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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ,_
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FROM: William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director - `---- �P
DATE: December 12, 2006
SUBJECT: Industrial Training Institute Interim Report
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Accept the Industrial Training Institute Interim Report submitted by Health Services.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS:
The Board Order dated November 1, 2005 put together a process to establish the criteria to establish an
Industrial Training Institute. The attachment is an interim report on the progress of this process and a request
for additional guidance from the Board.
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Contra Costa County is the second most industrial county in California and is home to
four petroleum refineries and to medium and small chemical facilities. To assure that the
workers who are working at these facilities have the needed knowledge to work safely,
the Board on November 1, 2005 requested that Health Services work with Contra Costa
Community College District and various industries and labor stakeholders to establish a
Training Institute. The Board established an Industrial Training Institute Committee that
would consist of representatives from the following organizations:
• Contra Costa Building and Construction Trades Council (one voting member)
• Petrochemical and Chemical Industry(two voting members)
• California Contractors' Alliance (one voting member)
• Contra Costa Central Labor Council (one voting member)
• United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied
Industrial Services Workers Union Local 5 (USW) (one voting member)
• Contra Costa Community College District (one non-voting member)
• Contra Costa Health Services (one non-voting member and shall serve as chair of
the committee)
• Workforce Development Board (one non-voting member)
The Board stated that the Committee would act by consensus, if possible. If a consensus
is not possible, recommendations shall be made by a majority vote of all the voting
members of the Committee, with the majority composing the affirmative votes of at least
two of the labor members (USW, Central Labor Council, Building and Construction
Trades) and two of the industry representatives (Petrochemical and Chemical Industry
and California Contractors' Alliance).
The Committee is responsible for making recommendations to the Board of Supervisors
in the following areas:
Craft Specific Training and Testing Program
1. Develop curriculum standards for a short-term refresher craft-specific training
program to be administered by the College District and required of all contractor
employees who are seeking to work in Contra Costa's oil refineries. This training
program assumes that the student has the requisite craft-specific skill training
and/or experience.
2. Develop both the testing standards for a written and hands-on test and the testing
process for a craft-specific testing program to be administered by the College
District and required of all contractor employees for a craft covered by the
training program who have completed the training institute and/or who seek to
work in Contra Costa's oil refineries. All contract employees in a craft covered
by the training program are required to have passed this test prior to working in a
local oil refinery. The Committee shall also develop the standards for a "test-out"
option for those workers who believe they already have the requisite craft-specific
knowledge and skills. Those who pass the "test-out" option for a specific craft or
crafts by passing both a written and a hands-on test for that craft or crafts do not
need to attend the training program prior to working in a refinery.
3. Develop standards for on-going craft skills maintenance required of all contractor
employees in order to insure that workers in the oil refineries continue to meet the
highest training and skills level.
4. Develop a funding plan for this training and testing program that does not involve
the use of federal, state, or local public funds.
General Industry and Safety Training and Testing Program
1. Develop curriculum standards, testing standards, and a testing process for a long-
term training program in general petrochemical, chemical, and heavy industry,
and safety training for all new potential refinery, chemical, and heavy industry
employees. This program shall be administered by the College District. At the
conclusion of the training and testing, a certificate of completion shall be issued.
All new refinery employees are not required to complete this training but the goal
of this program is to increase the pool of qualified individuals interested in
working in the area's oil refineries, or other heavy industry.
The curriculum shall include training in such areas as: mathematics, science, chemistry,
physics, interpersonal skills, mechanical aptitude, computer skills and general industry
practices. The curriculum shall be tailored to the petrochemical, chemical, and heavy
industry environment. This is not intended to be a craft-specific training program.
2. Develop a funding plan for this training program (funding could include private
and public sources).
3. Develop a plan for providing scholarships for low-income county residents to
attend the training program, including a program for those who are unemployed
county residents.
