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PACIFIC WORKFORCE INVESTMENT WORKGROUP (PWIW) Regional Workforce Development Council (RWDC). GUǺHAN. Peter Barcinas , Guåhan Workforce Investment Board Maria Connelley , Guåhan Department of Labor Joleen Santos, Guåhan Department of Labor
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PACIFIC WORKFORCE INVESTMENT WORKGROUP (PWIW) Regional Workforce Development Council (RWDC)
GUǺHAN • Peter Barcinas, Guåhan Workforce Investment Board • Maria Connelley, Guåhan Department of Labor • Joleen Santos, Guåhan Department of Labor • Martha Rubic, Guåhan Department of Labor • Jackie Nguyen, Guåhan Department of Labor • Roxanne Hocog, Guåhan Department of Labor
REPUBLIC OF PALAU • Josephine Ulengchong, Palau WIA Office • ElmeraSyozitaro, Bureau of Labor
REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS (RMI) • Marie Maddison, National Training Council
YAP STATE • Bernard Gorong, Workforce Enrichment Division, Department of Resources and Development • Tony Torwan, Workforce Enrichment Division, Department of Resources and Development
COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANAS ISLANDS (CNMI) • Edith DeLeon Guerrero, CNMI WIA • FelicidadOgumoro, 17th CNMI Legislature – Lower House • Felicitas (Tee) Abraham, Northern Marianas College – COMPASS • David Attao, Northern Marianas College – COMPASS • Jacinta Kaipat, CNMI Department of Labor • Barbara Sablan, CNMI Department of Labor • Maria Aguon, Northern Marianas College – Tinian • Ruth Coleman, CNMI Veterans Affairs Office • Herman Sablan, International Business Professional College
PROGRESS REPORT • Maximizing ARRA dollars to get participants trained and into unsubsidized employment. • Increased funding from U.S. Department of Labor and implementation of new programs. • Increased marketing and outreach program efforts for targeted populations (Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities, Hardest-to-serve Clients)
PROGRESS REPORT • Website Presence • Implemented programs for credentialing (RN Preparation/AHEC) • Allied Health Career Academy • Consists of partnerships between the Minister of Education, Palau Community College and Ministry of Health • Local Masters Program • Between Koror State Government, Palau Community College and WIA
PROGRESS REPORT • U.S. Department of Labor Approved Apprenticeship Program • Increase in number of Work Sponsors • Bank of Guam-CNMI Approved Apprenticeship Standards • Participants Served • Capacity building and cross-agency partnership
RWDC RECOMMENDATIONS • 1) Regional Job Corp Letter of Support • 2) Procurement and Contracts Acquisitions Training Initiative • 3) Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture/Aquaculture, Math (STEAM) Initiative
RWDC RECOMMENDATIONS • 4) E-Commerce Micronesia, Made-in- Micronesia, and Micronesia Saves • 5) Expand NDAA recruitment requirements for contractors to include PWIW/RWDC talent recruitment priority