Maryland’s Consortium for Customized Employment

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Employment Consortium Maryland Customized Employment Consortium

We were at different Places on the Same road

Policy changes at the state Family education and Support The Primary Goals More Jobs CE Training for Staff Policy changes at the state Family education and Support Engaging businesses in our area

Statistics October 2014 October 2016 Number of people Wages People not in the consortium

Unintentional Outcomes Reorganization of Departments Change in Department Leadership Change in hiring practices Learning community with one another Applying for more grants for agency Agency commitment needed, not just employment department

Lessons Learned Not having enough people ready for the training Earn Grant with DSP I, II, III Changing from Caregiving role to empower It takes a lot of time for mentoring or implementation Challenge to get staff in for training 3 days when workforce schedule is already tight Time it takes the first time out, Staff Turnover cycle Turnover data for people who have gone through training We need to share the data and lessons learned