MEETING DATE: 6/14/2016
DEPARTMENT: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY
DEPT HEAD/DIRECTOR: James A. Rydingsword
AGENDA ITEM PREPARER: Enrique Arreola
SBC DEPT FILE NUMBER: 130
SUBJECT:
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY - J. RYDINGSWORD
Approval of the Pre-Apprenticeship Training Implementation Grant MOU between the Workforce Development Boards of Monterey and San Benito Counties.
SBC FILE NUMBER: 130
AGENDA SECTION:
CONSENT AGENDA
BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:
Over the last few years, the San Benito County Workforce Development Board has been an active partner with Monterey County and Santa Cruz County Workforce Development Boards for the Proposition 39 2.0 Pre-Apprenticeship Training Implementation Grant from the State of California Workforce Development Board funded under the California Clean Energy Jobs Act. Monterey County Workforce Development Board submitted the grant application as the lead agent and was successful in receiving a grant of $400,000 for the tri-county region. The grant amount for SBC is $19,486.
Under the Proposition 39 grant funds, at-risk Youth, Women and returning Veterans will be targeted to receive training for a career in the building trades via local regional apprenticeship programs. We hope to improve the quality of the local youth, women, and veteran workforce and prepare them for successful futures by developing pre-apprenticeship programs linkages to the building trades throughout the region focusing in the construction/energy efficiency industry.
It is the goal that trainings are provided in each County including San Benito County. This will benefit our local residents in need of training considering that there are very few trainings being offered locally.
BUDGETED:
No