Generation west virginia (GWV) seeks $167,000 in US DOL community project funding to help equip trainees and instructors for its newforce software development job training program, boost recruitment…

Generation west virginia (GWV) seeks $167,000 in US DOL community project funding to help equip trainees and instructors for its newforce software development job training program, boost recruitment of newforce trainees, and support placement of newforce program graduates. Activities performed providing loaner laptops to newforce trainees who do not have an adequate device, distributing promotional materials to participants to aid in recruitment of trainees, including women, residents of color, lgbtq+ individuals, dislocated coal workers, and low-income individuals. Hosting a professional development day for trainees that will address barriers to job placement for graduates, including through providing participants with professional headshots to aid in their job searches. Purchasing technology, hardware, and software for newforce program staff to support remote instruction. Covering training/certification costs for instructors. Deliverables help to ensure 86% placement rate of newforce graduates within 6-months and 90% within 1 year. Help achieve measurable skill gains and certifications for 120 newforce graduates leverage the DOL worc-funded newforce levelup initiative by removing additional barriers to participation (laptops) to boost participation in newforce training by underrepresented groups in tech from 38% to 50% intended beneficiary unemployed and underemployed west virginians, including underrepresented groups in tech (women/gender expansive adults, black people, latinx people, indigenous americans, native hawaiian & pacific islanders, lgbtq+ people, and low-income people) subrecipient activities n/a