Project Grant 23A60CP000025

RECIPIENT NAME PIDC COMMUNITY CAPITALPROJECT TITLE THE NAVY YARD SKILLS INITIATIVE (NYSI)S BIOMEDICAL TECHNICIAN TRAINING PROGRAM ASEPTIC MANUFACTURINGFUNDING REQUEST 525,000CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR REP. MARY GAY SCANLONREQUESTED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE 24 MONTHSPROJECT LOCATION PHILADELPHIAPROJECT PURPOSE AND GOALS FUNDING WILL SUPPORT A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM OPERATED BY NAVY YARD SKILLS INITIATIVE (NYSI), A PARTNERSHIP OF PIDC (LEAD ORGANIZATION ON BEHALF OF APPLICANT, PIDC COMMUNITY CAPITAL) AND WEST PHILADELPHIA SKILLS INITIATIVE (WPSI). NYSI WILL EXTEND ITS BIOMEDICAL TECHNICIAN TRAINING PROGRAM ASEPTIC MANUFACTURING (BIOMED TECH TRAINING) FOR A SECOND COHORT OF 20 PARTICIPANTS. WITH EMPLOYER PARTNER, IOVANCE BIOTHERAPEUTICS, AND EDUCATIONAL PARTNER, THE WISTAR INSTITUTE, THE BIOMED TECH TRAINING OFFERS PROGRAM GRADUATES A DIRECT PATH TO FULL TIME, CAREER LADDER EMPLOYMENT AS ASSOCIATE ASEPTIC MANUFACTURING TECHNICIANS AT IOVANCE.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED 1. PROGRAM PREPARATION AND PLANNING, TO INCLUDE JOB ROLE ANALYSIS AND SKILLS ASSESSMENT, CUSTOMIZED SOLUTION DESIGN AND PROGRAM RECRUITMENT AND APPLICANT SCREENING2. 22 WEEK PAID TRAINING FOR PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING WISTAR INSTITUTES LIFE SCIENCES FOUNDATIONS COURSE AND HANDS ON LABORATORY ORIENTATION, FOLLOWED BY A PAID EXTERNSHIP AT IOVANCE.3. POST PROGRAM COACHING AND ONGOING CAREER SUPPORTS2ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED (CONTINUED) 2. 22 WEEK PAID TRAINING FOR PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING WISTAR INSTITUTES LIFE SCIENCES FOUNDATIONS COURSE AND HANDS ON LABORATORY ORIENTATION, FOLLOWED BY A PAID EXTERNSHIP AT IOVANCE 3. POST PROGRAM COACHING AND ONGOING CAREER SUPPORTSEXPECTED OUTCOMES PIDC EXPECTS THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES FOR THE SECOND COHORT OF THE NYSIS BIOMED TECH TRAINING RECRUIT A SECOND COHORT WITH 20 PARTICIPANTS 80 OF PARTICIPANTS WILL GRADUATE 96 OF GRADUATES WILL RETAIN POSITIONS AT IOVANCE 100 OF HIRED GRADUATES WILL RECEIVE MIN. WAGE OF 23 HR MORE 83 OF HIRED GRADUATES WILL REMAIN IN POSITION FOR 12 MONTHSINTENDED BENEFICIARIES PHILADELPHIA RESIDENTS, 18 YEARS WHO POSSESS A H.S. DIPLOMA OR GED. APPLICANTS WHO ARE UNDER OR UNEMPLOYED, AND OR FACING OTHER BARRIERS TO LABOR MARKET PARTICIPATION WILL BE PRIORITIZED.KEY PARTNER ACTIVITIES SUBRECIPIENT WEST PHILADELPHIA SKILLS INITIATIVE (WPSI)S ROLE WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY PROJECT IS TO COORDINATE ALL PLANNING AND EXECUTE ALL COMPONENTS OF THE WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS ASSOCIATED WITH NYSI. SPECIFICALLY, WPSI WILL WORK WITH NAVY YARD EMPLOYERS TO ASSESS NEEDS, DEVELOP SOLUTIONS, AND DELIVER RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING. FOR EACH TRAINING COHORT, WPSI WILL DELIVER CUSTOMIZED CONTENT, ROBUST RECRUITING AND SCREENING, HIGH QUALITY TRAINING, AND JOB INTERVIEWS FOR PROGRAM GRADUATES. PIDC WILL SUPPORT WPSI IN THIS WORK, AS NEEDED.