1. Workforce Partnerships Supporting Apprenticeship Pathways
November 16, 2018
Workforce Partnerships Supporting Apprenticeship Pathways
November 7, 2017

3. Moderator Toni Wilson Workforce Analyst/National Liaison
U.S. Department of Labor

4. Robert Sainz
Assistant General Manager
City of Los Angeles, Economic and Workforce Development Department

5. Review the types of partnerships between YouthBuild grantees and local Workforce Development Agencies
Identify the resources Workforce Development Agencies provide YouthBuild grantees to support apprenticeship pathways
Establish how YouthBuild grantees and local Workforce Development Agencies create apprenticeship pathways

7. Supporting Registered Apprenticeship
Career Pathways
Strengthening relationship with Office of Apprenticeship (OA) and leveraging existing resources:
OA has direct grant funds that support Registered Apprenticeship (RA) pathways that crosswalk to YouthBuild programs and participants
American Apprenticeship Initiative Grants to develop RA pathways into IT, Advanced Manufacturing, Healthcare, Transportation and others connects with the work of Construction Plus
Industry and Equity Contracts are funded to increase gender, racial, ethnic and other demographic diversity and inclusion in apprenticeships among traditionally underrepresented populations.
Presidential Executive Order Expanding Apprenticeships in America (June 15, 2017):

8. Robert Sainz
Assistant General Manager
City of Los Angeles, Economic and Workforce Development Department

9. Poll Question: What type of organization are you representing today?
Workforce Development Agency (not operating a YouthBuild program)
YouthBuild Program
Workforce Development Agency that operates a YouthBuild program
American Job Center

10. TODAY’S AGENDA Welcome and Introductions
Presentations from YouthBuild Grantees that are Embedded Partners
Presentations from YouthBuild Grantees that are External Partners
Observations on Similar Partnership Activities
Q & A and Adjourn

11. Embedded Models of Partnership
YouthBuild Grantees located within Workforce Development Agencies

12. Kelly Fitzgerald Manager for Youth Services Capital Workforce Partners New Britain, CT
Yolanda Rivera Program Director YouthBuild New Britain and BEST Program New Britain, CT

13. Embedded Model #1: Capital Workforce Partners and YouthBuild New Britain, New Britain, CT Partnership Overview
Operates through the American Job Center in the City of New Britain
Partnerships with the Hartford-New Britain Building Trades Council and the Joint Apprenticeship Training Directors Committee of CT
Students participate in monthly visits with various apprenticeship training programs

14. Embedded Model #1: Capital Workforce Partners and YouthBuild New Britain, New Britain, CT Support from Capital Workforce Partners
American Job Center provides full classroom for HSED, portfolio development and leadership activities
Students are co-enrolled under WIOA and are counted as part of the American Job Center
All leveraged funds under the American Job Center contract
Access to Job Developer who creates internships and/or employment opportunities for young people.
Employer engagement is a key strategy for portfolio development

15. Embedded Model #1: Capital Workforce Partners and YouthBuild New Britain, New Britain, CT Other Program Features
Access to other programs and services at the American Job Center
Expanding access to manufacturing apprenticeship programs
Focus groups with YouthBuild participants to improve American Job Center services for young people
YouthBuild partners also on Capital Workforce Partners Board

16. Kristina Smith
YouthBuild Director
Atlanta WorkSource Atlanta, GA

17. Embedded Model #2: Atlanta WorkSource and YouthBuild Atlanta, Atlanta, GA Partnership Overview
YouthBuild program uses WorkSource Resources for placement, advanced career training and postsecondary education

18. Supports recruitment efforts
Embedded Model #2: Atlanta WorkSource and YouthBuild Atlanta, Atlanta, GA Support from Atlanta WorkSource
Supports recruitment efforts
Follow-up and case management for participants
Skills Development Advisors meeting with students and provide follow-up activities
Benefits for YouthBuild staff: health insurance and staff training

19. Access to occupational pathways in construction, IT and healthcare
Embedded Model #2: Atlanta WorkSource and YouthBuild Atlanta, Atlanta, GA Other Program Features
Access to occupational pathways in construction, IT and healthcare

20. External Models of Partnership
YouthBuild Grantees located outside of Workforce Development Agencies

21. Brian McMahon Deputy Director Operation Fresh Start Madison, WI
Danica Nilsestuen Director of Business Development and Workforce Programs Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin Madison, WI

22. External Model #1: Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin and Operation Fresh Start, Madison, Wisconsin Partnership Overview
Partnership in place for over a decade
Foundations for the Trades, 7-week construction training program designed to lead people into apprenticeships in the construction trades.
Building relationships with employers and union representatives

23. External Model #1: Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin and Operation Fresh Start, Madison, Wisconsin Support from the Workforce Development Agency
YouthBuild students are co-enrolled
Workforce Development Board has hired Operation Fresh Start (OFS) as a contractor
Workforce Development Board pays for OFS staff positions, training services and assists with wrap- around services
Operation Fresh Start has access to the larger team working with the Board

