BUILDING CAPACITYWITHIN

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

FINDINGS FROM THE PHILLIPS SECTORAL EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVE

PRESENTERS

 Salena AcoxPSEI Vista Manager(Moderator)

Michael DonahueAssociate Executive DirectorInternational Institute of Minnesota

Susan Crandall PhD

PresidentWorkforce Results

Joel LuedtkeSenior Program Officer Jay and Rose Phillips FamilyFoundation of Minnesota

PSEI OVERVIEW2011 - 2013

• GOAL: Expand access for low income adults to good jobs in growing industry

sectors

• STRATEGY: Improve capacity and quality of community-based organizations

with strong, existing sector-focused job training programs

PSEI OVERVIEW

• PSEI grantees identified capacity-building goals in four domains:

– Reaching more people• Launching new training programs or growing existing ones

– Achieving better outcomes• Improving program completion• Reducing lag time from completion to placement

– Reaching lower• Offering “bridge” supports to individuals who don’t meet enrollment

guidelines

– Systems change• Stepping up advocacy on important policy issues, or advancing

change in key systems

• Between 2011 and 2013, PSEI included the following components:

– 5 Grantees

– $1 million investment from Foundation– ($830,000 to grantees)

– 16 full-time AmeriCorps*VISTA members

– 9 peer learning gatherings

– 4 community seminars (200+ in attendance)

– “Field Trip” to Boston with grantees and peer funders

PSEI OVERVIEW

PSEI OVERVIEWOrganization Targeted Sectors Program Goals

Transportation• Develop strong industry advisory

board • Launch transportation training

program

Healthcare• Strengthen Certified Nursing

Assistant and Medical Career Pathways Program

• Sustain Pharmacy Tech Program• Deepen employer and Higher Ed

relationships

Healthcare • Strengthen Health IT program• Build relationships with MnSCU

• Increase completion for construction training programs

• Advocate for diversity hiring on public projects

• Healthcare

• Banking

• Construction

• Healthcare

PSEI OVERVIEW

Organization Participant ProfileProgram Size (2

years)

78.0% Male52.7% Caucasian 55 Enrolled Participants

77.7% African76.9% Female

278 Enrolled Participants

47.2% African American78.5% Female

233 Enrolled Participants

65.7% African American98.5% Female

67 Enrolled Participants

66.2% African American63.3% Male

1031 Enrolled Participants

KEY FINDINGS

• Growth from Year 1 to 2 – capacity-building works!

• Use multiple tools and methods together to encourage organizational change.

• AmeriCorps VISTAs were instrumental in building program capacity and improving outcomes.

• Employment disparities persist, and demand intentional responses.

• Gender and sector interact to create a wage gap.

• We’re a long way from a living wage.

PSEI OUTCOMES

Enrollment

Completionas a % of

enrollment

Placementas a % of

completionHourly wage at

placement (median)

Six Month Retention

Year 1as of

6-30-2012

Year 2as of

6-30-2013

Increasefrom

Year 1

N % N %

773 -

1664 -

891

355 46.0%

991 59.6%

13.6%

195 25.0%

581 58.6%

33.6%

185 $11.50

601 $11.55

$0.05

N/A N/A

242 88.0% N/A

PSEI TOOL BOX: FUNDING

• Grants of $75,000-$90,000 per year for each year

• Negotiated general operating support

• Used differently at each site– New staff– Sustain underfunded program– Direct current staff to new projects– Leverage other funding

PSEI TOOL BOX: LEVERAGING RESOURCES

2010,Pre PSEI

2011, PSEI Yr 1

2012, PSEI Yr 2

2013, as of 5/01/13

$0

$1,000,000

$2,000,000

$3,000,000

$4,000,000

$5,000,000

$6,000,000

$7,000,000

PSEI Grantees’ Sector Training Programs

(Excluding Phillips funding)

2010Pre PSEI

2011PSEI Yr

1

2012PSEI Yr

2

2013as of

5.1.13

$3,639,424

$4,660,661

$5,933,685

$5,612,179

PSEI TOOL BOX: AMERICORPS VISTA

• Created marketing and outreach materials (HIRED, RESOURCE, IIMN)

• Developed online tools (RESOURCE, IIMN, HIRED)

• Analyzed data to improve programs (RESOURCE, IIMN, PPL, Summit)

• Expanded employer outreach (IIMN, PPL)

• Supported coalition for systems change (Summit)

PSEI TOOL BOX: LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

• Peer Learning

• Field Trip to Boston

• Consulting Support

• Evaluation

PSEI FROM THE GRANTEE’S PERSPECTIVE

Michael

DonahueAssociate Executive Director

Medical Careers Pathway Director

412 - 49%

EMPLOYMENT DISPARITIES PERSIST

Aggregate - 1664 African Americans - 849

All Others - 815

Completed Training.

Completers placed in employment

Placed in training/industry related jobs

991 - 60% 579 - 71%

581 - 59% 235 - 57% 346 - 60%

488 - 78% 183 - 68% 305 - 85%

81% 91%6 MonthRetention Status

88%

Median

Wage

Median

Hours

Annual Earning

s

$11.21

25$14,453

$13.00

40$27,040

Direct Care

Other Positions

THE INTERSECTION OF GENDER AND SECTOR

All Participants – 1664

Direct Care - 607/36,7%

Direct Care + Female - 489/80%

Wage Comparison

WE’RE A LONG WAY FROM LIVING WAGES

Net Changes in Real Income 2007 - 2012From the Metropolitan Council

AND LOSING GROUND?

Living Wage for 2 parent/2 child family is $14.78Living Wage for 1 parent/1 child household is $19.35

Average wage at intake was $10.00Average wage at placement was $11.55

$32,5

31.0

0 $33,3

31.0

0 $32,1

17.0

0 $30,0

49.0

0 $28,7

05.0

0 $28,0

67.0

0 $28,8

09.0

0

Low Income Households20th Percentile

-13.6%

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

• Multiple tools― At Phillips: continue to provide funding, TA and VISTAs to PSEI partners. ― You could: explore partnership with national service program(s); fund cohort learning

trips

• Disparities― At Phillips: analyze with grantees and set targets in future grantmaking.― You could: track performance for key subgroups; follow-up with non-completers;

design services specifically for men of color.

• Wage Gap― At Phillips: focus funding on job upgrading and career pathways in direct care; share

findings with long-term care industry.― You could: explore wage gaps in your services; join us in the push for integrated

career pathways.

• Getting to a Living Wage― At Phillips: support push for higher minimum wage; support stronger partnerships

with higher ed., fund career pathways.― You could: be transparent about participant earnings; support ROI efforts that

consider the costs of poverty-wage jobs; choose sectors carefully.

Questions?

Thank You!GRAPHICS

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