Iupat Finishing Trades Institute

“CAREER SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM, BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) SECTION 40513.” “THE CAREER SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES TO PAY THE FEDERAL SHARE OF CAREER SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAMS UNDER WHICH STUDENTS CONCURRENTLY RECEIVE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND ON-THE-JOB TRAINING FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING AN INDUSTRY-RELATED CERTIFICATION TO INSTALL ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES.” “THE GOALS OF THE PROGRAM ARE TO PROMOTE THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN LABOR ORGANIZATIONS AND INDUSTRY TO ATTRACT, TRAIN, AND EMPLOY WORKERS; ENHANCES EXISTING PROGRAMS FOR REPLICATION; AND CREATES A DIVERSE, SKILLED, AND CREDENTIALED WORKFORCE THAT IS POSITIONED TO INSTALL ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES TO BUILDINGS.”

AWARD PURPOSE THE PURPOSE OF THE SUSAN HARWOOD TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SO THEY CAN CONDUCT FREE SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING TO WORKERS WHO MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO TRAINING. THIS HELPS ENSURE SAFER WORKING ENVIRONMENTS FOR ALL WORKERS. THE PROGRAM ADVANCES THE JOB QUALITY OF THE AMERICAN WORKFORCE BY PROVIDING HARD-TO-REACH WORKERS HAZARD AWARENESS, AVOIDANCE, AND CONTROL TRAINING TO PROTECT THEM FROM ON-THE-JOB HAZARDS, AND TO INFORM WORKERS OF THEIR RIGHTS AND EMPLOYERS OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (OSH) ACT. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED GRANTEES DEVELOP TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR AT RISK, HARD-TO-REACH WORKERS THAT TEACH THEM TO RECOGNIZE, AVOID, AND PREVENTS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH HAZARDS IN THEIR WORKPLACE AS WELL AS INFORM THEM ABOUT THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION'S (OSHA) WHISTLEBLOWER PROGRAM. DELIVERABLES GRANTEES MUST TRAIN WORKERS FROM MULTIPLE EMPLOYERS AND/OR DEVELOP TRAINING MATERIALS ON WORKPLACE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH HAZARDS. PRE- AND POST-TRAINING KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT TESTS DEMONSTRATE THE INCREASE IN THE TRAINEE'S SAFETY AND HEALTH KNOWLEDGE. THE SUSAN HARWOOD TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM INCREASES WORKERS ACCESS TO LIFE-SAVING TRAINING. INTENDED BENEFICIARY THE PROGRAM IS BENEFICIAL TO BOTH THE GRANTEE ORGANIZAITON AND TO WORKERS IN HIGH-HAZARD INDUSTRIES, INDUSTRIES WITH HIGH FATALITY RATES, OR INDUSTRIES WHERE WORKFORCES HAVE HISTORICALLY NOT HAD ADEQUATE ACCESS TO OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING. THE TRAINING AUDIENCE BENEFITING FROM THE TRAINING INCLUDES YOUNG, TEMPORARY, MINORITY , LOW LITERACY, LIMITED-ENGLISH SPEAKING, AND OTHER DISADVANTAGED AND HARD-TO-REACH WORKERS. INCREASED WORKER SAFETY BENEFITS THE WORKER COMMUNITIES. THE GRANTEE ORGANIZATION BENEFITS BY DEVELOPING/EXPANDING THEIR SAFETY AND HEALTH KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE WITH MOST CONTINUING TO CONDUCT TRAINING CLASSES AFTER THE END OF THE GRANT. THIS ALLOW FOR A GREATER OUTREACH TO UNDERSERVED WORKERS. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES NONE - GRANTEES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SUBAWARD GRANT FUNDS TO OTHERS TO COMPLETE THE GRANT ACTIVITIES.

SUSAN HARWOOD GRANTS

FY 2020 SUSAN HARWOOD TRAINING GRANT FOR IUPAT FINISHING TRADES INSTITUTE

TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT - SHTG-FY-23-02

IUPAT-IFTI ERGONOMICS FOR THE FINISHING TRADES

SUSAN HARWOOD GRANTS

HIGH GROWTH