Ms. Maria Connelley

Ms. Maria ConnelleyChairpersonCenter for Micronesian Empowerment

Center for Micronesian Empowerment

• What We Are:– The Center for

Micronesian Empowerment (CME) empowers participants by providing the skills they need to get employed.

CME’s Vision

• To create a centralized regional workforce development center to qualify, prepare and place local and regional workers in jobs from the military realignment and expected economic growth: – Reduce dependency of social services– Reduce the need for H-2B foreign workers– Capture income and revenue in the region

Governance

April 2000 Executive Order No. 2000-10Dec 2001 APIL – ResolutionApril 2004 Western Micronesian ChiefsJan 2006 Regional Workforce Development Council-Dec 2009 5-Year Strategic PlanDec 2010 RWDC partnership with the Secretariat of the

Pacific CommunityJuly 2011 MCES recognizes Center of Micronesian

Empowerment

CME’s Progress

• What CME Has DoneTotal Participants 250Participants from the FAS 123Participants from Guam 77Participants Currently in Training 50

Successfully Trained 178 (89%)Trainees Successfully Placed 188 (94%)

Collaboration With Federal Contractors – Workforce Housing

Navy Approved Facilities

CME COLLABORATORS

CME Work Force

Development Center

GCC/GCATA/Private Training Providers

WIA/DOI Education Training Programs

FAS Participants

Federal Contractors. Private Employers &

Apprenticeship Training

CME External Partners

Micronesian One Stop

Center ROP

CNMI

Guam

FSMRMI

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Regional Coordination

• Regional Screening & Assessment to Address Unrestricted Migration and Socio-economic Concerns

• Resource Mapping• Securing Private Sector Jobs

Expected Outcomes

• Efficient use of resources regionally• Maximize revenue for the region• Public/Private sector collaboration• Solutions from the region