

• Hiring difficulty by energy technology and industrial classification

• High demand jobs and workforce skills gaps

Tentative Webinar Agenda:

      I.          The US National Energy Technology Laboratory, Regional Workforce Initiative

• Introductions and Background on the NETL RWFI

      II.            The US Energy and Employment Report; A National Prospective– National Association of State Energy Officials; Energy Futures Initiative

• National Energy Jobs Data Briefing

• A discussion of national trends in current and emerging energy and manufacturing technologies.

• Presenter: David Foster; Distinguished Associate, Energy Futures Initiative

  III.          The US Energy and Employment Report- A Regional Prospective– BW Research

• What is the workforce demand and hiring difficulty for the region?  

• A discussion of regional trends in current and emerging energy and manufacturing technologies.

• Presenter: Phillip Jordan, VP and Principle Researcher, BW Research

 IV.          The US Energy and Employment Report, A State Perspective- State of Pennsylvania

•  A perspective on energy jobs data and what it means for states like Pennsylvania

•  Presenter: Denise Brinley Executive Director at Pennsylvania Governor's Office of Energy