The first meeting of the Industrial Training Institute Committee was held on January 12,
2006 and the committee members were established and are as follows:
• Greg Feere, Contra Costa Building and Construction Trades Council (one voting
member)
• Ron Banducci and Scott Anderson, Petrochemical and Chemical Industry (two
voting members)
• Pat Leiser, California Contractors' Alliance (one voting member)
• Tom Baca, Contra Costa Central Labor Council (one voting member)
• Jeff Clark, United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy,
Allied Industrial Services Workers Union Local 5 (USW) (one voting member)
• Peter Garcia, Contra Costa Community College District (one non-voting member)
• Randy Sawyer, Contra Costa Health Services (one non-voting member and shall
serve as chair of the committee)
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• Bob Lanter, Workforce Development Board(one non-voting member)
At that first meeting, it was learned by the committee a separate process had been
developed to establish a General Industry and Safety Training and Testing Program. A
status of the results of this process is included in Attachment 1.
Six additional meetings have been held to discuss the Craft Specific Training and Testing
Program. The Committee decided to start by focusing on one or two craft training and
testing requirements. The Boilermaker craft is the first craft that was considered by the
Committee. Two preliminary drafts were developed that delineated potential Standards
for what would be required for a Boilermaker to be able to be proficient in that craft.
After discussion,however, no agreement was reached on either of the draft documents
The Committee members were not able to agree on the method for measuring craft
proficiency or the need for setting a standard for experience. The Labor representatives
felt that the training program should be comprehensive and of longer duration to ensure
an adequate skill level. They felt that attending a short-term refresher course and passing
a written and hands-on test was not sufficient.
The Industry representatives understood that the training to be established was specified
in the Board Order as short-term refresher training for crafts people to prepare them to
pass a test that would be developed for each relevant craft. The expectation is that the
people taking this training would already have the craft specific training, experience, and
knowledge before taking the refresher training. The Industry representatives believed
that there should be no established standard for years of experience. They felt that the
craft tests to be developed could be sufficiently rigorous that the tests could only be
passed by people who had the needed experience and knowledge. The training would
primarily be intended for the crafts people who needed to refresh or update their
knowledge on basics of the craft.
The Labor representatives expressed their concern that a person could come in with little
or no experience and pass the test. They felt that the only sure way that you could
guarantee that you have a crafts person with the necessary experience and training is to
develop a training program that would meet crafts specific standards. The industry
representatives proposed that the testing requirement of the Board Order be met by using
the tests currently used by the individual Building Trade Unions with the testing being
administered by the Community College District as a way to address the concerns raised
by the labor representatives. The labor representatives stated that it would be virtually
impossible to pass the craft tests without completion of their apprenticeship programs and
rejected the use of their test as a solution to meet the testing requirements. The Labor
representatives stated that they developed this testing and were unwilling to make their
craft-specific test available for the testing requirement of the Board Order.
The committee also discussed the possibility of requiring a specific amount of verifiable
refinery experience in a specific craft or crafts before being allowed to take a craft test.
No agreement was reached, however.
Because the Committee had different interpretations of the Board Order and what it
required, the Committee decided to report to the Board that they had reached an impasse
and request additional direction from the Board.
ADDENDUM TO ITEM D.1
December 12, 2006
On this day, the Board of Supervisors considered accepting Interim Report from Health
Services Director regarding the Industrial Training Institute, and clarifying the intent of
the Board regarding the eligibility for entering a training program and requirements for
completion of a program.
