MSESP Grantee Webinar September 4, 2012

Agenda Record Webinar Welcome Administrative Updates Getting to know you….  Grantee Presentation: Northwest Technical College Participant/Outcome Projection Updates RAD Enhancements Getting to know you….  Grantee Presentation: Rebuild Resources RAD Mini-Training – Participant Retention Report/Exit Reason Exceptions Grantee Updates Next Meeting

Administrative Updates GAO Visit Project Extensions Sub-Grantee Meetings Updated RAD User Guide Updated GWDC Grantee Info link: info_and_resources.html

Grantee Presentation Northwest Technical College Bemidji MN Grant Foss

Employer Partners

Courses Offered Photovoltaic Design and Installation LEED Green Associate Thermal Solar Water Heating Solar/Wind Off-Grid

Challenges

Questions?

Participant Update Plan TotalProjected 1/31/13 (from extension request) Actual 8/31/12 Participants Enrolled Participants Completed # Receiving Credentials Participants Placed/ Incumbent Workers Retained Jobs / / 416 # Retaining Employment 2 qtrs Grantee Expenditures $4,868,394 (awarded) $3,803,000$2,256,821 (July expenditures)

RAD Enhancements o Inactive Participant Status Added o In addition to Active and Exited o Indicates that no grant-funded services (education/training activities or other grant-funded services) have been added o Retention Report o Exit Reason Exception

Grantee Presentation Rebuild Resources Lori Stee

REBUILD RESOURCES/ PPL ENTERPRISES Started in 1984 Rebuild began its first commercial venture as a nonprofit social enterprise in 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 1 st and 2 nd quarter participant follow-ups Excel spreadsheet Sort by start date (of job)

Participant Retention Table Participant Employment Retention Case Manager Participant ID Last Name First Name Starting DateYearQuarterEmployed Employed 1st Quarter Employed 2nd Quarter Milo Cutter39859LeeHave01/16/ Yes Julia Carlo26565IbrahimIdriss02/20/ Yes Julia Carlo59935BorstadBrent04/28/ Yes Milo Cutter39916MouaKong05/14/ Yes Kate Mino146195MoechnigMichael05/19/ Yes Kate Mino14788LonienDana10/04/ Yes Kate Mino14780BrandtJustin12/02/ Yes Michelle Breamer200794AdamsJerome08/10/ Yes Michelle Breamer200784Molina DuranJovani08/13/ Yes Michelle Breamer209107RussellAlex08/14/ 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 Webinar Tuesday, October 2 10:00 AM Presenters: BlueGreen Alliance Foundation – MN Green Workforce Development, Inc. (2) – Trades Academy To Apprenticeship Pathway