Create an "elevator speech" that captures where you are and where you want to be
Click link above for template
   
Know what is available in your area -- schools, curriculum and existing programs
Search our industry curriculum database.
   
Create a state map that includes Workforce Board territories, existing educational programs and utilities
Click link above for a sample map. Find Workforce Investment Boards at the NAWB site.
   
Meet the local Workforce Board chairs and get on board
Visit the or the National Association of State Workforce Boards.
   
Meet with career and technical educators and get involved
Visit the National Association of State Directors of CTE Consortium for contacts.
   
Organize an "energy consortium" of education, workforce and utilities to implement regional workforce solutions
Click the link above to see how the Florida Workforce Consortium is organizing to address the needs of utilities in the state.
   
Pick one best practice program and duplicate it