Randy Sawyer, Health Services Department reported an update of a Board Order that
Supervisor Glover and Chair Gioia put together in November 2005 to establish a process
to develop a Industrial Training Institute. Mr. Sawyer stated there were two items Health
Services Department was looking at — one was to develop a Craft Specific Training and
Testing Program and the other General Industry and Safety Training and Testing
Program. He noted the General Industry and Safety Training and Testing Program was
moving forward before the Committee was established and was being done by the
Workforce Development Board and the Los Medanos Community College. Mr. Sawyer
said they have some hurdles that still face continuing the Process Technology education
classes, include hiring three or four full-time instructors, lack of space at Los Medanos
Community College, long-term funding (the budget exceeds the state college allocation
by $75,000 yearly), outreach to the community, especially high schools. He noted it
would take industry commitment for the project to be a long-term success, and Shell,
Dow, and Tesoro, USPOSCO, Chevron, Valero and Conoco-Phillips have been active
participants in the development. He stressed there is a detailed description outlined in the
Board packet and reiterated the General industry and Safety Training Testing Program
was started before the Board's action and has been successful. Mr. Sawyer noted the
need for the Craft Specific Training and Testing Program is to develop curriculum
standards for a short-term refresher craft-specific training program to be administered by
the College District that is required of all contractor employees seeking to work in Contra
Costa's oil refineries. Mr. Sawyer advised the Board that Committee members were not
able to agree on the method for measuring craft proficiency or the need for setting a
standard for experience, and noted the Labor representatives felt the training program
should be longer and that attending a short-term refresher course and passing a written
and hands-on test was not enough. He continued saying the Labor Representatives
understood the training to be established was specified in the Board Order as short-term
refresher training for craftspeople to prepare them to pass a test but the expectation is the
people taking this training would already have the craft specific training, experience, and
knowledge before taking the refresher training. He stated the representatives from the
Industry believed there should be no usual standard for years of experience and craft tests
to be developed could be enough. Mr. Sawyer advised the Board the Labor
representatives stated that they developed this testing and were unwilling to make their
craft-specific test available for the testing need of the Board Order. Mr. Sawyer stated
because the Committee had different interpretations of the Board Order and what it
needed, the Committee decided to report to the Board that they had reached a deadlock
and would like input from the Board.
Supervisor Glover said he was disappointed the Health Services Department could not
come to an agreement and noted the Boards intent was to assure a Testing Program
through Contra Costa Community College District to make sure all contractor employees
seeking to work in Contra Costa's oil refineries would qualify to work in the refineries.
Supervisor Glover advised that, because the Committee met on several occasions and not
been able to bring closure perhaps this would.be the appropriate time to disband the
meetings but said the process put in place is a process for future reference that could be
used to get back to the table should this become an issue.
Supervisor Piepho stressed that she echoes Supervisor Glover's remarks and noted this is
an issue of public, worker and environmental safety and noted this process should be
completed to a successful outcome. She said she is hesitant to walk away from this
process and is open to any discussion.
Supervisor Uilkema asked if there were any models anywhere within the Country for
ensuring the experience and competence of skilled contract workers. She said she was
reluctant to give up and was not ready to disband.
Mr. Sawyer said he was not aware of any such model.
Supervisor Glover referred the matter to the Ad Hoc Committee to decide the next
actions to take on the skilled crafts testing and training. He noted there were two things
being looked at —the Craft Specific Training and Testing Program is where Health
Services Department needs to continue to work with the various stakeholders but the
refineries need to be a major player because they have the ability to mandate who does
work within their facility.
Chair Gioia acknowledged the good work that is being done by the Workforce
Development Board, Los Medanos, the United Steel Workers Local 5, and industry in
establishing the Process Technology Curriculum for displaced workers and Associate
Degree Program.
By an unanimous vote with District N seat vacant, the Board of Supervisors took the
following action:
ACCEPTED the report, REFERRED the matter to the AD Hoc Committee to decide next
actions to take on skilled crafts testing and training.
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Los Medanos College
PROCESS TECHNOLOGY (PTECTM) PROGRAM
Executive Summary
March 2006
Description
PTEC is the standardized curriculum for a two-year associate of sciences degree
that prepares students to work as a process operator in the chemical, refining, oil
and gas exploration and production, power generation, pharmaceutical and many
of the related manufacturing industries.
