The Florida Energy Workforce Consortium (FEWC), formed in 2006, is developing solutions to meet the
current and future workforce needs of the state’s energy industry.The consortium’s primary goals are
to develop accurate projections of future energy industry workforce needs detailed by occupation,
and to prioritize those needs for focused educational and recruiting efforts.
Career Awareness: Improving the image of the industry and introducing to young people the
high-paying jobs and career paths within it.
Funding & Resources: Marshalling all available resources and focusing them on the most pressing
challenges ahead.
Policy & Education: Impacting education public policy to support implementing energy industry-relevant
education and training at the secondary and post-secondary levels with an eye toward opportunities to
transfer knowledge from the existing workforce to entry-level workers.
Untapped Labor Sources: Attracting, recruiting and training workers from untapped and under-represented
labor pools.
State and National Outreach: Raising awareness of the impending workforce shortages and its impact on
the energy sector and the state’s economic development potential, thus avoiding potential adverse impacts
to our state’s citizenry and businesses.
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For more information visit www.fewc.org
Florida's residential electricity demand is one of the highest in the US.
