2. February 17, 2019
Leveraging Relationships with Offices of Apprenticeship to Promote Apprenticeship Pathways
November 6, 2018

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

4. William Kraus
State Director
Georgia State Office of Apprenticeship

5. Charles Walker Ed Hall YouthBuild Director
Urban League of Greater Atlanta
Ed Hall
YouthBuild Director
FutureSeekers YouthBuild

6. Discuss how Offices of Apprenticeship foster partnerships between apprenticeship sponsors and YouthBuild grantees
Describe how YouthBuild grantees can position themselves with apprenticeship sponsors
Explain how YouthBuild grantees can cultivate and sustain partnerships with apprenticeship sponsors

7. Who Is Participating? I represent a YouthBuild sponsoring organization
I represent an Office of Apprenticeship
I am an apprenticeship sponsor

8. The Challenge for YouthBuild Grantees: Establishing Partnerships with Apprenticeship Sponsors

9. YouthBuild: A Pre-Apprenticeship Program under WIOA DOL Only Final Rule 681.480
DOL YouthBuild Pre-Apprenticeship Programs
196 of DOL YouthBuild Grantees in 45 States
Total number of young people enrolled during current programs year:10,888
DOL grantees focus on construction and other high-demand career pathways under C+ initiative

10. YouthBuild Pre-Apprenticeship Programs Implement 5 Program Strategies as per DOL Only Final Rule
A pre-apprenticeship program is designed to prepare individuals to succeed in registered apprenticeship.
Pre-apprenticeship includes five program strategies:
(a) Training and curriculum that aligns with the skill needs of employers in the economy of the region;
(b) Access to educational and career counseling and other supportive services, directly or indirectly;
(c) Hands-on, meaningful learning activities that are connected to education and training activities, such as exploring career options, and understanding how the skills acquired through coursework can be applied toward a future career;
(d) Opportunities to attain at least one industry-recognized credential; and
(e) A partnership with one or more registered apprenticeship programs that assists in placing individuals who complete the pre-apprenticeship program in a registered apprenticeship program.

11. …But Partnership Development can be challenging for many grantees
Pre-Apprenticeship Program Strategy
YouthBuild Program Design Element
Approved training and curriculum that aligns with needs of employers
Industry-recognized credentialing opportunities have been established by national business associations and labor management organizations
Access to support services
Counseling/ Case management; YouthBuild grantees are required to follow graduates at least one year after exit
Meaningful hands-on training
Young adults are involved in some type of hands-on training. This includes building affordable housing; participating in larger affordable housing projects or participating in other hands-on activities under C+
Opportunities to obtain at least one industry-recognized credential
HBI-PACT, NCCER and MC3 are all industry-recognized as are other C+ credentials; students also earn OSHA-10 certifications
Partnership that assists with placements into apprenticeship
While partnerships are required, implementation is uneven

12. Offices of Apprenticeship Relationships with YouthBuild: A Win-Win

13. Role of the Office of Apprenticeship from www. dol
Role of the Office of Apprenticeship from
Assisting employers in designing work-based learning opportunities to develop a talent pool of workers
Providing information to potential employees about apprenticeship and other work-based learning opportunities
Identifying apprenticeship sponsors
Creating MOU’s between YouthBuild pre- apprenticeship programs and apprenticeship sponsors

14. The Win-Win for Offices of Apprenticeship and YouthBuild Grantees
The “win” for Offices of Apprenticeship…
YouthBuild provides a talent source for apprenticeship sponsors
YouthBuild can refer employers interested in apprenticeship to OA
YouthBuild grantees embedded in large sponsoring organizations can act as sponsors for smaller employers
YouthBuild provides access to out-of-school youth and pre- apprenticeship
The “win” for YouthBuild grantees…
Offices of Apprenticeship have access to apprenticeship sponsors in need of talent
Offices of Apprenticeship can convene these sponsors to learn more about YouthBuild
Offices of Apprenticeship have a pulse on labor market demand in apprentice-able occupations, including construction

15. Conclusion
YouthBuild and Offices of Apprenticeship can work together to create pathways for individuals gaining skills to meet employer needs and gain access to employment opportunities in high- demand occupations

16. Brokered a relationship with Georgia WorkSmart
How the Georgia State Office of Apprenticeship Partnered with the Metro Atlanta YouthBuild Collaborative
Convened apprenticeship sponsors for a briefing on the YouthBuild Pre-Apprenticeship Program
Assisted with reaching out to apprenticeship sponsors to participate in a feedback session on apprenticeship readiness criteria
Participated in Metro Atlanta YouthBuild Collaborative Construction Industry Advisory Council meetings
Brokered a relationship with Georgia WorkSmart

17. Positioning the YouthBuild Pre-Apprenticeship Program with Apprenticeship Sponsors

18. Charles Walker
Urban League of Greater Atlanta YouthBuild

19. Overview of the Metropolitan Atlanta YouthBuild Collaborative (MAYBC)
Five YouthBuild Grantees in Metropolitan Atlanta:
Chris 180 YouthBuild
Future Seekers YouthBuild
Heart of the Community YouthBuild (New 2017 Grantee)
Urban League of Greater Atlanta
WorkSource Atlanta YouthBuild
Total of 165 Out-of-School Youth in Program Year 2017
Established in March, 2017

20. Atlanta YouthBuild grantees already had…
Positioning YouthBuild Pre-Apprenticeship Programs with Apprenticeship Sponsors: Elements the Metro Atlanta YouthBuild Programs Already Had
Atlanta YouthBuild grantees already had…
Work/ Career Readiness Training
Exposure to Leadership Development and Team Work
Industry-Recognized Credentials
Follow-up Support Services

