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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute all necessary agreements with the State of California to receive $400,000 in Assembly Bill 118 funds and $100,000 in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds, for a total of $500,000, to implement a local Clean Energy Workforce Training Program; to execute a contract with Long Beach Community College District in the amount of $390,000 to provide training services; and to execute any subsequent needed amendments. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The Workforce Investment Network (Network) submitted a grant proposal with the LB Community College District totaling $500,000 to the State's Labor and Workforce Development Agency and the California Energy Commission to implement a program that prepares eligible individuals for entry-level employment as green vehicle service technicians and enhances the skills of incumbent workers to progress from diesel mechanics to CNG/LNG mechanics.
The Network's proposal was one of six projects funded under the category of Alternative and Renewable Fuel or Vehicle Technologies, and will receive $500,000 to implement the Pacific Gateway Green Vehicle Technician Training Program that will target services to 210 persons across four distinct segments of the Network's customer base: lowskilled, unemployed residents; recently dislocated workers with transferable skills; recently returned veterans; and incumbent (existing) workers in the industry.
The Green Vehicle Technician Training Program is a partnership, linking activities and resources with educational institutions, community-based/nonprofit agencies, and numerous employers in the region. The local partners will create a seamless system of service delivery for the participating customers, complementing the services available at the Network's career centers in Long Beach, Torrance, and Los Angeles.
The Network will contract with Long Beach Community College District in the amount of $390,000 to provide all segments of training co...
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