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MSESP Grantee Webinar

Join us for the MSESP Grantee Webinar on March 6, 2012, featuring administrative updates, evaluations, and new funding opportunities. We'll hear from Dakota County Technical College and Cement Masons Local 633 about their projects and training, including LEED training from the BlueGreen Alliance Foundation. We'll discuss participant and outcome projections and provide an update on ongoing initiatives. Don't miss this chance to collaborate, share success stories, and plan for the next steps in workforce development.

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MSESP Grantee Webinar

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  1. MSESP Grantee Webinar March 6, 2012

  2. Agenda • Welcome • Administrative 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 Updates • Getting to know you…. • Grantee Presentation: Cement Masons Local 633 • LEED Training Update: BlueGreen Alliance Foundation • Other Updates – RAD, etc. • Other Grantee Updates • Next Meeting

  3. Welcome to New MSESP Grantees • Agristrand/MSU-Mankato • BlueGreen Alliance Foundation • Northwest Technical College • Rebuild Resources • RESOURCE • Workforce Development, Inc.

  4. DOL Evaluation Visit • March 8-9 • Grantee Visit – HIRED • Participant Focus Group – HIRED • Employer Interview – EJ Ajax (BGAF) • MSESP Staff Interviews

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Grantee Presentation • Dakota County Technical College – Marlo Miller

  8. Clean Energy Smart Grid Technology

  9. 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)

  10. The project Training on intelligent monitoring systems to more efficiently deliver electricity from power producers to end-users

  11. Initial steps • Siemens provided oversight for course content • Siemens delivered first level training to college instructors

  12. Training at DCTC • Training integrated into Electrical Construction and Electrical Lineworker programs

  13. 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

  14. Training goals • Grant goal: Train 180 students • Current projection: We will train 160 students by November 2012

  15. Challenges • Wadena tornado • Coordinating with partner colleges

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. Contact Information Marlo Miller Dakota County Technical College Customized Training, Technology & Manufacturing marlo.miller@dctc.edu 651-423-8612

  19. Participant Update

  20. Grantee Presentation • Cement Masons Local 633 JATC – Tom Reger • Local633@mtn.org • 651-783-8422

  21. LEED Training Update/Opportunity • BlueGreen Alliance Foundation • Jerome Balsimo • jeromeb@bluegreenalliance.org • 612-466-4515

  22. Other Updates • RAD Update (Monthly RAD Nag) • Make sure that all participants are updated in RAD • Enrollments • Training Activities • Credentials • Placements • Supportive Services/Other Activities

  23. Other Grantee Updates • Let us know what is happening with your MSESP project

  24. Next Grantee Webinar Wednesday, April 4 10:00 AM Presenters: SW MN Private Industry Council BlueGreen Alliance Foundation Daikin McQuay Learning Institute

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