connecticut’s workforce boards funded this year by the: state of connecticut with leveraged funds...
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Commission On Connecticut’s Future
November 6, 2014
Catherine N. AwwadExecutive Director
Northwest Regional Workforce Investment Board
Connecticut’s Workforce Boards
Funded this Year by the:State of Connecticut
With Leveraged Funds from Select Municipalities and
Foundations, the Department of
Children and Families and the
Bureau of Rehabilitative Services
OVERSIGHTExecutive Committee of Consortium of Chief Elected Officials
meets to approve budget and priorities for the year in June
Executive Committee of Board meets monthly to conduct ongoing business of NRWIB- act on sub-committees recommendations, empowered by Annual Grant of Authority.
Full Board of Directors meet quarterly to set policy, receive programmatic and fiscal updates
Sub-Committees meet on ‘as-needed’ basis
Youth Council meets quarterly- Program Committee of Youth Council meets as needed to review RFP’s for IN and Out of school vendors. Recommendations then forwarded to Executive Committee / Full Board for action
Align workforce and education with economic development by:
*Convening strategic planning sessions
*Engaging industries to determine their needs as they relate to skill sets required for their workforce
*Assessing current skill sets and basic adult education level to provide ongoing training
necessary to remain competitive
Workforce DemographicsSeptember 2014Unemployment:
Waterbury Labor Market 7.9%
Torrington Labor Market 5.2%
Danbury Labor Market 4.6%
Waterbury 9.8% Torrington 6.4% Danbury 4.6%
Employer Strategies Incumbent Worker trainingOn the Job Training grantsSTEP-UPSmall Business Express (DECD)Youth pipeline in dominate industry sectorsRecruitment, Screening and Placement ServicesEmployer SurveysTransportation Programs
Step-Up Numbers
258 245
213 222
Step Up 2 (Aug 2014) 45 Step Up 2 (Aug 2014) 23
Estimated Total Obligated $2,941,301.20 Estimated Total Obligated $1,910,424.25
Spent - Never Started $2,892,761.20 Spent - Never Started $1,844,461.7548,540.00$ $65,962.50
Step Up 1 $2,413,314.00 Step Up 1 $1,710,586.75
Step Up 2 $527,987.20 Step Up 2 $199,837.50
Spending Spending
Step Up 1 Step Up 1
Contract Breakdown
Subsidized Manufacturing Subsidized Training & Employment
Contract Written Contract Written
CT Department of Social Services Transportation Program
938 unduplicated riders for 12,524 > trips throughout the region (Waterbury, Danbury and Torrington).
Van pools, bus routes, customized second shift pick-up, evening reservations
Child-care pick-up/drop-offBus passesCar-based Solutions project
Individual Training Accounts PY 13-14
NUMBER AMOUNT
ADULT 102 $313,392DISLOCATED WORKER 264 $877,748TOTAL 366 $1,191,140
ManufacturingPlayed an integral role in creating partnerships between
industry and education to promote the ongoing development and growth of a manufacturing workforce
• USDOL : Advanced Manufacturing: Sector Strategy Planning
• CAMI Grant: NVCC & NWCC Advanced Manufacturing Technology Program
• W.F. Kaynor Voc-Tech High School Manufacturing Program
• Waterbury Career Academy- Manufacturing • College Connections- NVCC, Waterbury Board of
Education and NRWIB
• Working with CT DOL Office of Apprenticeship Training
Contractual Employers
Incumbent Employees To
Be Trained
Incumbent Employees
TrainedTo Date
Training Total By
Company Funding Allocation
Accrued
Expenditures
Match Amount
Cigna 1350 343 395 $880,000 $461,104.74 $417,872.95
IBM 1400 711 1677 $940,000 $607,713.23 $597,631.66
Barden Corporation 167 110 277 $498,150 $147,282.41 $143,451.40
Ward-Leonard 200 89 487 $268,800 $126,867.64 $192,321.90
Waterbury Hospital 27 10 17 $41,144 $33,639.00 $28,041.98
Industry Small Businesses * 400 26 26 $371,906 $38,543.66 $59,426.51
Sub-Total Employer Incumbent Worker Training Costs
$3,000,000 $1,415,150.68 $1,438,746.40
H-1B Technical Skills GrantBusiness Partners
Contractual Employers*Incumbent
Employees To Be Trained
Incumbent Employees
TrainedTo Date
Training Total By
Company Funding Allocation
Accrued Expenditures
Match Amount
Acme Monaco 9 9 9 $25,166.50 $20,067.36 $31,108.79
Parker 6 6 6 $12,890.00 $4,944.30 $8,165.00
Seitz 8 8 8 $13,532.00 $13,532.00 $20,152.72
Ensign – Bickford Aerospace Defense 175 $150,000.00
Sub-Total Employer Incumbent Worker Training Costs $201,588.50 $38,543.66 $59,426.51
H-1B Technical Skills GrantBusiness Partners
H1-B College Partners
Contractual Colleges Long Term Unemployed To Be Trained
LTU Trained/ In Training
To Date
Funding Allocation
Accrued Expenditures
Leveraged Funds
Naugatuck Valley Community College 10519
$298,861.40$39,603.90 $51,067.00
Northwestern Connecticut Community College
7211
$204,933.60$25,214.45 $18,914.90
University of Connecticut 35047
$996,205.00$102,848.20 $82,205.80
Sub-Total Long-Term Unemployed Training Costs
$1,500,000.00 $167,666.55 $152,187.70
Started as Waterbury project and has grown to be region-wideBoard of Alderman in Waterbury has designated the Board as
“First Source Referral Agency”. All city-funded construction projects must make “good faith”
effort to employ 30% local residents on project. The Board hosts job fairs in conjunction with Project contractors
and sub-contractors.Unions participate in job fairs to promote Apprenticeship
programs and union-based training opportunitiesCurrent guidelines suggest 30% local hire, 25% apprenticeship
hire and 10% minority hire.
Northwest Construction Career Initiative
Monitor Waterbury’s “Good Jobs” ordinance for covered projects.Compliance monitoring affords placement opportunities for NCCI.City contracts with NRWIB on multiple projects.
Good Jobs Administrator
Other Programs and Grants
Green Jobs Initiative – ConstructionEPA Brownfield Job Training-
Environmental RemediationTAA Community Colleges-
Health & Life Science Cluster CAMI
Performance AchievementADULT % of
Goal YOUTH % of Goal
Entered Employment 111.9% Employment/Education 105.0%Employment Retention 103.7 % Degree/Certificate 100.0%Average Earnings 92.8 % Literacy/ Numeracy 158.0%
DISLOCATED WORKERS
Entered Employment 100.7 %Employment Retention 98.9 %Average Earnings 86.8 %