Rockies Energy Workforce Collaborative

The Rockies Energy Workforce Collaborative is a forum for educational institutions, the energy industry, and public workforce centers in the Rocky Mountain region (Colorado, Montana, New Mexico North Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming) to develop strategies for meeting the growing demand for industry workers throughout the region. It builds on the existing network of state efforts to develop a regional approach to workforce issues involving employers, economic development organizations, state and regional workforce initiatives, and community colleges and training centers. The collaborative meets quarterly and works in conjunction with the Rockies Alliance for Process Technology (RAPT).

Since its creation in December 2005, the collaborative has allowed educational institutions and workforce centers to work more closely with industry to develop programs and curricula to be shared across the entire region. It has created strong synergies among groups and has facilitated the development of more targeted training programs which meet industry needs and, as a result, are now more consistent across the region. A measure of the collaborative’s success is the number of participants – 18 companies, 14 educational institutions, 5 economic development organizations, and 8 state officials or departments. The collaborative has produced a CD, the Rocky Mountain Oil & Gas Career Toolkit, designed as a resource for those interested in career opportunities in the region’s petroleum and natural gas industry. Similarly, a website (www.rockiesenergyworkforce.org) has been created to highlight career opportunities and to connect industry and state workforce centers.

For more information about the collaborative or toolkit, please contact API’s James Crandall at (202) 682-8475.

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Industry Careers – Lenny A.
Lenny A. of Marathon

Industry Careers – Ginger Eaton
Ginger E. of Shell