distinct programs areas: Minneapolis Works, a work-first program serving low-income Minneapolis job seekers; Career Training Assistance and Train-to-Career, two programs that provide training-first and then placement in occupations in demand for low-income Minneapolis residents; and the Dislocated Worker (DW) Program, assisting recently laid off adults with a quick return to the workforce at comparable pay. The services to job seekers are provided at the community-based agencies. One-on-one career counseling services - the core function of our partners - are provided to all job seekers. Other services include career and aptitude assessment, interview coaching, resume assistance, job placement and retention services. The counseling services continue for one year from the date the job seeker becomes employed. The operating principle of the Minneapolis Workforce Development Board and City of Minneapolis Employment and Training is partnership. Minneapolis Employment and Training uses a community-based service delivery model; partnering with both non-profit and state government employment service providers to offer employment services to Minneapolis adults and dislocated workers. We contract with community-based employment service providers that offer high quality job training services in the neighborhoods where job seekers are located. This diverse network of partners included 15 organizations in 2015, with broad geographic reach, cultural and language expertise, and community rootedness, offering the best access and services to residents looking for training and employment counseling. Over three decades ago, Minneapolis Employment and Training began this innovative strategy of contracting with small employment services providers as the delivery mechanism for federal and state investments in jobs training. The City of Minneapolis has seen the community-based delivery system as a key strategy to reducing employment disparities. Community-based partners funded in 2015 included: American Indian OIC CLUES Department of Employment and Economic Development East Side Neighborhood Services Emerge Community Development Goodwill Easter Seals HIRED Hmong America Mutual Assistance Association Jewish Family and Children’s Services Lifetrack Resources Minneapolis Urban League Pillsbury United Communities Project for Pride in Living RESOURCE South East Asian Refugee Community Home Many clients can also access training dollars to pursue post-secondary vocational/technical training to job placement. Through our various programs, we work closely with a number of training partners, including non-profit and state educational providers. Partnerships with educational institutions include, but is not limited to: Minneapolis Community and Technical College St. Paul College Hennepin Technical College Summit Academy OIC Creating IT Futures Foundation – IT Digital Academy
LABOR & COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (20% Minimum and 2 or more nominated by state labor federations and one joint apprenticeship program labor organization or training director) Bistodeau Douglas Flateau Garat Ibrahim Danial McConnell Scott Lehner Sprinkler Fitter/Sprinkler Fitters Local Executive Director/Working Partnerships Organizer/AFSCME Council 5 Business Manager/Minneapolis Building and Construction Area Manager, Gas Operations/Center Point Energy June 30, 2017 June 30, 2017 June 30, 2017 June 30, 2017 June 30, 2017 EDUCATION & TRAINING (Required: ABE; Higher Education) Avelino Mills-Novoa, Ph.D. Carlye Peterson Interim President Manager, Adult Basic Education June 30, 2017 June 30, 2017 GOVERNMENT (Required: Economic Development; Job Service; Rehabilitation) John Mbali Ibrahim Noor Robert Reedy Jim Roth Program Manager/Hennepin County Work Supports Field Operations Area Manager Director of Vocational Services/Rise, Inc. Executive Director/Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers June 30, 2016 June 30, 2016 June 30, 2016 June 30, 2016 CONTACT INFORMATION NAME CHAIR Carolyn Roby c/o Minneapolis Employment and Training 105 Fifth Ave So #200 Minneapolis, MN 55415 612-673-6226 VICE N/A SECRETARY