Program Purpose
The purpose of the PTEC program at Los Medanos College is to prepare
students for the job of process technician/operator in response to industry
demand. This program is supported by the Contra Costa County Board of
Supervisors and the Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County.
Partners
Los Medanos College
Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County
The Dow Chemical Company
Shell
Tesoro Corporation
Conoco-Phillips, Inc
Chevron Corporation
Valero Corporation
USPOSCO
CHEMCO
Delta Diablo Sanitation
Need/Local Labor Market Information
Eight petrochemical companies located in Contra Costa County will need to hire
a total of at least 100 to 150 process technicians per year through 2012 and
beyond.
Strategic Goal and Strategies
Focus on learning, student access and success, economic development and
improved communication to create and sustain a high quality program to ensure
that LMC PTEC graduates are the first choice for local industries that are hiring
process technicians.
Key Program Strategies:
Focus On Learning:
• PTEC instructors will have a strong industry background.
• Professional development opportunities will be provided for all faculty.
• Industry partners will assist in providing equipment, materials and
expertise to support the learning process.
Student Access and Success:
• Student retention will be ensured by developing a technology learning lab
that will support hands-on learning and early interventions in science, math
and PTEC courses.
• Industry internships, labs utilizing "mini-plant' operations, simulators,
tutoring and computer based training exercises will all be used to reinforce
learning outcomes.
• Program enrollment will be promoted by working with college outreach
services, counseling and area high schools to promote PTEC, as will an
ongoing partnership with the Workforce Development Board and the Industrial
Association of Contra Costa County to promote linkage with local industrial
partners.
Economic Development:
• An active industry advisory board will work to ensure program relevance,
quality, and resources.
Implementation
Pending expected funding via a grant coordinated by the Workforce
Development Board, Los Medanos College will provide intensive 19 week
programs beginning June 2006 to prepare skilled, displaced workers (e.g. airline
mechanics) for immediate placement in process technology positions. The
Workforce Development Board working with its counterparts in Alameda, City of
Richmond and San Mateo, along with the EASTBAY Works Career Centers and
the United Steel Workers are coordinating recruitment, assessment testing,
enrollments and case management of 102 program participants over the course
of the next 18 months. 80 will be referred to the college for the intensive 19 week
program, while the remaining 22 will be referred directly to industry partners for
direct hire based on current experience and skill sets.
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Process Technology Training Classes
A team including the Los Medanos Community College, Industry, and the Workforce
Development Board of Contra Costa County has worked together to develop a Process
Technology Training program. Two curriculums have been designed. The first is for
training displaced workers and is a twenty-week training on process technology. The
second is an Associate of Science degree in Process Technology.
A $952,000 Energy and Advanced Manufacturing Training Grant has been obtained,
which $344,000 goes to Los Medanos Community College to conduct a fast track twenty-
week displaced workers retraining program.
The first Process Technology class started on August 7, 2006 training twenty-three
displaced workers as students. Over the course of the next 12 months an additional 60
students will be trained (at a minimum.)The Associate of Science degree program is
scheduled to start in January 2007. Seven of the eight instructors have been hired, which
one is a Los Medanos Community College instructor. Vera Knowles, on loan from The
Dow Chemical, was the project manager for this project. Los Medanos has hired David
Kail as a full-time project manager for the Process Technology Education classes. The
Workforce Development Board has also added Don Peery as their Manufacturing Sector
Specialist.
Some of the hurdles that still face the continuation of the Process Technology education
classes, include hiring three or four full-time instructors, lack of space at Los Medanos
Community College, long-tern funding (the budget exceeds the state college allocation
by $75,000 annually), outreach to the community, especially high schools. It will take
industry commitment for the project to be a long-term success. Shell, Dow, and Tesoro,
USPOSCO, Chevron, Valero and Conoco-Phillips have been active participants in the
development.
