Emerging workforce trends in the U.S. energy and mining industries : a call to action /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Earth Resources, National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Earth Sciences & Resources, National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Higher Education and Workforce, National Research Council (U.S.). Policy and Global Affairs
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2013.
Temas:
Energy industries > Employees > Supply and demand.
Mineral industries > Employees > Supply and demand.
Employees > Training of > United States.
Labor supply > United States.
Industries énergétiques > Personnel > Offre et demande.
Personnel > Formation > États-Unis.
Marché du travail > États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Employees > Training of
Energy industries > Employees > Supply and demand
Labor supply
Mineral industries > Employees > Supply and demand
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction. What is included in the report and what is not ; Data considerations ; Organization of the report ; Report recommendations
  • Mature sectors. Introduction ; Oil and gas ; Nuclear energy ; Mining
  • Emerging sectors. Introduction ; Solar energy ; Wind energy ; Geothermal energy ; Carbon capture, use, and storage ; Shared recommendations
  • The electric grid. Today's electric grid ; The smart grid ; Workforce and training required to implement grid extensions and improvements and for the smart grid ; Conclusions
  • Federal energy and extractive industry workforce issues. The workforce and its issues ; Possible solutions
  • Safety and health in extractive industries. A look at demographics ; A safety dilemma ; Workforce challenges ; Conclusions and recommendations
  • Educating and training the energy and mining workforce. Introduction: On our present course, demand will soon outstrip supply ; Building the pipeline: academic and workforce preparation begins in K-12 ; Bridge from secondary to postsecondary and first 2 years of higher education ; Moving the model into energy ; Special considerations for energy- and mining-related Bachelor's- and Master's-level engineering and science education ; Issues and challenges relating to success ; Conclusions and recommendations
  • Overview of the energy and mining workforce using federal data sources: key findings and recommendations. Key findings ; Recommendations to meet future labor requirements
  • Overarching conclusions. Overarching findings and recommendations
  • References
  • Appendixes. Overview of federal data sources most relevant to the energy and mining workforce ; Overview of energy and mining workforce using feder data sources ; Data on the energy and mining workforce from federal sources ; Acronyms and abbreviations ; Committee and staff biographies.

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