ETA community projects - project abstractrecipient name: southern california regional occupational centerproject title: socal workforce preparation programfunding request: 1,000,000CONGRESSIONAL…

The Southern California Regional Occupational Center (SoCal ROC) was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending federal grant program (CFDA 17.289).

The grant will support SoCal ROC's SoCal Workforce Preparation Program to provide hands-on job training, soft skills training, and certification preparation to unemployed individuals, displaced workers, and those seeking a career change in the medical and industrial trades industries in Southern California. Specifically, the program will offer courses to train 95 candidates for entry-level jobs in these fields, with expected outcomes of 95% course completion, 95% passing state/national exam rates, and 80% job placement. The South Bay Workforce Investment Board will also assist program participants with job preparation services like resume writing and interview practice. The 30-month project period will run from June 1, 2023 through November 30, 2025.

Activities

Hands-on job training for unemployed, displaced workers, and workers seeking a career change soft skills training for job preparation.

Expected outcomes

95 course completion RATE95 state national exam pass RATE80 job placement RATE95 of students earn applicable certifications.

Intended beneficiaries

Unemployed people, displaced workers, individuals looking to make a career change, and local employers in the medical and industrial trades industries.

Subrecipient activities

South BAY workforce investment board (sbwib) will work with program participants to provide support with job preparation in the forms of resume writing and job interviewing practice. Students will learn the soft skills necessary to obtain and maintain a job career.