Attached is additional information on the Process Technology Program, including a flyer
and an executive summary that was written in March 2006.
rocess Technology Program
Los Medanos College
The Process Technology Program was Competency Requirements need to be met in
developed at Los Medanos College in response to English, Math and Computer literacy to graduate
requests from the chemical and refining industries with a Certificate of Achievement or an Associate
in Contra Costa County. The industries are facing a of Science Degree in Process Technology.
serious shortage of a trained workforce, given the
large number of baby boomer retirements. This is
the ideal time to get trained for a high skill-high
wage career opportunity in the chemical,refining, Certificate of Achievement
oil and gas production/refining, power generation, This 33-unit certificate program can be completed
water, waste management, food, and related in 3 semesters.
manufacturing industries. The core curriculum:
�X PTEC 10 (EETEC 93 1)—Introduction to
"Process technicians"are skilled plant operators. To Process Technology(3 units)
run a plant, they require excellent math and �X PTEC 12 (EETEC 932)—Petrochemical Safety,
communication skills, "people skills"and technical Health and Environment(1 unit)
training in process technology. The curriculum is a -R PTEC 24 (EETEC 933)—Process
combination of hands-on labs, classroom lecture Instrumentation(3 units)
and site visits. �R PTEC 25 (EETEC 934) -Process Technology I
—Equipment( 3 units)
If you are interested in a starting salary between �X PTEC 27 (EETEC 93 7)—Applied
$45,000 -$65,000; which in 5 years will be Instrumentation(1 unit)
between $70,000 -$100,000 annually (with �k PTEC 35 (EETEC 935)—Process Technology
overtime); if you are interested in a career and not II—Systems (3 units)
just a job; if you are a committed person with an 'k PTEC 45 (EETEC 936)—Process Technology
excellent work ethic, this is the industry for you! III—Operations (3 units)
Join us to launch your career! -X PTEC 48 (EETEC 938)—Process Trouble
Shooting(4 units)
Program Entry Skills: �X MATH 30—Intermediate Algebra(4 units)
X MATH 25—Elementary Algebra(5 units) �X CHEM 6—Introduction to Inorganic and
X ENGL 90—Integrated Reading,Writing, and Physical Chemistry (4 units)
Critical Thinking(5 units) JX PHYS 15 —Introduction to Physics (4 units)
Either complete these courses or take the English and Computer Literacy Graduation
assessment test and assess higher than these courses
prior to enrolling in PTEC 10. Requirements for the Certificate:
�X ENGL 90 (5 units)
Competency Requirements �X COMSC Science 40 (4 units), COMSC 49 (1.5
To determine the level of your competency in units), COMSC 60 (4 units),BUS 18 (3 units),
English,Math and Computers, assessment tests are BUS 65 (3 units), BUS 66 (3 units),BUS 67 (3
offered by the Assessment Center(phone 439- units),or BUS 68 (3 units). Complete any one
2181 x 3252). It is strongly recommended of these courses.
that you take these tests before you begin the PTEC
program.
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Associate of Science Degree
Complete your General Education requirements in 4. Are the PTEC courses transferable to a 4-year
addition to the core courses for the Certificate of university?
No, the PTEC courses are non-transferable,
Achievement in Process Technology to earn an AS occupational courses. General Education courses in
Degree in Process Technology. Math 30 also the program such as Math,Chemistry and Physics
satisfies the Math requirement for the AS degree. are transferable.
Physics 15 also satisfies the Physical Science
requirement for the AS degree. A total of 60 units 5. Does the college provide employment assistance?
to achieve an AS Degree in PTEC can be completed Yes. The PTEC program at the college has close
in 2-2 %2 years. ties with the local industry. Graduates from the
PTEC program will be job ready for positions in the
Commonly Asked Questions petrochemical industry,food manufacture,water
1. How much does the program cost? sanitation,waste disposal and other industries that
The enrollment fee per unit of credit will be$20, employ plant operators.The program faculty and the
starting in January 2007,for California residents. LMC employment center will provide you with
Non-California-residents should contact the employment leads.
