B UILDING C APACITY W ITHIN W ORKFORCE D EVELOPMENT P ROGRAMS
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BUILDING CAPACITYWITHIN
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
FINDINGS FROM THE PHILLIPS SECTORAL EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVE
PRESENTERS
Salena AcoxPSEI Vista Manager(Moderator)
Michael DonahueAssociate Executive DirectorInternational Institute of Minnesota
Susan Crandall PhD
PresidentWorkforce Results
Joel LuedtkeSenior Program Officer Jay and Rose Phillips FamilyFoundation of Minnesota
PSEI OVERVIEW2011 - 2013
• GOAL: Expand access for low income adults to good jobs in growing industry
sectors
• STRATEGY: Improve capacity and quality of community-based organizations
with strong, existing sector-focused job training programs
PSEI OVERVIEW
• PSEI grantees identified capacity-building goals in four domains:– Reaching more people
• Launching new training programs or growing existing ones
– Achieving better outcomes• Improving program completion• Reducing lag time from completion to placement
– Reaching lower• Offering “bridge” supports to individuals who don’t meet enrollment
guidelines
– Systems change• Stepping up advocacy on important policy issues, or advancing
change in key systems
• Between 2011 and 2013, PSEI included the following components:
– 5 Grantees
– $1 million investment from Foundation– ($830,000 to grantees)
– 16 full-time AmeriCorps*VISTA members
– 9 peer learning gatherings
– 4 community seminars (200+ in attendance)
– “Field Trip” to Boston with grantees and peer funders
PSEI OVERVIEW
PSEI OVERVIEWOrganization Targeted Sectors Program Goals
Transportation• Develop strong industry advisory
board • Launch transportation training
program
Healthcare• Strengthen Certified Nursing
Assistant and Medical Career Pathways Program
• Sustain Pharmacy Tech Program• Deepen employer and Higher Ed
relationships
Healthcare • Strengthen Health IT program• Build relationships with MnSCU
• Increase completion for construction training programs
• Advocate for diversity hiring on public projects
• Healthcare
• Banking
• Construction
• Healthcare
PSEI OVERVIEWOrganization Participant Profile Program Size (2
years)
78.0% Male52.7% Caucasian 55 Enrolled Participants
77.7% African76.9% Female
278 Enrolled Participants
47.2% African American78.5% Female
233 Enrolled Participants
65.7% African American98.5% Female 67 Enrolled Participants
66.2% African American63.3% Male
1031 Enrolled Participants
KEY FINDINGS
• Growth from Year 1 to 2 – capacity-building works!
• Use multiple tools and methods together to encourage organizational change.
• AmeriCorps VISTAs were instrumental in building program capacity and improving outcomes.
• Employment disparities persist, and demand intentional responses.
• Gender and sector interact to create a wage gap.
• We’re a long way from a living wage.
PSEI OUTCOMES
Enrollment
Completionas a % of
enrollmentPlacementas a % of
completionHourly wage at
placement (median)
Six Month Retention
Year 1as of
6-30-2012
Year 2as of
6-30-2013
Increasefrom
Year 1
N % N %
773 -
1664 - 891
355 46.0%
991 59.6% 13.6%
195 25.0%
581 58.6% 33.6%
185 $11.50
601 $11.55 $0.05
N/A N/A
242 88.0% N/A
PSEI TOOL BOX: FUNDING
• Grants of $75,000-$90,000 per year for each year
• Negotiated general operating support
• Used differently at each site– New staff– Sustain underfunded program– Direct current staff to new projects– Leverage other funding
PSEI TOOL BOX: LEVERAGING RESOURCES
2010,Pre PSEI
2011, PSEI Yr 1
2012, PSEI Yr 2
2013, as of 5/01/13
$0$1,000,000$2,000,000$3,000,000$4,000,000$5,000,000$6,000,000$7,000,000
PSEI Grantees’ Sector Training Programs
(Excluding Phillips funding)
2010Pre PSEI
2011PSEI Yr
1
2012PSEI Yr
2
2013as of
5.1.13$3,639,4
24$4,660,6
61$5,933,6
85$5,612,1
79
PSEI TOOL BOX: AMERICORPS VISTA
• Created marketing and outreach materials (HIRED, RESOURCE, IIMN)
• Developed online tools (RESOURCE, IIMN, HIRED)
• Analyzed data to improve programs (RESOURCE, IIMN, PPL, Summit)
• Expanded employer outreach (IIMN, PPL)
• Supported coalition for systems change (Summit)
PSEI TOOL BOX: LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
• Peer Learning
• Field Trip to Boston
• Consulting Support
• Evaluation
PSEI FROM THE GRANTEE’S PERSPECTIVE
Michael Donahue
Associate Executive DirectorMedical Careers Pathway Director
412 - 49%
EMPLOYMENT DISPARITIES PERSIST
Aggregate - 1664 African Americans - 849
All Others - 815
Completed Training.
Completers placed in employment
Placed in training/industry related jobs
991 - 60% 579 - 71%
581 - 59% 235 - 57% 346 - 60%
488 - 78% 183 - 68% 305 - 85%
81% 91%6 MonthRetention Status
88%
Median
Wage
Median
Hours
Annual Earning
s
$11.21 25 $14,45
3$13.0
0 40 $27,040
Direct Care
Other Positions
THE INTERSECTION OF GENDER AND SECTOR
All Participants – 1664Direct Care - 607/36,7%
Direct Care + Female - 489/80%
Wage Comparison
WE’RE A LONG WAY FROM LIVING WAGES
Net Changes in Real Income 2007 - 2012From the Metropolitan Council
AND LOSING GROUND?
Living Wage for 2 parent/2 child family is $14.78Living Wage for 1 parent/1 child household is $19.35
Average wage at intake was $10.00Average wage at placement was $11.55
$32,
531.
00 $3
3,33
1.0
0 $32,
117.
00 $3
0,04
9.0
0 $28,
705.
00 $2
8,06
7.0
0 $28,
809.
00
Low Income Households20th Percentile
-13.6%
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
• Multiple tools― At Phillips: continue to provide funding, TA and VISTAs to PSEI partners. ― You could: explore partnership with national service program(s); fund cohort learning
trips
• Disparities― At Phillips: analyze with grantees and set targets in future grantmaking.― You could: track performance for key subgroups; follow-up with non-completers;
design services specifically for men of color.
• Wage Gap― At Phillips: focus funding on job upgrading and career pathways in direct care; share
findings with long-term care industry.― You could: explore wage gaps in your services; join us in the push for integrated
career pathways.
• Getting to a Living Wage― At Phillips: support push for higher minimum wage; support stronger partnerships
with higher ed., fund career pathways.― You could: be transparent about participant earnings; support ROI efforts that
consider the costs of poverty-wage jobs; choose sectors carefully.
Questions?
Thank You!GRAPHICS
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