24. External Model #1: Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin and Operation Fresh Start, Madison, Wisconsin Other Partnership Features
Workforce Development Agency provides access to business relationships
Workforce Development Agency assists with recruitment and referral efforts

25. Rossie D. Cherry (Johnson) Chief Executive Officer Antelope Valley YouthBuild Palmdale, CA
Maritza Dubie-Uribe Human Services Administrator II Youth Employment Programs Los Angeles County Workforce Development, Aging and Community Services

26. External Model #2: County of Los Angeles Workforce Agency and Los Angeles Region YouthBuild Collaborative Partnership Overview
Strategic partnership is based on alignment of outcomes and leveraged resources
The partnership supports federal, state and local initiatives
The Los Angeles Region YouthBuild Collaborative signed an MOU as a WIOA partner   

27. External Model #2: County of Los Angeles Workforce Agency and Los Angeles Region YouthBuild Collaborative Support from the Workforce Development Agency
Participants are co-enrolled
Work-based learning, youth receive wages at $12/hour
Measureable Skills are captured along the way
Support Services for equipment: safety gear, helmet, boots
Placement Support -- pre-apprenticeship, employment, and/or continued education   

28. External Model #2: County of Los Angeles Workforce Agency and Los Angeles Region YouthBuild Collaborative Other Partnership Features
Workforce Development Agency serves as an advisor partner
Partnership in developing worksites and other career pathways
Trainings at local YouthBuild locations and WIOA service providers
Work with local YouthBuild programs and WIOA service providers to:
define services,
set enrollment timelines,
establish other partnership engagement strategies to maintain the quality of services for participants, and
ensure each partner is meeting expectations   

29. Great partnerships require a commitment to each other's mission and goals with a clear understanding and defining of terms for what those services  consist of, with continual follow up to maintain a healthy relationship.  It also requires straightforward and candid conversations regarding gaps in program services, concerns, and how each partner can support in resolving and strengthening those areas of weakness. In one word--- Trust.
Maritza Dubie-Uribe
County of Los Angeles Workforce Development Agency

30. Robert Sainz
Assistant General Manager
City of Los Angeles, Economic and Workforce Development Department

31. Embedded Partnerships External Partnerships
Workforce Development Agencies and YouthBuild: Common Elements that Support Apprenticeship Pathways
Embedded Partnerships
External Partnerships
Co-enrollment
Access to Job Developers/ Skill Development Advisors
Recruitment and referral
Developing additional career pathways
Engagement of employers and/or apprenticeship sponsors
Supports work-based learning (internships)
Co-enrollment
Supports Job Development through funding
Recruitment and referral
Developing additional career pathways
Engagement of employers and/or apprenticeship sponsors
Supports work-based learning (internships)

32. Poll Question: What Workforce Development Agency services could support apprenticeship pathways in your area?
Co-enrollment
Access to job development services
Access to case management/follow-up services
Engagement with employers and/or apprenticeship sponsors
All of the above

34. Apprenticeship Resource Guide
Pathways to Apprenticeship Toolkit Features YouthBuild grantees that have successfully place students into RA. Workforce Development Agencies play key roles.
26/14/20/Registered-Apprenticeship-Toolkit
Apprenticeship Resource Guide
Lists federal and national resources for YouthBuild grantees seeking apprenticeship partners or wanting to learn more about RA /23/Apprenticeship_Resource_Guide
TEGL 13-16: Guidance on Registered Apprenticeship Provisions and Opportunities in WIOA
Recognizes Registered Apprenticeship as an effective strategy to provide services to out-of- school youth.
16.pdf
TEGL 21-16: Third WIOA Title I Youth Formula Program Guidance
Provides guidance and planning information for WIOA Title I youth formula funds
_21-16.pdf
Promising Practices in Work- Based Learning for Youth
Looks at different work-based learning strategies including out-of-school youth from the National Skills Coalition
lications/file/10-4-NSC- YouthWorkBasedLearning_v4.pdf

35. Toni Wilson Robert Sainz Workforce Analyst/National Liaison
U.S. Department of Labor/ETA
Robert Sainz
Assistant General Manager
City of Los Angeles, Economic Development and Workforce Department

36. Yolanda Rivera Kelly Fitzgerald
Program Director, YouthBuild New Britain and BEST Chance Program
Capital Workforce Partners
Kelly Fitzgerald
Manager, Youth Services

37. Kristina Smith YouthBuild Director Atlanta WorkSource

38. Brian McMahon Danica Nilsestuen Deputy Director/YouthBuild Director
Operation Fresh Start
Danica Nilsestuen
Director of Business Development and Workforce Programs
Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin
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39. Rossie D. Cherry (Johnson)
President/CEO
Antelope Valley YouthBuild
Maritza Dubie-Uribe
Human Services Administrator II
Los Angeles County Workforce Development, Aging and Community Services