Admissions Office for the fees. Textbooks for each
course will need to be purchased.The LMC 6. How does the LMC PTEC program compare
bookstore will stock the books for each course with other PTEC programs?
immediately before each course begins. Parking for We are the only PTEC program in Northern
each semester is$ 35. California. There are two more programs in
Southern California.The majority of the PTEC
2. How long does it take to complete the program? training programs are in Texas and Louisiana.
You can determine your own pace for completing
the certificate or the degree.The Certificate of The curriculum adopted by Los Medanos College
Achievement can be completed in 3 semesters. The was developed by the well-known Center for the
AS Degree can be completed in 2 to 2.5 years by Advancement for Process Technology(CAPT)in
taking some courses during the summer. Texas.This curriculum was adapted to the local
industry needs in California,in consultation with the
3. What if I already have an AS/AA degree or a BA PTEC program advisory board.The program
degree,can I automatically get an AS Degree in advisory board is very active and is comprised of
PTEC? seasoned and senior industry professionals. State-of-
If you already have an AS/AA or a higher degree, the-art simulation software is used in the computer
you may choose to only complete a Certificate of lab. A hands-on lab for PTEC is under
Achievement in PTEC at LMC. development. Site visits and lab classes are
coordinated by the program faculty in collaboration
If you choose the path of an LMC AS degree in with local industry. All the faculty in the program
PTEC,your previous degree will need to be are experienced in the industry and work in the
evaluated by LMC since degree requirements are not industry.
identical in different institutions. Begin by asking
your previous institution to mail your"Official For More Information:
Transcript"to the LMC Office of Admissions and David Kail,Director of the Process Technology
Records(A&R).The LMC A&R Office will Program,can be contacted at(925)439-2181 ext.
evaluate your transcript for equivalency. This will 3194 or by email at dkail(Rjosmedanos.edu.
take a few weeks, so plan early! Next, make an
appointment to meet an LMC counselor to The LMC counselors are also available for
determine if you need to take some additional assistance in identifying general aptitude and
courses at LMC to get`bur"AS degree. Finally, interests for PTEC, as well as to determine the
take the"missing"courses to complete the LMC AS General Education Requirements to complete the
degree requirements. Associate Degree in Process Technology.
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Auxiliary aids and services are avaiable upon request to individuals with disabilities J o 0 0 0 o
.= Funded by State EDD grant award to the Workforce Development Board of Contra
i Costa County working in partnership with Industry leaders, Workforce Investment
Boards of Alameda and San Mateo counties, City of Richmond, and Los Medanos
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Qualified Candidate Requirements
You must meet one of the following four scenarios:
1. You have received a notice of termination/lay-off or have been terminated/laid-off from employment
as a result of any permanent closure or substantial lay-off from a plant, facility or enterprise.
OR
2. You have (1) received notice of-or- been terminated/laid-off from employment and(2) are eligible
for or have exhausted entitlement to Unemployment Insurance (UI) and (3) are unlikely to return to
previous industry or occupation.
OR
3. You have been previously self-employed and are currently unemployed as a result of economic
conditions in the community where you reside or due to natural disaster.
OR
4. You are a"Displaced Homemaker"who has been(1) providing unpaid services to family members
in the home and (2) was dependent on the income of another family member but are no longer
supported by that income and (3) are unemployed or underemployed and experiencing difficulty
obtaining or upgrading employment.
AND
✓You are:
• a U. S. born citizen; or
•a Naturalized citizen; or
•authorized by Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS) as eligible to accept employment in the
U. S.
✓If you are male and born on or after January 01, 1960, (01/01/1960), you must
•be registered with Selective Service OR
•have an honorable discharge from the U. S. Military OR
• be able to prove,through documentation, his "EXEMPT" status as defined in
In the Military Selective Service Act.
✓You are between the ages of 18 and 72 years of age.