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WORKING TOGETHER, WORKING IN NEIGHBORHOODS

Blueprint Columbus Workforce Development Program

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TEAM INTRODUCTION 01

02 PROJECT BACKGROUND 04 TECHNICAL

TRAINING

05 QUESTIONS

Today’s Agenda

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03 WORK READINESS TRAINING

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Team Partners

The City of Columbus

T&M Associates

Columbus Urban League

Columbus State Community College

Regionomics SIMCO Construction

Williams Creek Consulting

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• Pairing Inflow/Infiltration (I/I) removal with Green Infrastructure

• Central-City neighborhoods

• Mayor’s initiative of addressing poverty and unemployment

• Targeting the harder-to-employ citizens and promoting development of small, minority and female-owned businesses

• Developing a training curriculum structured around liveable- wage jobs

• Raising awareness among SBE firms of the $2.5 billion market opportunity

• Training certificate equivalent to experience

Project Background

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• Four-week work readiness training • Most critical “soft skills” training − Work ethics − Conflict resolution − Effective communication − Job survival skills

• Technical Trainings − Computer literacy − Resume development − Interviewing advantage − Searching and applying for jobs

online

• Career Coach • Success Advocate − Life management services that

represent barriers to successful employment

• Case Management Support − Coordination of available services

− Access to childcare services − Transportation − Stable housing − Medical/vision/dental services − Alcohol and substance abuse

challenges

Empowering Communities. Changing Lives.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER SERVICES DEPARTMENT New Beginnings Work Readiness Training Initiative

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• CSCC partners with many public and private entities in the Columbus, Ohio community

• Extensive experience in workforce and economic development

• Leader in innovative and customized training

Partnership with Columbus State Community College

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• Academic Preparation Testing

• Ohio Small Business Development Center

• Green Infrastructure Technical Training − Leverage the institutional expertise in this

area

− Assistance in curriculum development

− Web-based training development

Columbus State Capacities

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CSCC has faculty / expertise in the following areas:

− Environmental Science, Safety & Health

− Landscape Design & Management

− Civil Engineering Technology

− Construction Management

Academic Programs Relevant to GI

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• Applied Environmental Concepts (soils, hydrology, plant identification, etc.)

• Stormwater Control Measures

• GI Construction

• GI Maintenance

• OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety and Health

Proposed Green Infrastructure Training Curriculum

TRAINING CERTIFICATE, UPON TRAINING COMPLETION, EQUIVALENT TO EXPERIENCE

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quest ions Cynthia m. j acobsen, cpg

Pr incipal / Regional cl ient ser vice manager

T&m Associates cj acobsen@tandmassociates.com

614.408.9232

Keena m. smith, mpa Assistant dir ector / diver sity officer Workforce and economic development

Depar tment of public ut il it ies City of columbus

kmsmith@columbus.gov 614.266.3100