GREEN COLLAR JOBS TRAINING

TALENT SUPPLY CHAIN

Career Exploration•Career Academies•Mentoring•Shadowing•Work Experiences•Work Readiness Skills

Higher Education

Pre-apprenticeship

Career

ApprenticeshipGreen Collar Jobs

Initiative

PARTNERS/MOU

St. Lucie County Government

5 Trade Organizations(1) Florida Carpenters Regional Council Training

Trust Fund(2) Insulators Local Union No. 60(3) Iron Workers Local Union No. 60(4) Painters & Allied Trades District Council No. 78(5) Sheet Metal Local Union No. 32

Workforce Solutions – workforce development system

PARTNERS’ ROLES

St. Lucie County – training facility, access to contractors, shovel-ready green projects

Trade Organizations – curriculum w/green technologies, instructors, equipment, facility build out, connectivity to employers

Workforce Solutions – recruitment, eligibility determination, case management, training support, OJT incentives, placement assistance, trainee follow up

PROJECT INVESTMENTS

St. Lucie County - $200,000

Trade Organizations - $362,500

Workforce Solutions - $167,357

TOTAL COMMUNITY INVESTMENT = $729,857

Business Competitiveness Council/WFI - $500,000

TOTAL PROJECT COST = $1,229,857

TRAINING

Work Certified – soft skills, work readiness

5 occupational areas(1) Carpentry(2) Sheet Metal(3) Insulation(4) Painting(5) Ironworks

Traditional and green skills – energy conservation, energy efficiency, weatherization

“GREEN” EMPHASIS

Handling hazardous materials

Asbestos removal and abatement procedures

Volatile organic compound compliance

Super space structural foam systems

Warm edge insulating glass units

Enhancing environmental comfort

Energy emissions reductions

“GREEN” EMPHASIS

Health near windows

Solar panel installation

Weatherizing techniques

Water efficiencies

Improving environmental quality

Resources stewardship

Sensitivity to the impacts on resources

“GREEN” EMPHASIS

Mold remediation

Thermal barriers

“Green” sealants

Photovoltaic paints

Solar roof coatings

CERTIFICATIONS

LEEDS

OSHA

First Aid/CPR

Professional Code of Conduct

More than a dozen other industry-recognized certifications in the various specializations

TARGETED TRAINEES

New apprentices

Employed journeymen requiring skills upgrades

Referrals from a RWB-funded pre-apprenticeship program

Graduates from the secondary school Construction Academies

RECRUITMENT

Printed flyers and news stories

Pools of unemployed

Radio interviews and advertisements

Trade organization announcements

Job Fair – matching interested employers with interested potential apprentices

Employers – requirements in government contracts, business incentives (reimbursements & tax credits)

ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES

Recruit 175

Enroll 125 (88 new, 37 employed)

100 earn (80%)at least 1 certification in grant period

88 placed (100%) into employment (62 in green collar)

35 employed workers retained (95%)

GRANT BUDGET

Total = $500,000

Direct Training Costs = $334,370 (67%)

Trainee Support Services = $33,000 (7%)

Staffing & Staff Support - $88,331 (18%)

Community Awareness Campaign - $25,000 (5%)

Administrative Costs - $19,299 (4%)

Note: Exceeds 100% due to rounding

CONTACTS

Gwenda L. ThompsonPresident/CEOWorkforce Solutions772-335-3030, ext. 412

Rhonda BlakeyBranch Manager – St. Lucie CountyWorkforce Solutions866-482-4473, ext. 528