MSESP Grantee WebinarSeptember 4, 2012

AgendaRecord WebinarWelcomeAdministrative UpdatesGetting to know you…. Grantee Presentation: Northwest Technical CollegeParticipant/Outcome Projection UpdatesRAD EnhancementsGetting to know you…. Grantee Presentation: Rebuild ResourcesRAD Mini-Training – Participant Retention Report/Exit Reason

ExceptionsGrantee UpdatesNext Meeting

Administrative Updates

• GAO Visit• Project Extensions• Sub-Grantee Meetings• Updated RAD User Guide• Updated GWDC Grantee Info link:http://www.gwdc.org/initiatives/msesp/info_and_resources.html

Grantee Presentation

Northwest Technical CollegeBemidji MN

Grant Foss218-333-6643

Grant.Foss@ntcmn.edu

Employer Partners

Employer Partners include:

Zetah Construction, Bemidji, MN Kraus Anderson, statewide Todavich Electric, Bemidji, MN Dick’s Plumbing and Heating, Bemidji, MN Wagner Plumbing and Heating, Bemidji, MN Wiebolt Electric, Bemidji, MN Gregg’s Plumbing and Heating, Bemidji, MN

Partners to this grant request are:

RMCEP, Local Workforce Investment Board, will provide unemployed trainees and employers.

Bi-Cap; Youth Build, Bemidji, will provide unemployed trainees and employers. Youth Build, Red Lake Nation, will provide unemployed trainees and employers. Bemidji Carpenters’ Union will provide incumbent and unemployed workers, and

place those that need it into employment. State Representative, John Persell, will promote the need and opportunity for this

kind of training in his District. Regional Labor Market Analyst, Nathan Dorr, will prepare a report demonstrating

the area labor market demand for NTC’s proposed Green Energy Training.

Courses Offered

Photovoltaic Design and InstallationLEED Green Associate

Thermal Solar Water HeatingSolar/Wind Off-Grid

Challenges

Questions?

Participant UpdatePlan Total Projected

1/31/13 (from extension request)

Actual 8/31/12

Participants Enrolled 1495 1495 1581

Participants Completed

1196 980 1056

# Receiving Credentials

1076 882 943

Participants Placed/Incumbent Workers Retained Jobs

897 435/ 320

385/416

# Retaining Employment 2 qtrs

718 198

Grantee Expenditures

$4,868,394 (awarded)

$3,803,000 $2,256,821 (July expenditures)

RAD Enhancements

o Inactive Participant Status Addedo In addition to Active and Exitedo Indicates that no grant-funded services (education/training activities

or other grant-funded services) have been added

o Retention Reporto Exit Reason Exception

Grantee Presentation

Rebuild Resources

Lori Stee651-255-5657

lstee@rebuildresources.com

REBUILD RESOURCES/ PPL ENTERPRISES

•Started in 1984 Rebuild began its first commercial venture as a nonprofit social enterprise in 1985. •Twenty seven years, several business enterprises and many successful trainees later, we are still going strong, preparing men and women for successful reentry into the workplace and into our communities.

Our Business Mix

•Custom Apparel and Promotions--We provide logo apparel and other promotional items for a wide variety customers including Target, Best Buy, Salvation Army, Goodwill, and the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx.

•Contract Manufacturing—assembly, kitting, woodworking and industrial sewing.

MSESP Training Program

•Lean/Green Process Management •Classroom training takes place twice a week for two hour sessions, during or immediately following the paid work day.• On-the-job, real-time application training takes place during lab time on the production floor.

MSESP Training Program (cont.)

•Job seeking services are provided for employees with barriers to employment•Upon completion of training, Rebuild's transitional employees continue to work in our workplace as Lean/Green Associate, applying the skills they have learned as they continue to seek permanent employment elsewhere.

MSESP Grant Partners

•Mpls Technical and Community College•Enterprise Minnesota•Employment service providers and other nonprofit partners•Hiring partners throughout the Twin Cities area

Outcomes to Date

•31 trainees have received certification in Lean/Green Manufacturing.•29 graduates have received promotion to Lean/Green Associate.

* First class began in May, 2012.

Questions?

RAD Mini-Training – Participant Retention Report

• Use as a reminder for 1st and 2nd quarter participant follow-ups

• Excel spreadsheet• Sort by start date (of job)

Participant Retention Table

Participant Employment Retention

Case ManagerParticipant ID

Last Name

First Name

Starting Date Year Quarter Employed

Employed 1st Quarter

Employed 2nd Quarter

Milo Cutter 39859 Lee Have 01/16/2011 2011 3 Yes    

Julia Carlo 26565 Ibrahim Idriss 02/20/2011 2011 3 Yes    

Julia Carlo 59935 Borstad Brent 04/28/2011 2011 4 Yes Yes  

Milo Cutter 39916 Moua Kong 05/14/2011 2011 4 Yes Yes  

Kate Mino 146195 Moechnig Michael 05/19/2010 2010 4 Yes Yes Yes

Kate Mino 14788 Lonien Dana 10/04/2010 2010 2 Yes Yes Yes

Kate Mino 14780 Brandt Justin 12/02/2010 2010 2 Yes Yes Yes

Michelle Breamer 200794 Adams Jerome 08/10/2012 2012 1 Yes    

Michelle Breamer 200784 Molina Duran Jovani 08/13/2012 2012 1 Yes    

Michelle Breamer 209107 Russell Alex 08/14/2012 2012 1 Yes    

Survey Question – Data Sort Function

RAD Mini-Training – Exit Reason Exception

• Use this for participants who should not be tracked by DOL for Common Performance Measures

• Can only be used after participant is auto-exited• Reasons include:

• Health or Medical• Deceased• Family Care• Military• Institutionalized• Transferred/Relocated• Retired

Grantee Updates

Let us know what is happening with your MSESP project

Next Grantee WebinarTuesday, October 2

10:00 AMPresenters:

BlueGreen Alliance Foundation – MN GreenWorkforce Development, Inc. (2) – Trades Academy To

Apprenticeship Pathway