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Minority Serving Institutions

In 2021, NUDC and the Center for Energy Workforce Development (CEWD) began a collaboration on a series of pilot projects to encourage stronger relationships between utilities and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). This set of tools is an outgrowth of the learnings so far. We will continue to add to them! We hope these tools will be helpful for companies as they think about their educational relationships.

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We’d like to thank the follow participating institutions and individuals:

American Association of Blacks in Energy
Arkansas Electric Cooperative
Cal Poly Pomona College of Engineering
Dominion
Edison International
Entergy

Illinois Commerce Commission
Jackson State University
The Honorable Sadzi Oliva
Pedro Pizarro
Sarah Valdovinos
Walden Green Energy

CEWD partners with energy companies, their associations, contractors, unions, and educators on initiatives to ensure a skilled, diverse workforce pipeline that will meet future industry needs.

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Tools

2021 - JSU Mentoring Acceptance Letter
AABE Professional Mentoring Handbook
CEWD General Handout Adults
CEWD-DiscoverEnergyCareers-Adults
CEWD-NUDC MSI Pilots 2021
Interviewing Webinar For Toolkit
Lessons learned from MSI Pilot
MSI Pilot Toolkit
Post-program Student Survey
Sample Student acceptance letter

Onboarding Resources

Center for Energy Workforce Development
CEWD was formed to help utilities work together to develop solutions to the coming workforce shortage in the utility industry. It is the first partnership between utilities, their associations, contractors, and unions to focus on the need to build a skilled workforce pipeline that will meet future industry needs.
Inclusion Allies Coalition
A coalition of organizations  and practitioners committed to diversity, equity and inclusion within our organizations and society. We provide resources, advocacy, conferences and webinars for dialogues across differences to promote inclusion.
National Association of Water Companies
We are dedicated to helping close the information gap by serving as a credible resource for anyone seeking information about the water issues facing our nation today and in the foreseeable future, and the powerful and practical solutions that are available by way of the private water sector.
Viscardi Center
The Viscardi Center is a network of non-profit organizations that provides a lifespan of services for children and adults with disabilities.

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STEM

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Interactions with Students

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Non-University Workforce Development

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Recruiting

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Interviewing and Hiring

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Onboarding

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Mentoring /Networking

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Internal Career Development

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Middle Managers

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Management of Employees

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Executive Compensation

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Role of Board & Commission

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Company Culture of D&I

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Metrics

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Minority Serving Institutions

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