Lead applicant name: california workforce development boardlead applicant type: workforce development entity - state workforce development boardlead applicant location: 800 capitol mall, sacramento,…

Lead applicant name: california workforce development boardlead applicant type: workforce development entity - state workforce development boardlead applicant location: 800 capitol mall, sacramento, CA 95814EMPLOYER partners: california: alameda-contra costa transit district, santa clara valley transportation authority, LOS angeles metropolitan transportation authority, SAN joaquin regional transit district, riverside transitagency.oregon: TRI-county metropolitan transportation district of oregon.training partners: mission college (santa clara), LOS angeles trade technical college, SAN joaquin delta college, mount hood community college, logan high school, metropolitan education district (santa clara county), public transit agency training departmentswioa system partners: alameda county workforce development boardworker labor partners: amalgamated transit union (ATU) international, ATU locals 192, 256, 265, 757, 1277, oregon state AFL-cioother partners: california transit works, california energy commission (CEC)geographic scope: national (expansion in california and oregon)total federal funding requested (5-year total): 5,000,000TOTAL match proposed (5-year total): 998,900PROJECT title: high road to innovative clean transit (hrict)proposed number of participants who start training: 625SUMMARY of project purpose and employment and training activities offered:as public transit agencies use BIL investments to transition bus fleets to zero emission buses (zebs), hrict will enable eight transit high road labor-management partnerships in california and oregon to address agrowing need for transit bus maintenance technicians who are able to safely service zebs, while increasing diversity among transit employees. Building on the past success of a growing network of transit high roadtraining partnerships (hrtps) and their systems of trained instructors and peer mentors focused on frontline worker success, hrict will deliver bus maintenance technician fundamentals training to 625 new and incumbent bus maintenance mechanics, permitting their retention in high quality, union jobs. Through hrict, frontline transit workers will have a voice in preparing the transit bus maintenance workforce fortransformative technological change, with benefits for disadvantaged communities and the environment.targeted populations to be served:populations that have historically been underrepresented in bus maintenance jobs, including women, people of color, veterans, military spouses, transitioning service members, and residents of smaller and rural communities, including unemployed and underemployed individuals and incumbent workers.training track: scaling tracktargeted infrastructure sector: transportationtargeted occupations leading to middle- and high-skilled occupations that support the transportation sector:o net 49-3031.00 bus truck mechanics with specialized skills in the maintenance and repair of ZEB vehiclesregistered apprenticeship rapids code 0124R bus maintenance technicianrecognized postsecondary credentials offered: certificate of completion, public transit trainer certificate ofachievement, public transit leadership certificate of achievement, service mechanic (awarded by mission college, santa clara, CA) subrecipient roles: ATU international: oversight of ATU local participation across training locations fiscal agent for california transit works (CTW), a founding cwdb high road training partnership (hrtp) and hrictcoordinator intermediarypublic contact information:emily sunahara, deputy director of operations, cwdbemily.sunahara cwdb.CA.GOV(530) 417-1908