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WORKING TOGETHER, WORKING IN NEIGHBORHOODS
Blueprint Columbus Workforce Development Program
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TEAM INTRODUCTION 01
02 PROJECT BACKGROUND 04 TECHNICAL
TRAINING
05 QUESTIONS
Today’s Agenda
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03 WORK READINESS TRAINING
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Team Partners
The City of Columbus
T&M Associates
Columbus Urban League
Columbus State Community College
Regionomics SIMCO Construction
Williams Creek Consulting
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• Pairing Inflow/Infiltration (I/I) removal with Green Infrastructure
• Central-City neighborhoods
• Mayor’s initiative of addressing poverty and unemployment
• Targeting the harder-to-employ citizens and promoting development of small, minority and female-owned businesses
• Developing a training curriculum structured around liveable- wage jobs
• Raising awareness among SBE firms of the $2.5 billion market opportunity
• Training certificate equivalent to experience
Project Background
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• Four-week work readiness training • Most critical “soft skills” training − Work ethics − Conflict resolution − Effective communication − Job survival skills
• Technical Trainings − Computer literacy − Resume development − Interviewing advantage − Searching and applying for jobs
online
• Career Coach • Success Advocate − Life management services that
represent barriers to successful employment
• Case Management Support − Coordination of available services
− Access to childcare services − Transportation − Stable housing − Medical/vision/dental services − Alcohol and substance abuse
challenges
Empowering Communities. Changing Lives.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER SERVICES DEPARTMENT New Beginnings Work Readiness Training Initiative
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• CSCC partners with many public and private entities in the Columbus, Ohio community
• Extensive experience in workforce and economic development
• Leader in innovative and customized training
Partnership with Columbus State Community College
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• Academic Preparation Testing
• Ohio Small Business Development Center
• Green Infrastructure Technical Training − Leverage the institutional expertise in this
area
− Assistance in curriculum development
− Web-based training development
Columbus State Capacities
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CSCC has faculty / expertise in the following areas:
− Environmental Science, Safety & Health
− Landscape Design & Management
− Civil Engineering Technology
− Construction Management
Academic Programs Relevant to GI
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• Applied Environmental Concepts (soils, hydrology, plant identification, etc.)
• Stormwater Control Measures
• GI Construction
• GI Maintenance
• OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety and Health
Proposed Green Infrastructure Training Curriculum
TRAINING CERTIFICATE, UPON TRAINING COMPLETION, EQUIVALENT TO EXPERIENCE
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quest ions Cynthia m. j acobsen, cpg
Pr incipal / Regional cl ient ser vice manager
T&m Associates cj [email protected]
614.408.9232
Keena m. smith, mpa Assistant dir ector / diver sity officer Workforce and economic development
Depar tment of public ut il it ies City of columbus
[email protected] 614.266.3100