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MSESP Grantee Webinar. September 4, 2012. Agenda . Record Webinar Welcome Administrative Updates Getting to know you…. Grantee Presentation: Northwest Technical College Participant/Outcome Projection Updates RAD Enhancements Getting to know you…. Grantee Presentation: Rebuild Resources
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MSESP Grantee Webinar September 4, 2012
Agenda • Record Webinar • Welcome • Administrative Updates • Getting to know you…. • Grantee Presentation: Northwest Technical College • Participant/Outcome Projection Updates • RAD Enhancements • Getting to know you…. • Grantee Presentation: Rebuild Resources • RAD Mini-Training – Participant Retention Report/Exit Reason Exceptions • Grantee Updates • Next Meeting
Administrative Updates • GAO Visit • Project Extensions • Sub-Grantee Meetings • Updated RAD User Guide • Updated GWDC Grantee Info link: • http://www.gwdc.org/initiatives/msesp/info_and_resources.html
Grantee Presentation • Northwest Technical College • Bemidji MN • Grant Foss • 218-333-6643 • Grant.Foss@ntcmn.edu
Courses Offered Photovoltaic Design and Installation LEED Green Associate Thermal Solar Water Heating Solar/Wind Off-Grid
RAD Enhancements • Inactive Participant Status Added • In addition to Active and Exited • Indicates that no grant-funded services (education/training activities or other grant-funded services) have been added • Retention Report • Exit Reason Exception
Grantee Presentation • Rebuild Resources • Lori Stee • 651-255-5657 • lstee@rebuildresources.com
REBUILD RESOURCES/ • PPL ENTERPRISES • Started in 1984 Rebuild began its first commercial venture as a nonprofit social enterprise in 1985. • Twenty seven years, several business enterprises and many successful trainees later, we are still going strong, preparing men and women for successful reentry into the workplace and into our communities.
Our Business Mix • Custom Apparel and Promotions--We provide logo apparel and other promotional items for a wide variety customers including Target, Best Buy, Salvation Army, Goodwill, and the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx. • Contract Manufacturing—assembly, kitting, woodworking and industrial sewing.
MSESP Training Program • Lean/Green Process Management • Classroom training takes place twice a week for two hour sessions, during or immediately following the paid work day. • On-the-job, real-time application training takes place during lab time on the production floor.
MSESP Training Program (cont.) • Job seeking services are provided for employees with barriers to employment • Upon completion of training, Rebuild'stransitional employees continue to work in our workplace as Lean/Green Associate, applying the skills they have learned as they continue to seek permanent employment elsewhere.
MSESP Grant Partners • Mpls Technical and Community College • Enterprise Minnesota • Employment service providers and other nonprofit partners • Hiring partners throughout the Twin Cities area
Outcomes to Date • 31 trainees have received certification in Lean/Green Manufacturing. • 29 graduates have received promotion to Lean/Green Associate. • * First class began in May, 2012.
RAD Mini-Training – Participant Retention Report • Use as a reminder for 1st and 2nd quarter participant follow-ups • Excel spreadsheet • Sort by start date (of job)
RAD Mini-Training – Exit Reason Exception • Use this for participants who should not be tracked by DOL for Common Performance Measures • Can only be used after participant is auto-exited • Reasons include: • Health or Medical • Deceased • Family Care • Military • Institutionalized • Transferred/Relocated • Retired
Grantee Updates • Let us know what is happening with your MSESP project
Next Grantee Webinar Presenters: BlueGreen Alliance Foundation – MN Green Workforce Development, Inc. (2) – Trades Academy To Apprenticeship Pathway Tuesday, October 2 10:00 AM