MSESP Grantee WebinarMarch 6, 2012

AgendaWelcomeAdministrative Updates DOL Evaluation Visit New RFP Internal Request for Project Expansion/Enhancement

Getting to know you…. Grantee Presentation: Dakota County Technical College

Participant/Outcome Projection UpdatesGetting to know you….

Grantee Presentation: Cement Masons Local 633

LEED Training Update: BlueGreen Alliance FoundationOther Updates – RAD, etc.Other Grantee UpdatesNext Meeting

Welcome to New MSESP Grantees

• Agristrand/MSU-Mankato• BlueGreen Alliance Foundation• Northwest Technical College• Rebuild Resources• RESOURCE• Workforce Development, Inc.

DOL Evaluation Visit

• March 8-9• Grantee Visit – HIRED • Participant Focus Group – HIRED • Employer Interview – EJ Ajax (BGAF)• MSESP Staff Interviews

New RFP

• Released February 23, 2012• Applicant must be a local Workforce

Investment Board (WIB)• Partners must include employer and

training provider (may be the same)• Proposals due April 6, 2012

Release: Internal RFP

• Released today • Focus: What could you do to strengthen,

expand, broaden your project with additional $?• How would you increase your job placements?• Simple, 2-page application• Due March 30, 2012• Can request up to $100,000

Grantee Presentation

Dakota County Technical College – Marlo Miller

Clean EnergySmart Grid Technology

Additional partners• Minnesota State Community & Technical College (Wadena)

• Lake Superior College (Duluth)

• Minnesota West Community and Technical College (Jackson)

• Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (MnTAP, University of Minnesota)

The project

Training on intelligent monitoring systems to more efficiently deliver electricity from power producers to end-users

Initial steps• Siemens provided oversight for course content

• Siemens delivered first level training to college instructors

Training at DCTC• Training integrated into Electrical Construction and Electrical

Lineworker programs

Training at DCTC• 65 students trained as of December 2011

• 15 Electrical Construction students to be trained Spring 2012

• 50 Electrical Lineworker students to be trained Fall 2012

Training at partner colleges• 15 students at Minnesota West to be trained Spring 2012

Training goals• Grant goal: Train 180 students

• Current projection: We will train 160 students by November

2012

Challenges• Wadena tornado

• Coordinating with partner colleges

Successes• Close to target for number of trained workers (160 out of 180)

• Released curriculum to MN Rural Electric Association

• Instructors have molded curriculum to fit the needs of their

specific programs

What is next• Deliver training to 45 additional students Spring 2012 and Fall

2012

• Finish developing table top trainers with Siemens

• Continue to integrate Smart Grid training into DCTC and

customized training programs after the grant

Contact Information

Marlo Miller

Dakota County Technical College

Customized Training, Technology & Manufacturing

marlo.miller@dctc.edu

651-423-8612

Participant Update

Plan Projected 3/31/12

Actual 3/6/12

Participants Enrolled

1495 1000 919

Participants Placed 897 300 173

# Receiving Credentials

1076 600 487

Grantee Presentation

Cement Masons Local 633 JATC – Tom Reger

Local633@mtn.org 651-783-8422

LEED Training Update/Opportunity

BlueGreen Alliance Foundation Jerome Balsimojeromeb@bluegreenalliance.org 612-466-4515

Other Updates

• RAD Update (Monthly RAD Nag)o Make sure that all participants are updated in RADo Enrollmentso Training Activitieso Credentialso Placementso Supportive Services/Other Activities

Other Grantee Updates

Let us know what is happening with your MSESP project

Next Grantee WebinarWednesday, April 4

10:00 AM

Presenters: SW MN Private Industry CouncilBlueGreen Alliance Foundation

Daikin McQuay Learning Institute