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AgendaWelcomeAdministrative Updates DOL Evaluation Visit New RFP Internal Request for Project Expansion/Enhancement
Getting to know you…. Grantee Presentation: Dakota County Technical College
Participant/Outcome Projection UpdatesGetting to know you….
Grantee Presentation: Cement Masons Local 633
LEED Training Update: BlueGreen Alliance FoundationOther Updates – RAD, etc.Other Grantee UpdatesNext Meeting
Welcome to New MSESP Grantees
• Agristrand/MSU-Mankato• BlueGreen Alliance Foundation• Northwest Technical College• Rebuild Resources• RESOURCE• Workforce Development, Inc.
DOL Evaluation Visit
• March 8-9• Grantee Visit – HIRED • Participant Focus Group – HIRED • Employer Interview – EJ Ajax (BGAF)• MSESP Staff Interviews
New RFP
• Released February 23, 2012• Applicant must be a local Workforce
Investment Board (WIB)• Partners must include employer and
training provider (may be the same)• Proposals due April 6, 2012
Release: Internal RFP
• Released today • Focus: What could you do to strengthen,
expand, broaden your project with additional $?• How would you increase your job placements?• Simple, 2-page application• Due March 30, 2012• Can request up to $100,000
Additional partners• Minnesota State Community & Technical College (Wadena)
• Lake Superior College (Duluth)
• Minnesota West Community and Technical College (Jackson)
• Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (MnTAP, University of Minnesota)
The project
Training on intelligent monitoring systems to more efficiently deliver electricity from power producers to end-users
Initial steps• Siemens provided oversight for course content
• Siemens delivered first level training to college instructors
Training at DCTC• Training integrated into Electrical Construction and Electrical
Lineworker programs
Training at DCTC• 65 students trained as of December 2011
• 15 Electrical Construction students to be trained Spring 2012
• 50 Electrical Lineworker students to be trained Fall 2012
Training at partner colleges• 15 students at Minnesota West to be trained Spring 2012
Training goals• Grant goal: Train 180 students
• Current projection: We will train 160 students by November
2012
Successes• Close to target for number of trained workers (160 out of 180)
• Released curriculum to MN Rural Electric Association
• Instructors have molded curriculum to fit the needs of their
specific programs
What is next• Deliver training to 45 additional students Spring 2012 and Fall
2012
• Finish developing table top trainers with Siemens
• Continue to integrate Smart Grid training into DCTC and
customized training programs after the grant
Contact Information
Marlo Miller
Dakota County Technical College
Customized Training, Technology & Manufacturing
marlo.miller@dctc.edu
651-423-8612
Participant Update
Plan Projected 3/31/12
Actual 3/6/12
Participants Enrolled
1495 1000 919
Participants Placed 897 300 173
# Receiving Credentials
1076 600 487
Grantee Presentation
Cement Masons Local 633 JATC – Tom Reger
Local633@mtn.org 651-783-8422
LEED Training Update/Opportunity
BlueGreen Alliance Foundation Jerome Balsimojeromeb@bluegreenalliance.org 612-466-4515
Other Updates
• RAD Update (Monthly RAD Nag)o Make sure that all participants are updated in RADo Enrollmentso Training Activitieso Credentialso Placementso Supportive Services/Other Activities