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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute all documents with the City of Los Angeles in the amount of $48,869 in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to operate a customized training program for Patient Care Assistants; to execute an agreement with Memorial Medical Center of Long Beach in the amount of $40,000; to execute any needed subsequent amendments; and to increase appropriations by $48,869 in the Community Development Grants Fund (SR 150) in the Human Resources Department (HR). (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
Pacific Gateway administers job-training programs and business services delivered by the Career Transition Center, Harbor WorkSource Center, Torrance Career Center, and selected community-based organizations to assist local residents in acquiring skills leading to employment in high demand occupations by local employers.
Local job opportunities in demand occupations are largely addressed through industry sector strategies that link together business needs, local workforce skills gaps, and training strategies. Our local Workforce Investment Board (WIB) continues its priority focus on jobs strategies in five key sectors, of which Healthcare is primary.
Pacific Gateway has collaborated with Long Beach Memorial Medical Center (LB Memorial) to design, develop, and implement a customized training program for Patient Care Assistants in which Pacific Gateway and LB Memorial jointly share initial training costs for these newly created jobs in Long Beach. The program focuses on developing transferable computer, clinical and customer service skills essential for employment in the healthcare industry. Each participant completes 120 hours of classroom and clinical training. The program has trained 49 participants during the first six cohorts; LB Memorial successfully hired 48 of those graduates.
In December, Pacific Gateway submitted a grant request to the City of Los Angeles WIB seeking funds to support additional cohorts that would tr...
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