21. A Value Proposition for Fuller Sponsor Engagement
Positioning YouthBuild with Pre-Apprenticeship Programs with Apprenticeship Sponsors: What the Metro Atlanta Collaborative Needed to Develop
Atlanta YouthBuild grantees needed to develop :
A Value Proposition for Fuller Sponsor Engagement
Common standard for apprenticeship readiness
Ongoing communication with apprenticeship sponsors in the construction industry
Pre-Employment Readiness Training

22. What MAYBC Developed During PY2017
Needed to Develop
MAYBC Developed
Value Proposition
Common standard of readiness/alignment of curriculum with employer needs
Ongoing communication with apprenticeship sponsors
Pre-Employment Readiness Training
Collaborative approach;120 youth; large talent pool; scale
Apprenticeship Readiness Criteria based on Employer/Sponsor Feedback
Construction Industry Advisory Council
YouthBuild Refresh for graduates

23. MAYBC Positioning: Process Map and Timeline
What we did
When we did it
Educated YouthBuild about Apprenticeship Opportunities in Georgia;
Educating the Georgia State Office of Apprenticeship about YouthBuild
May, 2016-December, 2016
Organized the MAYBC Collaborative, Engaged Apprenticeship Sponsors
March-September, 2017
Convened employers and sponsors for feedback session on MAYBC Apprenticeship Readiness Standards
November, 2017
Established a Construction Industry Advisory Council with PGIM, a corporate partner
February, 2018

24. Results from Positioning Activities
Four Formal Partnerships with MOU’s
North Georgia Building and Construction Trades Council
Southeast Laborers International Union of North America Training and Education Fund
Independent Electrical Contractors of Atlanta
Georgia WorkSmart
Building Trades Multi-Craft Core Curriculum (MC3) Implementation Plan

25. Positioning YouthBuild pre-apprenticeship programs with apprenticeship sponsors is important because when they want you, they will develop formal partnerships with you.
Charles Walker
YouthBuild Director and Chair of the Metro Atlanta YouthBuild Collaborative

26. Poll Question: Does your organization have an MOU with either a pre-apprenticeship or apprenticeship program?
Yes No
We are working on MOUs now

27. Practices that Build and Sustain Relationships with Apprenticeship Sponsors

28. Ed Hall, FutureSeekers YouthBuild

29. Organizing for Collaboration: Organization of the MAYBC
Formal, organization with by-laws
Monthly, scheduled meetings
Agenda is set in advance of the meeting
Action steps after each meeting

30. Apprenticeship Readiness Criteria
Incorporated YouthBuild USA Leadership and Career Readiness Competencies
Competencies based on industry-recognized curricula
MC3
HBI-PACT
NCCER Core Curriculum
Included OSHA-10 and First Aid
Employers were asked to add and comment on DRAFT Criteria during feedback session

31. Construction Industry Advisory Council
Still working on this, turnout is still a challenge
Met twice this year
Finalized Apprenticeship Readiness Criteria
Reported back to partners on our progress; showcased graduates ready or nearly ready to place
Information exchange

32. YouthBuild Re-Fresh: Pre-Employment Readiness for Graduates
Graduate transitions to work not always easy
Review of work/career readiness skills: Communication; Getting along with your supervisor; Conflict resolution; and Corporate culture
One-day training
Taught by YouthBuild staff from different programs
Tours of apprenticeship facilities followed YouthBuild Re-Fresh Training, on another day.

33. MOU’s are a trust-building tool
Collaborative members shared responsibility keeping agreements
Worked to address issues quickly
Learned to be proactive in telling partners how we kept agreements

34. …[S]ustaining our relationships with apprenticeship sponsors requires discipline, organization and flexibility.
Ed Hall
YouthBuild Director, FutureSeekers YouthBuild

35. Poll Question: What has been your experience collaborating with other organizations?
Our organization/agency has had good experiences working collaboratively
Our organization/agency has had mixed results working collaboratively
Our organization has had consistently bad experiences working collaboratively

36. William Kraus’ Take-Aways
Scale matters
An educational process for Offices of Apprenticeship, apprenticeship sponsors and YouthBuild sponsoring organizations is important
YouthBuild grantees can adjust to employer needs
Trust is key

37. Trust fuels YouthBuild’s ability to leverage relationships that lead to apprenticeship opportunities…
William Kraus
Director, Georgia State Office of Apprenticeship

39. Directory of Offices of Apprenticeship
Apprenticeship Youth Resources Community of Practice
esources/2017/02/02/10/56/Apprenticeship- Youth
Atlanta Partnership Update: YouthBuild and Apprenticeship Sponsors
www /11/01/09/25/Atlanta_Partnership_Development _Update- _YouthBuild_and_Apprenticeship_Sponsors_in_Con structions.com
MC3 Webcast #4: Building and Sustaining Partnerships with Local Building Trades Councils
017/07/31/13/29/MC3-Webcast-4-Sustaining- Relationships-with-local-building-trades-councils
DOL YouthBuild Apprenticeship Tool Kit
016/02/26/14/20/Registered-Apprenticeship- Toolkit

41. William Kraus Charles Walker
State Director Georgia State Office of Apprenticeship
Charles Walker
YouthBuild Director Urban League of Greater Atlanta

42. Toni Wilson Workforce Analyst
Ed Hall
YouthBuild Director
FutureSeekers YouthBuild
Toni Wilson Workforce Analyst
U.S. Department of Labor