MSESP Grantee WebinarApril 2, 2013

Agenda

Record WebinarWelcomeAdministrative UpdatesJob Placement/Retention Follow-upsGetting to Know You: WDI – Alignment and Expansion of

Trades Academy and Welding Skills in SE MNParticipant/Outcome Projection UpdatesGreen Job Search Update: BlueGreen Alliance FoundationRAD UpdateGrantee UpdatesNext Meeting

Administrative Updates

• Video project Update• Project Summary/Booklet Update• Regional meetings and statewide capstone

event• SAVE THE DATE! May 15th at the State

Capitol for our culminating event!• Grantee expectations for May 15• Incumbent Worker Survey

Job Placement/Retention Follow-ups

• Update from WDI• Remember to send details of those you

would like help with

Getting to Know You…

Workforce Development, Inc. Alignment and Expansion of Trades

Academy and Welding Skills in SE MN Becky Thofson

Alignment & Expansion of Trades Academy and Welding

Skills in SE MN

Addressing Welding skill shortages

April 2, 2013Workforce Development, Inc.

PARTNERS:

• Workforce Development, Inc. – Rochester

• Southern Minnesota Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee

• Riverland, Rochester, South Central and Southeast Tech

Colleges

• McNeilus Steel and RDM of Minnesota

• Other business partners across the region

Project Components:

• Pre-employment Trades Academy on site at WFC or colleges

• College level welding classes leading to American Welding Society

certification D1.1

• Assistance with specific jobsearch classes and OJT’s

Pre-employment Trades Academy

• Recruitment primarily through WFC• Silver level National Career Readiness Certificate• Career opportunities and expectations within the region• Emphasis on safety training• 10 hour OSHA and forklift driving certifications• Referral back to WFC for jobsearch assistance and OJT opportunity

Welding Training• Partnered with each of the 4 community colleges within our region to hold Academies and Welding classes in Albert Lea, Faribault, Owatonna, Rochester, Red Wing and Winona• Reached capacity with the welding labs within the region this spring• Hands on training with expectations for attendance and attitude• Goal is AWS D1.1 certification• Business partners identified this level

Welding Training

Results (all MSESP projects)• Trades Academies• Solar Installer Program• Pre-apprenticeship “Boot Camp”

• Total enrollments 222• Total terms 161• Total placements 109• Still in jobsearch or classes 62*

* 41 enrolled 1st quarter 2013

Lessons learned:• Follow-up begins before classes end• The certificates are very important to the student

• NCRC• Forklift• OSHA• Academy completion• Welding completion• AWS certifications

• On the Job Training contracts take time to develop• Local Shoppers are good resource for recruiting

Where are we now?

• Academy classes continue with OSHA and Forklift certifications (No welding capacity)• Heavy emphasis on Placements and Follow-ups• Hope to sustain the project with additional funding• Thankful for the opportunity to develop the relationships – both with business and with colleges

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Becky ThofsonWorkforce Development, Inc.507-259-5209bthofson@wfdi.ws

Participant UpdatePlan Total Actual 4/1/13 Plan Outcomes by

PercentageActual Outcomes by Percentage 4/1/13

Participants Enrolled 1495 2144 100% 100%

Participants Completed 1196 1699 80% (of those served)

79%

# Receiving Credentials 1076 1528 90%(of those completingeducation/training

90%

Participants Placed/Incumbent Workers Retained Jobs

897 789/430

75%(of those completingeducation/training)

46% / 72%(2nd figure includes

incumbents)

# Retaining Employment 2 qtrs 718 514 80%(of those placed in

unsubsidized employment)

65%

Grantee Expenditures $4,804,912 (awarded)

$4,105,943(February

expenditures)

85% expended

April 1, 2013

Green Job Search Update

Jerome BalsimoBlueGreen Alliance Foundation

612-466-4515 jeromeb@bgafoundation.org

Reports/RAD Updates

o Job Placements – make sure to report these

o Job Retention Follow-upso Quarterly Narrative Report due April 15

Grantee Updates

Let us know what is happening with your MSESP project

Next Grantee WebinarTuesday, May 7, 2013

10:00 AM