CELEBRATING GREENWAYS: THREE YEARS OF INNOVATION AND ACCOMPLISHMENT
March 25-26, 2014
Washington, DC
BostonPhiladelphiaChicago DetroitSeattle Milwaukee
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Alternative Fuel Auto-technicians
CNC Machining
Green Building Maintenance
Green Construction and Weatherization
Landscaping
Solar technician and sales
Utilities and smart grid technicians
What We Set Out to Do
• Enhance Green Sector Training for Lower-Skilled Adults
• Increase success of women in non-traditional occupations
• Build capacity of workforce partnerships
• Build a network of funders and workforce partnerships
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What We Set Out to Do: Planned Performance Outcomes
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What We Set Out to Do: Process Measures
Who We Served – Race
7% 1% 2%
64%
1%
22% 3%
Race
Hispanic/Latino - 74American Indian or Alaska Native - 12Asian - 26Black or African American - 695Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander - 6White - 243More Than One Race - 35
Who We Served - Gender
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Female, 24.7%Male, 75.3%
Who We Served – Age
336; 29%
376; 33%
216; 19%
154; 13% 67; 6%
Age
18-2425-3435-4445-5455 or older
Who We Served – Education at Enrollment
Less Than HS High Graduate or Equivalent
1-4 Years of College Associate's Degreee Bachelor's Degree0
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287
44
85
Education Levels at Enrollment
Education Levels at Enrollment
Who We Served – Employment Status
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Unemployed, 80%Incumbent Worker, 20%
What We Did: Planned Performance Outcomes
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What We Did: Process Measures
What Credentials Have Completers Earned?
• Air Sealing Certificate• Blower Door Operator• Certified Production
Technician• CNG Heavy Duty• Flagger Safety• Forklift Operator• LEED• MSSC Safety
• NABCEP• NIMS JPBL• NIMS Measurement,
Materials & Safety• NIMS Drill Press• OSHA 10• OSHA 30• Apprentice• Weatherization Installer
What We Did: Systems Impacts
Enhanced Collaborations and Partnerships
– In Boston, PACE leveraged the facilities and faculty of Madison Park Technical High School and Benjamin Franklin Technical Institute for training
– In Chicago, three community colleges shared access to high tech manufacturing equipment and curriculum
– In Detroit, community based service providers formed a new pre-apprenticeship model with the trades
– In Washington DC, Building Futures tapped into Neighborhood Legal Services and the Department of Human Services to access legal and financial assistance for students
– In Milwaukee, MCSC and MATC developed new avenues for low-income neighborhood residents to get into technical college programs
– In Philadelphia, the Federation of Neighborhood Centers initiated relationship with the Finishing Trades institute to provide contextualized literacy
– In Seattle, ANEW and VICE built strong partnership to assess pre-apprenticeship candidates and increase the presence of women in electrician apprenticeships
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What We Learned
• Working with Employers– Expanding employer network and engaging employers as strategic partners
involves significant planning and outreach, equivalent to participant service planning
– Industry Association involvement facilitates access to employers– Marketing career advancement for incumbent workers is a different skill set than
preparing and placing unemployed job seekers– Employer paid fee for service approaches may require new organizational
structures for workforce partnership• Participant Services
– Retention begins at assessment– Literacy skills contextualized to occupational training accelerate mastery of both
sets of skills– Training duration does not correlate with placement or wages– Job seeking skills and job development assistance are needed by most
participants– Providing job retention services – even when paid for by the grant – is
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What We Learned
Pre-Apprenticeship Model is Different– Strong collaborations between community based service providers
and apprenticeship programs take a long time to cultivate– Average wages for apprenticeship placements were significantly
higher than similar placements– Pre-apprenticeship programs with trades rotations among multiple
apprenticeship programs was highly effective – Even pre-apprenticeship programs with good relationships with
apprenticeship programs had difficulty negotiating Direct Entry agreements
– The two pre-apprenticeship programs had highest average wages and placement rates overall
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What We Learned
• Workforce Partnership Management– The convening function itself must be staffed– Partner roles and trust grow over time – if the collaboration is properly
staffed– Partnerships that align services may function effectively in more than
one industry sector• Technical assistance makes a difference
– Local funder support and technical assistance built workforce partnership skills
– Local funder coaching improves workforce partnership success in attaining new funding and awareness of political opportunities
– Program staff benefit from participating in local and national meetings/conferences
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