Applicant type: workforce innovation and opportunity act (WIOA) localworkforce development board, under sections 101 and 107 of WIOA (29 U.S.C. 3111 and 3122)applicant location: brunswick,…

Applicant type: workforce innovation and opportunity act (WIOA) localworkforce development board, under sections 101 and 107 of WIOA (29 U.S.C. 3111 and 3122)applicant location: brunswick, mainerequired partners: employers industry: association of general contractors, assured solar, croft, cianbro, climatework maine, dirigo solar, reed reed revision energyeducation: evergreen home performance, maine community college system, state office of adult education (30 providers in the ccwi region)apprenticeship: maine department of laborunions: international brotherhood of electrical workers local 1253 united, association local 716 plumbers, pipefitters, HVAC workforce: workforce solutions (operated by goodwill northern new england) maine department of laboroptional partners: new ventures maine (community-based organization), workforce peer navigator project (community-based organization), governors energy office (GOVERNMENT), efficiency maine (quasi-state agency)geographic scope: coastal counties workforce board area - regional projectserving 50 of maines populationcounties: york, cumberland, sagadahoc, lincoln, knox, and waldoservice area consists of four rural counties and two partially rural countiestotal federal: 2 millionleveraged funds: 465,000PROJECT title: green jobs for menumber of participants: 315NUMBER of individuals reached through green career fairs: 400SUMMARY of activities: green jobs for me will establish a new sector partnership in renewable energy to prepare target populations for high-wage, high skills careers as engineers and construction managers. This regional partnership will deliver existing education and training programs through the following strategies: on-the-job training subsidized training and work experience pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship stackable credits and certificates associate and bachelor degreestarget populations: women, immigrants, persons of color, out-of-school (16-24), older (55 ), individuals with disabilities, veterans, dislocated, and justice involvedtraining track: development tracktargeted sector: renewable energytarget occupations:17-2000 engineer, 11-9021 construction manager