1998 S Social Services - Center for Employment Training Service contract - - 02-03-1998-8h

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CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT TRAINING, RESEARCH TRIANGLE NARRATNE • Jobs more likely to provide benefits • Many more employment related program services • Higher on family strengths indicators (survey), especially financial security • CET services are most likely to lead to self-sufficiency Also, attached ar+e articles from local newspapers and letters of support from local industry. OUTCOMES Jobs! CETs primary goal is placing low-income, hard-to-employ, never employed, un- employed, and poor people in unsubsidized jobs. The average length of time in training is between 28 and 32 weeks (job placement included). GETs ability to train and provide job placement assistance in such a timely manner is attributed to its unique training design and its ongoing partnership with the industry. CET works dosely with an Industrial Advisory Board (see Attachment) comprised of lead industry representatives (Human Resources Directors, Employment Directors, Managers) who meet monthly at CET. Industrial Advisory Board members are volunteers from local businesses who advise CET in three training- related capacities: Ways & Means, Membership, and Training. The Industrial Advisory Board also created a Mentoring Program which matches a job-ready trainee with a Board member who takes a personal interest in the trainee's success. Mentors provide their mentee with job leads, set up interviews, help write resumes, participate in practice interviews, but ideally, they hire CET trainees. CET will continue to grow its extemship opportunities which places a near~ob- ready trainee in companies for on-the-job training. Usually, these companies are Industrial Advisory Board member organizations that take the CET trainee °under their wing° far up to 6 weeks, teaming and observing real world methods for doing the job. The extemship placement has resulted in numerous job placements, and in some cases multiple placements. CET, and the trainees appreciate the value of paving the way for future hiring opportunities. CET will continue to provide tours of the facility to potential employers and {ndustrial advisory Board members. Tours provide industry an opportunity to witness first hand CETsworkplace-related training. In addition, Industrial Advisory Board member companies (and others) have donated materials, clothes, computers, and other equipment to CET. Each skill area at CET has a Technical Advisory Committee, comprised individuals working in that particular field. Technical Advisory Committee members review the curricula, provide input, and sign-off on the curricula. CET performs this task before starting any new skill to ensure training is responsive to industry needs. Technical Advisory Committee members also visit CET periodically to observe skill area set-up, operations, and tools/equipment used for training.