Program purpose awardtheproposed project will pursue the wanto goal of providing technical assistance (TA) to laborunions in southern nevada to encourage employment of women in apprenticeable…

Program purpose awardtheproposed project will pursue the wanto goal of providing technical assistance (TA) to laborunions in southern nevada to encourage employment of women in apprenticeable andnontraditional occupations. Snbtu and its partners will develop an outreach plan that targetswomen from underrepresented groups, and provide orientation to all 19 unions to utilize the plan. The proposed project will grow the number of women in raps, and increase the number ofunderrepresented women both completing raps and attaining high-paying employment in thebuilding trades.activities to be performedoutreach will be provided at high schools, community colleges, municipal events, youth organizations, and other organizations (domesticviolence shelters and lgbtq centers) and will incorporate VR technology to provide anaccessible introduction to the trades.deliverables expected outcomethe proposed program will result in more womentrained in the high-demand building trades, leading to increased employment of women in thetrades in southern nevada and greater economic mobility for participants. Over the two yearperformance period, snbtu and its partners will serve an expected 340 women apprenticesthrough raps in the building trades, 95% of whom are anticipated to complete the RAP within five years (the typical length of time for a registered apprenticeship). An estimated 60% ofparticipants will be women from underrepresented communities, including those living inpoverty, women of color, immigrants, those with disabilities, justice-involved women, transgender women, and those living in rural areas. Of the women who enroll in raps, 92% areexpected to secure employment after program completion, 75% securing employment with ahigher wage than before program participation and 75% securing employment consistent withthe good jobs principles.intended beneficiary(IES)the main beneficiaries of the project will be womenin southern nevada who are interested in a career in the building trades, including those living inpoverty, women of color, immigrants, those with disabilities, justice-involved women, transgender women, and those living in rural areas.subrecipient activitiessnbtus key partners for the proposed project are local 525 andthe teamsters. Local 525 and the teamsters will work with snbtu to develop an outreach plantargeting women from underserved communities through job fairs, high schools, women-specificevents, halfway houses, prisons, churches, community colleges, local businesses, andcommunity-based organizations (domestic violence shelters, those serving immigrants, lgbtqcenters, etc.). Local 525 and the teamsters, in addition to snbtus 17 other union affiliates, willconduct outreach and recruitment throughout southern nevada. Each RAP will provideaccredited curriculum and hands-on training from OSHA-certified instructors who areexperienced in training participants from underserved communities. In addition to providing tato unions to support implementation of the outreach plan, local 525 and the teamsters willlaunch the womens committee mentorship program to build supportive relationships amongwomen in the trades. They will support data collection and continuous improvement processes.