1. Chairperson Center for Micronesian Empowerment
Ms. Maria Connelley
Chairperson
Center for Micronesian Empowerment

2. Center for Micronesian Empowerment
What We Are:
The Center for Micronesian Empowerment (CME) empowers participants by providing the skills they need to get employed.

3. CME’s Vision
To create a centralized regional workforce development center to qualify, prepare and place local and regional workers in jobs from the military realignment and expected economic growth:
Reduce dependency of social services
Reduce the need for H-2B foreign workers
Capture income and revenue in the region

4. Governance
April 2000 Executive Order No Dec 2001 APIL – Resolution April 2004 Western Micronesian Chiefs Jan 2006 Regional Workforce Development Council- Dec Year Strategic Plan Dec 2010 RWDC partnership with the Secretariat of the Pacific Community July 2011 MCES recognizes Center of Micronesian Empowerment

5. What CME Has Done CME’s Progress Total Participants 250
Participants from the FAS
123
Participants from Guam 77
Participants Currently in Training 50
Successfully Trained
178 (89%)
Trainees Successfully Placed
188 (94%)

6. Collaboration With Federal Contractors – Workforce Housing

7. Navy Approved Facilities

8. CME COLLABORATORS CME Work Force Development Center
GCC/GCATA/Private Training Providers
WIA/DOI Education Training Programs
FAS Participants
Federal Contractors. Private Employers & Apprenticeship Training

9. Micronesian One Stop Center
CME External Partners
Micronesian One Stop Center
ROP
CNMI
Guam
FSM
RMI
Guam
Academy
Trades
CME
Employers
GCC

10. Regional Coordination
Regional Screening & Assessment to Address Unrestricted Migration and Socio-economic Concerns
Resource Mapping
Securing Private Sector Jobs

11. Efficient use of resources regionally Maximize revenue for the region
Expected Outcomes
Efficient use of resources regionally
Maximize revenue for the region
Public/Private sector collaboration
Solutions from the region