Book contents
- Energy Education in a Transitioning World
- Reviews
- Energy Education in a Transitioning World
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 Infusing Energy into Undergraduate Education: A Collaborative Curriculum Development Approach
- 2 Graduate Studies and Continuing Education in Energy: Shaping Future Leaders in a Sustainable World
- 3 The Why and How of Incorporating Project-Based Pedagogy in an Energy Curriculum
- 4 Exploring Energy Systems Using Regionally Significant Project-Based Learning Approaches
- 5 Designing the Global Building Network: A Case for People-Centered Energy Education
- 6 Global Experience for a Global Issue: The Value of International Experiential Learning for Tomorrow’s Energy Professionals
- 7 Leading the Energy Transition: A Competency-Based Approach for STEM Graduate Students and Postdocs
- 8 Designing Negotiations for Energy Dealmakers
- 9 So You Want to Teach Energy Justice…
- 10 Energy Democracy as a Frame for Teaching Energy-System Transformation
- 11 Entrepreneurship and Business Acumen for Energy Engineering Students
- 12 Learning to Tackle Complex Problems with Scholarly Rigor and Practical Relevance
- 13 Systems, Modeling, and Computational Analysis
- 14 Introducing Students to Economic Climate Modeling Using the DICE Model: Notes for Educators
- 15 Evaluating How Peer Review Can Scale Online Assessments for Sustainable Building Design
- 16 Reimagining the Energy Workforce
- Index
- References
16 - Reimagining the Energy Workforce
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 January 2026
Book contents
- Energy Education in a Transitioning World
- Reviews
- Energy Education in a Transitioning World
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 Infusing Energy into Undergraduate Education: A Collaborative Curriculum Development Approach
- 2 Graduate Studies and Continuing Education in Energy: Shaping Future Leaders in a Sustainable World
- 3 The Why and How of Incorporating Project-Based Pedagogy in an Energy Curriculum
- 4 Exploring Energy Systems Using Regionally Significant Project-Based Learning Approaches
- 5 Designing the Global Building Network: A Case for People-Centered Energy Education
- 6 Global Experience for a Global Issue: The Value of International Experiential Learning for Tomorrow’s Energy Professionals
- 7 Leading the Energy Transition: A Competency-Based Approach for STEM Graduate Students and Postdocs
- 8 Designing Negotiations for Energy Dealmakers
- 9 So You Want to Teach Energy Justice…
- 10 Energy Democracy as a Frame for Teaching Energy-System Transformation
- 11 Entrepreneurship and Business Acumen for Energy Engineering Students
- 12 Learning to Tackle Complex Problems with Scholarly Rigor and Practical Relevance
- 13 Systems, Modeling, and Computational Analysis
- 14 Introducing Students to Economic Climate Modeling Using the DICE Model: Notes for Educators
- 15 Evaluating How Peer Review Can Scale Online Assessments for Sustainable Building Design
- 16 Reimagining the Energy Workforce
- Index
- References
Summary
This chapter will attempt to set the stage with facts and trends in the energy workforce, and link those with cultural and policy shifts that are affecting capital and investments which will drive the future of the energy workforce to look and act differently. Background with statistics on energy resource portfolio and graduates (new workforce) starting in 1980. Graphically depicting where jobs are within the energy sectors and the demographics of those employees and leaders, 1880s to current. Discussion about percentage of retirements, innovation, policy intervention, social responsibility, and individual values changing company cultures and hiring practices. The future of the energy workforce is unpredictable, but positive as we use energy more efficiently and create a more nimble workforce.
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