1. Effective Workforce Development Programs
Texas Construction Career Academy
National Summer Transportation Institute
Mark Arrington, FHWA – Texas Division

2. On-the-Job Training Programs
It is the policy of the FHWA to:
Require full utilization of all available training and skill- improvement opportunities to assure the increased participation of minority groups and disadvantaged persons and women in all phases of the highway construction industry.
Encourage the provision of supportive services which will increase the effectiveness of approved on-the-job training programs conducted in connection with Federal-aid highway construction projects.

3. On-the-Job Training Programs
Federal Regulation 23 CFR Part 230, Subpart A, Equal Employment Opportunity on Federal and Federal-aid Construction Contracts.
Targets women, minorities, and disadvantaged individuals for entry into journey-level positions to ensure that a competent workforce is available to meet highway construction hiring needs.
Address the historical under-representation of members of these groups in highway construction skilled crafts.

4. On-the-Job Supportive Services
Under the provisions of 23 U.S.C. §140(b), the Secretary of Transportation has the authority to fund OJT/SS in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 annually.
State DOT may supplement this amount with a portion of their STP funds as provided by 23 U.S.C. § 504(e) Surface Transportation Workforce Development, Training, and Education
23 CFR Part 230

5. Elements of an OJT/SS Program
When developing a training program focus on the following:
Careers, Not Short Term Jobs
Partnerships
Meaningful Industry Engagement
Strategies to Increase Opportunities for Under- Represented Populations
Focus on Results and Outcomes

6. Elements of an OJT/SS Program – Partnerships
TxDOT Construction Career Academy
Performing Vendors
Associated General Contractors of Texas (AGC)

7. Partners and In-Kind Services
Performing Vendors
University of Texas at Arlington
Texas Southern University
Prairie View A&M University
Partners and In-Kind Services
AGC
PVAMU Alumni/Faculty
American GI Forum
Dallas Housing Auth.
Goodwill Industries
Del Mar College
KTSU Radio
Texas DPS
Texas Workforce Solutions
Family Community Centers
Area Churches
Minority Contracting Associations

8. (Program Objectives, Goals and Deliverables)
Results and Outcomes
(Program Objectives, Goals and Deliverables)
Programs that clearly identify performance measures and provide deliverables that measure success.
Set SMART goals:
Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Realistic
Time Frame

9. (Program Objectives, Goals and Deliverables)
Results and Outcomes
(Program Objectives, Goals and Deliverables)
Goal: Develop and implement recruitment services in order to increase women, minorities, and economically disadvantaged individual’s participation in the highway construction industry.
Objective: To recruit and enroll 173 participants in the program.
Outcome: TxDOT’s OJT/SS program recruited and enrolled 110 participants.
Goal: Provide participant job placement assistance through a job referral system resulting in employment.
Objective: Place 50 percent of the participants on highway construction jobs.
Outcome: Sixty-five percent of the participants found employment through the OJT/SS program.

10. Program Curriculum Subject Hours Forklift Certification 8
Introduction to the Transportation Construction Industry  2
Work Zone Construction Site Safety OSHA 10-hour Construction Card 12
Flagger Certification 4
Work Zone Traffic Control
Preventive Maintenance and safe Operations of Vehicles and Equipment
Qualified Rigger/Signal Person
Trenching and Excavation Safety Competent Person
First Aid/CPR/AED for Laborers
Resume Writing Fundamentals
Interview Fundamentals
Heavy Equipment Training 32

11. Program Curriculum
Heavy Equipment Training: Heavy equipment training is provided based on the needs of the industry and the machines widely used in many types of construction (building, utility, and roadway work). Training is both classroom and hands-on operation.
OSHA 10-hour Construction: 10-Hour Construction Industry Outreach is intended to inform workers about their rights, employer responsibilities, and how to file a complaint. Workers will also learn how to identify, abate, avoid, and prevent job related hazards on a construction site.
Qualified Rigger/Signal Person - Participants will learn how to perform the proper hand signals and voice commands for both tower crane and mobile crane operations. Rigger/Signal Person Certification will ensure that the inspector is competent and qualified.
Trenching and Excavation Safety Competent Person - The excavation safety competent person training program is designed to meet the training requirements stipulated by OSHA in the Excavation Standard for the competent person, who is in responsible charge of ensuring safety at excavation sites.

12. Participant Characteristics

13. Program Results Month Location Attended Percent Employed March Dallas26
89%
May
Houston 22
91%
July
San Antonio
55% 24
67%
September
Prairie View 16
63%
Totals
110
74%

14. National Summer Transportation Institute (NSTI)
To promote the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) disciplines in transportation-education and career opportunities among middle and high school students, including at-risk youth.
Authorized under the current transportation bill as a Transportation Career Education Program for Secondary School Youth.

15. Program Objectives
Improve STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) Skills
Provide awareness about transportation related careers to middle school and high school students
Encourage students to consider transportation related fields of study in their higher education pursuits.
Host Sites must commit significant program time to classroom instruction

16. Program Elements
Participants must be from either a middle school (grades 6-8) or a high school (grades 9-12)
Program can be residential or non- residential
The program curriculum must be STEM focused and designed to attract participants to the transportation field

17. Program Curriculum Land Transportation Air Transportation
Water Transportation
Safety
Academic achievement and individual growth (time management, test prep, communication skills, etc.)
Sports and Recreation (promotes physical health, teamwork and sportsmanship)

19. Final Thoughts OJT SS programs are run year round
NSTI programs are run in the summer
Funding (Texas):
OJT SS - $500,000 annually
NSTI - $90,000 annually (2 schools/year)
Proposals only accepted from TxDOT to FHWA. Vendors must submit proposals to TxDOT
TxDOT NSTI/OJT SS Program Manager:
Tonia Yarbrough, TxDOT Civil Rights Federal Programs Section Director

20. Contact Information:
Mark Arrington
Civil Rights Program Manager
FHWA – Texas Division
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