Setting Up an Effective Weatherization
Training Program:
Presenter - Duke Elliott
Are You Looking for THE Answer?
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Training Programs Nationally
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You Mean I Have A CHOICE?
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Production
Results
Quality
Contractor Training
Monitoring
Reporting
Client Feedback
Political Pressure
I hear you are hiring
Winterizzzers?
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Little Rock Central High School
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What Form will Training Take?
• Training Center (Centralized Training)
• Mixed Approach (Centralized and Field Training)
• Random (as needed)
• Semi Structured
 No Matter what the form, training should be well
thought out and should have a defined and
measurable outcome.
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DO YOU
HAVE A
CLEAR
VISION?
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Don’t be everything to everybody …
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A Safe Bet?
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The Questions You Ask
Will Determine The
Outcome
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Results
Training for …
Curriculum
Cost
Sustainability
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If you want to grow the most …
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Questions
• Every state is different!
• Not all states need
training centers, but …
• … all states need
training!
• What is the BIG
question … systemic.
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More Questions
 How many people need trained?
 How do we measure results?
 How does training impact production … don’t
neglect this.
 What infrastructure exists?
 Do you have skilled trainers?
 What is the training message?
 Do you have deficiencies in your program?
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Opportunity
• “Out of Clutter, Find
Simplicity”
• “From Discord, Find
Harmony”
• “In the Middle of
Difficulty Lies
Opportunity”
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LACAP Training Center
• The Keys - Vision, Action, and Commitment
• Completed in 90 days
• Integrated curriculum and state-of-the-art hands-on
training setups
• What made this possible - People and Planning
• Remember: It is possible to quickly set up a quality
Weatherization Training Center
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The Fundamentals of Training
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3 Fundamental Components of Training
• Classroom
Tell me about it - What is it? What are the foundational
concepts? Why do I need to know this?
• Demonstration
Show me how to do it - Show me the steps and the
tools. Let me ask lots of questions
• Hands-on
Let me do it - Let me get my hands dirty. Let me learn
by doing. Guide me through it then let me do it on my
own
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Integrated Curriculum and Hands-on Setups
• Each lesson that
requires hands-on
training is linked directly
to the appropriate
training setups in the
center
• Detailed list of
competency tasks for the
trainer to demonstrate
and for participants to
practice
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Build it and they will come
March, 2009
July, 2009
LACAP purchases an industrial warehouse
in Baton Rouge
Training Center is 95% complete
and ready for trainings
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The Training Center
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Specifications
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Hands-on setups and open classroom - 5,119 square feet
Two classrooms - 668 and 501 square feet
Combustion Safety Lab - 576 square feet
Warehouse and training room - 1,710 square feet
Secure area in rear for full-size mobile home
Computer lab with 20 stations - 500 square feet
Office space in front
Two trainer cubicles
Total training space - 8,574 square feet
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Two Classrooms, Reference Library, and Computer Lab
• A formal learning
environment helps build
pride and professionalism
in the field
• A library of useful
resources and reference
books supports the
trainers and the center
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Attic Hands-on Training Units
• Allows multiple
participants to gain handson experience
• Anthony Cox
• Chimney
• Open interior wall
• Ductwork
• Venting
• Kneewall
• Constructed with plastic
material so foam is easily
removed
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The Pressure House
• Pressure diagnostics,
worst case draft
demonstrations,
combustion appliance
venting
• Control panel enables
multiple test scenarios
• Patterned after the
INCAA Pressure
House
• Tailored to Louisiana’s
climate and typical
home scenarios
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The Pressure House
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Diagnostic Cabins
• Three cabins for
“house as a
system” training
• Blower door tests
• Adjustable CAZ
• Live combustion
appliances
• Open CAR
• Attic penetration
leaks
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Attic Demonstration Unit
• Real-world situations and
challenges in a controlled
environment
• Knob-and-tube wiring
• Improper venting
• Open junction boxes
• Insulation levels
• Penetrations
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The Insulation House
• Demonstrates
proper and
improper
installation of
insulation
• “Behind the
scenes” look at
balloon and
platform framing
• Also functions
as a Diagnostics
Cabin
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Insulation Training Unit
• Simulates real-life dense pack
wall insulation
• Different interior wall materials
• Blocking and obstructions
• Wiring
• Lath and plaster simulation
• Small sight windows to create a
more realistic situation
• Old sheathed over window
• Different siding types
• Easy removal of insulation
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LSW Training Unit
• Provides required
hands-on skills for
EPA renovator
training
• Lead testing
• Containment
• HEPA Vac
• Drill shrouds
• Dust prevention
• Tackmats
• Personal Protective
Equipment
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Stay on Purpose
• Remember the
“culture of
Weatherization”
• Remember WHY the
weatherization
program exists.
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Think Inside the Box
• Make certain we meet
the needs of our crews
and contractors
• Make certain we meet
the needs of our
clients.
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Lessons Learned
• Equipment Budget
• Build Local Training Capacity
• Budget for Innovations
• Make the Training “Your Own”
• Evaluate – Admit Your Mistakes … and Be Willing to Move
On to a Better Program
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Summary
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Money is not the issue
Time is the issue
Commitment is the key
Training needs to be developed based on state
and agency needs
• Training needs to be simple to administer
• LACAP model … and others
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Contact
Duke Elliott
(406) 763-4656
duke@emcmt.com
www.emcmt.com
Contact EMC for a 30 minute
video of the building and setting up
of the LACAP Training Center.
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