New Century Careers

PROJECT TITLE: EXPANDING A WELL-ESTABLISHED TRADITIONAL TECHNICAL MANUFACTURING SKILLS TRAINING MODEL INTO AN ADDITIONAL URBAN COMMUNITYFUNDING REQUEST: 500,000CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR: U.S. REP. MIKE DOYLEREQUESTED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 24 MONTHSPROJECT LOCATION: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CENTER (CEC) IN HOMEWOOD AND NCCS ANSELMO TRAINING INNOVATION CENTER IN PITTSBURGHS SOUTH SIDEPROJECT PURPOSE AND GOALS: IMPROVE THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS THAT LEAD TO GOOD QUALITY FAMILY WAGE JOBS AND CAREERS, AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMIC HEALTH OF SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH MEETING MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE NEEDS BY WORKING TO DELIVER A CAPABLE WORKFORCE TO EMPLOYERS OF THE REGIONACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: MARKET ADDITIONAL TRAINING LOCATION AND RECRUIT, SCREEN, TEST, TRAIN AND PLACE UN UNDEREMPLOYED HOMEWOOD COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN ENTRY-LEVEL MACHINIST JOBS ON THE START OF FAMILY-SUSTAINING CAREER PATHWAYSEXPECTED OUTCOMES: THROUGH ENTRY-LEVEL MANUFACTURING TRAINING, PARTICIPANTS WILL EARN INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS, PARTICIPATE IN COMPETENCY-BASED ONLINE MACHINING-RELATED MODULES AND BE PLACED IN ENTRY-LEVEL MANUFACTURING POSITIONS IN SOUTHWESTERN PAINTENDED BENEFICIARIES: UN UNDEREMPLOYED AND DISPLACED HOMEWOOD WORKERS WHO DESPERATELY NEED JOBSSUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CENTER (CEC) IN HOMEWOOD WILL HOST THE TRAINING SITE, COORDINATE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES WITH INTERNAL STAFF, ASSIST WITH RECRUITING AND HIRING A MACHINIST INSTRUCTOR, PROMOTE THE TRAINING, ASSIST WITH RECRUITMENT OF PARTICIPANTS AND ENSURE QUALITY PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM.