Abstractlead applicant organization name: workforce connection of central new mexicolead applicant entity organizationtype:workforce development entity (publicworkforce system)lead applicant location:…

Abstractlead applicant organization name: workforce connection of central new mexicolead applicant entity organizationtype:workforce development entity (publicworkforce system)lead applicant location: albuquerque, new mexicorequired partners:employer partners: invenergy transmission, kelly cable of new mexico, new mexicodepartment of transportation, sandia national laboratories, smart tribe 275, vexus fiberindustry trade associations: associated general contractors, new mexico manufacturingextension partnershipeducation and training partners: central new mexico community college (CNM), cnmingenuity, university of new mexico valenciastate apprenticeship agency: new mexico department of workforce solutionsstateapprenticeship officeworker organization: joint apprenticeship and training committee for the electrical industry, UA local 412 and the plumbers and pipefitters training centeroptional partners: albuquerque regional economic alliance, american indian chamber ofcommerce, city of albuquerque EDD, five sandoval indian pueblos, INC.geographic scope:NM-MIP is a regional project. The area to be served is the mid-region economicdevelopment district in central new mexico. This includes bernalillo, sandoval, torrance, and valencia counties and encompasses eligible smaller and rural communities across theservice area (about half of the land area is rural and or tribal). The service area also fully orpartially contains the following tribal areas: 1. Cochiti, 2. Isleta, 3. Jemez, 4. Kewa, 5. Laguna,6. Sandia, 7. SAN felipe, 8. Santa ANA, 9. Santa clara, and 10. ZIA pueblos. Grant-fundedservices will be provided at central new mexico community college locations inalbuquerque (bernalillo county) and LOS lunas (valencia county).federal funding requested: 1,999,976LEVERAGED funds proposed: 1,012,500PROJECT title: new mexicos mid-region infrastructurepartnership (NM-MIP) of participants who start training: 225SUMMARY of project purposed and employment and training activities offered:building on the approach taken to develop an IT career pathway under a previous DOL h-1BAWARD, this project will leverage partially-developed partnerships to develop two new careerpathways, offering participants stackable industry-aligned credentials and work-based learningwith employers in the targeted infrastructure sectors. All training will be employer-aligned, stackable, and provide participants with a strong background of transferrable skills and apathway to developing more specialized skills over time as needed in their infrastructure related jobs.targeted populations to be served: UN- and underemployed, tribal and ruralresidents, women, people of color and otherhistorically marginalized populations, veterans, incumbent workerstraining track: developmentaltargeted h-1B occupations:information technology (EX. Software developers, software quality assuranceanalysts testers, computer systems analysts, computer network support specialists, computer systems engineers architects, network and computer systems admins, computerand information systems managers, computer and info. Research scientists) advancedmanufacturing (EX. Assemblers and fabricators, inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, machinists, electrical and electronic equip. Assemblers, electromechanical equipmentassemblers) professional, scientific, and technical services (EX. Engineering technologistsand technicians, calibration technologists and technicians, construction managers, civilengineers, electrical and electronic engineering techs, telecomm. Equip. Installers andrepairers, civil engineering technologists technicians, quality control analysts, telecomm.line installers and repairers)targeted infrastructure sector(s): broadband, renewable energy, transportationcut off due to character limit, see attachment d of award