Quest DWG projects advance the department's promise to create high-quality jobs and a skilled workforce and reflect the administration's commitment to providing opportunities for all workers to…

Quest DWG projects advance the department's promise to create high-quality jobs and a skilled workforce and reflect the administration's commitment to providing opportunities for all workers to overcome the employment, economic, and health effects of the covid-19 pandemic. The grants enable individuals adversely affected by the pandemic and the social and economic inequities that the pandemic exacerbated to enter, return to, or advance in high-quality jobs in growth industries such as infrastructure, environment and climate, the care economy, and other critical sectors. Quest dwgs also address business and industry needs for a resilient and skilled workforce. Activities performed employment and training activities will include employability skills, financial and digital literacy, communication training, support services, and paid internships with state agencies and the private sector (agriculture, engineering, finance, healthcare and information technology). Strategic partnership activities will include leveraging the existing state industry sector partnerships and statewide internship program to create work-based learning opportunities with employers in high-demand, priority industries. Community and potential participant outreach activities will include targeted outreach campaigns led by trusted community-based organizations and facilitated by a local media business to reach and engage eligible participants in historically marginalized communities effectively. Business engagement activities will be spearheaded by the chamber of commerce hawaii to identify employer needs, inform the design of participant employment and training plans, and create full-time, paid internships with wages of at least $20 per hour. Deliverables 300 planned participants enrolled. Intended beneficiary individuals from historically marginalized communities or groups, including people of color, older workers, long-term unemployed people, low-income workers, native hawaiian and pacific islanders, women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and those with low basic skills levels. Subrecipient activities local workforce development boards will enroll and train participants.