Lead applicant entity organization type local governmentlead applicant location: new york, nyemployer partnersthe metropolitan transit authority (MTA)the consortium for worker education (CWE)education…

Lead applicant entity organization type local governmentlead applicant location: new york, nyemployer partnersthe metropolitan transit authority (MTA)the consortium for worker education (CWE)education training partnerscommonpoint queenslaguardia community college (LAGCC) of the city university of new york (CUNY)queensborough community college (QCC) of the city university of new yorkworkforce development system administrationnyc workforce development boardworker organizations, labor-management organizations, or labor unionstransport workers union local 100 (TWU)geographic scope: local regionalgrant services location: grant services will be carried out in queens, NY. Initial recruitment and training will be delivered through commonpoint queens youth opportunity hub in jamaica, queens. Advanced electrical training will be carried out in long island city, queens through LAGCC, and QCC will utilize space that commonpoint queens is leveraging.total federal funding requested 1,790,293PROJECT title namemta electrical pre-apprenticeship program for out-of-school youthproposed number of participants who start training: 50SUMMARY of grant purpose and employment and training activities offeredthe grant will be used to create an electrical pre-apprenticeship workforce development program for 50 out-of-school young adults to receive training qualifying them for direct recruitment to employment with the MTA as transit electrical helpers. Training will initially focus on work readiness and soft skills with an individualized support services strategy through case management to offer participants wraparound supports and social services needed to stay engaged with the program. Advanced training will be directly aligned to the skills and competencies needed for the transit electrical helper title through training delivered in accordance with the national center for construction education research (NCCER) construction core and electrical level 1-4 curricula. Further training will include drivers license obtainment as a prerequisite for the title for those participants who do not possess one.target population(S) to be servedunemployed and underemployed young adults 16-24, with a focus on out-of-school youth who have barriers to employment recruited from underserved neighborhoods across the bronx, brooklyn, and queens, including those that have high rates of out-of-school youthdevelopment tracktargeted infrastructure sector(S): transportationtargeted occupationsthe training participants undergo during this grant will qualify them for the transit electrical helper (TEH) title (classified as 47-3013: helperselectricians) for the MTA, which is used across the new york city transit authority (NYCT), long island rail road (LIRR), and the metro-north railroad (MNR). The TEH title is used broadly as the entrypoint in the MTA to electrical careers with promotional opportunities aligned to advanced manufacturing and professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54171) occupations that support transportation as a sector including electrical and electronic engineering technicians (O net 17-3023.00), electrical and electronic equipment assemblers (O net 51-2022.00), and electromechanical equipment assemblers (O net 51-2023.00).recognized postsecondary credentials offeredlearners permit drivers licenseosha-30 certificationnccer construction core and electrical level 1-4 curriculasubrecipient roles:dycd lead applicant: responsible for program design, oversight, contracting, and participant wagescommonpoint queens training provider: responsible for recruitment, work readiness training, wraparound supports, follow-up serviceslagcc, QCC training provider: responsible for advanced electrical training