SODO Inc. Seeking Opportunities Developing Occupations

1. SODO Inc. Seeking Opportunities Developing Occupations NCWE Two Models of Sustainability Youth Training Programs October 21, 2012 Lauren Hadley, South Seattle Community College Puget Sound Industrial Excellence Center Georgetown Apprenticeship and Education Center lauren.hadley@seattlecolleges.edu 206-934-6853

2. SODO Inc. Presentation Overview • SODO Inc. model and partners • Video • Best practices • Case management • Hands-on skills • Job readiness • Industry certifications • Industry tours • Paid internships • Questions

3. Three-legged stool SODO Inc. Industry Certifications Hands on Skills Job Readiness

4. SODO Inc.Partners • King County Work Training Program; • Recruitment, • Case management. • South Seattle Community College’s Puget Sound Industrial Excellence Center; • Training and certifications, • Hands on experiences in the trades. • Manufacturing Industrial Council of Seattle; • Industry business tours, • Mock interviews and job readiness workshop, • Internship placements.

5. Best practice Case Management • King County Work Training Program (Case Management) • Recruitment • Challenge Period • Case Management • Support Services • Setting expectations • Visit challenge week • Guidelines

6. Best PracticeHand-on skills • Basic tools/math skills (reading a tape measure) • Introduction to apprenticeship • Trowel trades – brick and tile • Cement masonry • Sprinklerfitters • Welding

7. Best PracticeHand-on skills • Picnic table teamwork project • Identified team leaders weekly • Implement skills learned • “I did that!”

8. Best PracticeJob readiness skills • Model work/job site • Dependable Strengths • Workplace communications • Nutrition – how to pack a lunch to sustain you throughout the day • physical fitness • Filling out applications

9. Best PracticeJob readiness skills • Interview skills • Mock interviews with employer feedback • How to talk about criminal history • Personal finance • Internship expectations

10. Best practice Industry certifications • OSHA 10 - $89 • First Aid/CPR - $78 • Flagging - $60 • Forklift - $270 • Value added for prospective employers or internship placement.

11. Best practiceIndustry tours Ashgrove Cement Markey Machinery Pioneer Industries McDonald-Miller Facility Solutions

12. Best practicePaid internships • Goal – letter of recommendation • Benefit to the business, • Upfront about backgrounds of students • No expectation to hire.

13. Sustainability • SODO Inc. is the foundation for a nine-week industrial training that is credit bearing and leads to pathways across the district, to other colleges or to employment.

14. QUESTIONS