Strong growth in the global demand for electric power is projected for the next half-century and beyond. This growth will provide great opportunities for Western Pennsylvania (WPA) companies that are leaders in the chain of industries that generate, transmit and distribute electric power. While great opportunities await these companies, they are all preparing for the impact of workforce and technology development neglect that was dominant in their industries in the 1980s and 1990s. Representatives of these industries have indicated that up to half of their engineering workforce will be eligible for retirement within the next decade. Don Shields, Executive Director for Center for Energy, Director of Corporate Relations, Co-Director of Swanson Institute for Technical Excellence, University of Pittsburgh (moderator) Laura S. Fisher, Senior Vice President, Workplace and Special Projects, Allegheny Conference on Community Development Kate Jackson, CTO, Westinghouse James McCaffrey, Senior VP, CONSOL Energy

1. #UEDASummit

2. ENERGY
Rising to the Challenge
Positioning our Region for the Future

3. Pitt Center for Energy
Workforce Development Initiative
 Panelists:
 Don Shields, Exec. Director, Pitt Center for Energy
 Kate Jackson, CTO, Westinghouse
 Jim McCaffrey, Sr. VP, CONSOL Energy
 Laura Fisher, Sr. VP, Allegheny Conference on
Community Development

4. Pittsburgh as an Energy Capital

5. Pitt’s Mission for Energy
 Leader in Education  Pioneer in Research
 Workforce Development

Certificate Programs


Technology Development
and Commercialization
Distance Learning
 Partner in Regional Development

Developing the Regional Energy Economy

6. Increasing Energy Demand
Primary energy use by fuel, 1980-2035 (quadrillion Btu). SOURCE: EIA (2012).

7. Energy Workforce Pipeline Challenge
(Reder, 2006)

8. What Happened?
1980s & 1990s – National Lull in Energy Education and Research

9. Studies – Wanda Reder (IEEE)
2009
2006

10. Studies
Workforce Analysis Report:
Energy Sector Jobs in
Greater Pittsburgh
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY REPORT
August 30, 2012

11. • Major new report from
National Academies
• To be published this year
• Calls for actions similar
to those in earlier studies

13. Energy Education
 Certificate programs in Nuclear, Electric Power, Mining

Addresses industry workforce development needs

Worked with industry to develop curriculum

Taps extensive pool of regional energy experts as adjunct
professors

Undergraduate and graduate certificate

Very popular with students and regional professionals

Distance learning (graduate courses)

14. Energy Education – Champions

15. Nuclear Engineering

Fundamentals of Nuclear
Engineering

Nuclear Materials

Heat Transfer & Fluid Flow In
Nuclear Plants

Mathematical Modeling of
Nuclear Plants

Nuclear Core Dynamics

Nuclear Plant Dynamics and
Control

Integration of Nuclear Plant

Systems with the Reactor Core
Case Studies in Nuclear Codes
and Standards

Nuclear Operations Safety

Integrated Nuclear Power Plant
Operations
Environmental Issues and
Solutions for Nuclear Power

Full MS degree in Nuclear available (course only and thesis options)

16. Electric Power

Power System Engineering and Analysis

Power System Transients

Power Electronics Circuits & Applications

Linear Control Systems Theory

Special Topics: Renewable & Alternative Energy Systems

Special Topics: Smart Grid Technologies and Applications

Special Topics: Advanced Power Electronics: FACTS & HVDC
Technologies

17. Mining Engineering
 Introduction to Mining Engineering
 Sustainable Development and the Minerals Industry
 Minerals Industry Risk Management
 Environmental Controls in Mining
 Mine Ventilation Engineering
 Strata Control Engineering
 Mining Health and Safety
 Mine Evaluation and Management

18. Energy Education
Program
Level
2012-2013
Enrollment
Total Program
Enrollment
Total Certificates
Awarded
Nuclear
Undergraduate
275
1,461
278
Graduate
136
801
66
Undergraduate
383
1071
77
Graduate
172
276
7
Undergraduate
88
332
19
Graduate
37
150
8
Program established in 2007
Electric Power
Program established in 2009
Mining
Program established in 2007

19. Future Plans
Leverage distance learning capabilities
Natural Gas
Safety Engineering
China

20. ENERGY
Rising to the Challenge
Positioning our Region for the Future

21. Westinghouse Non-Proprietary Class 3
© 2013 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Pitt Center for Energy
Workforce Development Initiative
2013 Summit - University Economic Development Association
Kate Jackson, PhD
Chief Technology Officer
Westinghouse Electric Company
Oct. 29, 2013
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22. Westinghouse Non-Proprietary Class 3
© 2013 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Nuclear Energy Workforce Demand
• Impacted by global growth of energy needs, retirementeligibility and competing industries
• Wide range of engineering and technical fields
• 100,000 high-paying jobs exist
• 20,000 needed to fill these jobs
Clear need for highly skilled workforce.
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23. Westinghouse Non-Proprietary Class 3
© 2013 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Westinghouse seeks …
• Candidates driven by excellence and innovation, who offer
technical education with real-world experiences
• Development and hiring of industry-aware engineers
• Partnerships, such as Pitt’s nuclear certificate program
Our technology leadership depends upon
continued workforce development .
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24. Westinghouse Non-Proprietary Class 3
© 2013 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Westinghouse Growth Opportunities
• History of hiring interns, college graduates
• Work in plants, headquarters and global offices
• Career paths: technical, business, manufacturing, and
project leadership
Many ways to be a part of Westinghouse’s
rich heritage of technical innovation.
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25. Westinghouse Non-Proprietary Class 3
© 2013 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Continued Workforce Awareness
• The demand is real.
• The results are positive.
• Together, we must continue
to strive toward meeting our
region’s energy workforce
challenges.
Proud partner with Pitt Center for Energy
Workforce Development Initiative.
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