Post by rreiter on Apr 7, 2016 2:39:14 GMT
I am admittedly slow to come up with innovative ideas, so I am just going to throw a few things out there that came into my brain while storming.
Youth Pathways
- Rebranding internships as “wokforce boot camp”. I think that many employers view internships as ways to occupy the time of youth while getting free labor to conduct menial tasks. Marketing the program to intern partners as developing a worker, someone who is leaving welfare at a young age and never going back because of the partner’s efforts, might really resonate better with a potential internship provider’s altruistic side.
- Internship providers creating integrating their own needs/observations into a work readiness curriculum. It would be great to have the potential employer and current internship provider to provide feedback and express their needs back to the vendor. Creating a sector-based work readiness curriculum based on the words of the actual internship providers will make the return on the partner’s investment into the program that much greater. In return, the interns/participants in the program will benefit more.
- This could also apply to the Career Advance program.
Who Can Fedcap Partner with that have expertise in the identified training/employment sectors?
- One thing that has been done in WeCARE is targeting the cultural centers of predominant cultures in the borough in which they are operating. Generally these cultural centers not only provide great resources themselves, but they have a network of established education/training providers to whom the center will exclusively refer for people who come to their center. Generally, many of these schools provide a range of training programs in different sectors, some free and some fee-based that accept vouchers, that they couple with ESL. I have found that many of these schools are always looking for referrals.
Who Can Fedcap Partner with to Provide Financial Literacy to our participants.
- Local banks and neighborhood-based credit unions would make good partners as their interests include garnering business from residents in their areas. These local entities may be willing to assist with financial literacy for program participants.
Career Compass
- Conducting a Position of Interest leading into the assessment process to create a sense of urgency for employment and job readiness. Couple that with a seamless process into the assessment phase so that there is no “dead space” from the moment they walk in the door.
Youth Pathways
- Rebranding internships as “wokforce boot camp”. I think that many employers view internships as ways to occupy the time of youth while getting free labor to conduct menial tasks. Marketing the program to intern partners as developing a worker, someone who is leaving welfare at a young age and never going back because of the partner’s efforts, might really resonate better with a potential internship provider’s altruistic side.
- Internship providers creating integrating their own needs/observations into a work readiness curriculum. It would be great to have the potential employer and current internship provider to provide feedback and express their needs back to the vendor. Creating a sector-based work readiness curriculum based on the words of the actual internship providers will make the return on the partner’s investment into the program that much greater. In return, the interns/participants in the program will benefit more.
- This could also apply to the Career Advance program.
Who Can Fedcap Partner with that have expertise in the identified training/employment sectors?
- One thing that has been done in WeCARE is targeting the cultural centers of predominant cultures in the borough in which they are operating. Generally these cultural centers not only provide great resources themselves, but they have a network of established education/training providers to whom the center will exclusively refer for people who come to their center. Generally, many of these schools provide a range of training programs in different sectors, some free and some fee-based that accept vouchers, that they couple with ESL. I have found that many of these schools are always looking for referrals.
Who Can Fedcap Partner with to Provide Financial Literacy to our participants.
- Local banks and neighborhood-based credit unions would make good partners as their interests include garnering business from residents in their areas. These local entities may be willing to assist with financial literacy for program participants.
Career Compass
- Conducting a Position of Interest leading into the assessment process to create a sense of urgency for employment and job readiness. Couple that with a seamless process into the assessment phase so that there is no “dead space” from the moment they walk in the door.