The document summarizes a webinar about $220 million in Recovery Act grants for training workers for careers in high-growth industries like healthcare, information technology, and advanced manufacturing. The grants will provide up to $125 million for healthcare and $95 million for other emerging industries to fund projects that train unemployed, dislocated, and incumbent workers through activities like classroom training, internships, and apprenticeships to help workers qualify for in-demand jobs. Eligible applicants include workforce boards, education providers, and employers who must partner together on proposed projects.

1. High Growth and Emerging Industries WebinarJuly 30, 2009

2. Recovery Act Competitive GrantsHealth Care Sector and Other High Growth and Emerging Industries$220 millionExpect $125 million to health care sector projects, $95 million to high growth and emerging industriesPurpose: Teach workers the necessary skills for, and help them pursue careers in, health care and other high growth and emerging industry sectors

3. High growth and emerging industriesIndustries being transformed by technology and innovation, requiring new skills for workersExamplesInformation technologyAdvanced manufacturingWireless and broadband deploymentTransportation and warehousingBiotechnology

4. High growth and emerging industries criteriaAddress current and forecasted workforce shortagesProvide workers with paths to career enhancing opportunities in high growth, high demand and economically vital sectors of the economy

5. Criteria for targeted industryIt is projected to add substantial numbers of new jobs to the economyIt is being transformed by technology and innovation requiring new skill sets for workersORIt is a new and emerging industry projected to grow

6. Other Recovery Act ProgramsEncouraged to connect to other Recovery Act funded projectsDepartment of EnergyDepartment of TransportationLinks to other Recovery Act Web sites found at http://recovery.gov/?q=content/agencies

7. Eligible ApplicantsPublic entities or private nonprofit entitiesMust be legal entitiesMay includeWorkforce Investment Boards and their One-stop systemsEducation and training providersLabor organizationsHealth care providersFaith-based and community organizations

8. Required PartnersMust include one entity from each of the following three categories:Public workforce investment systemPublic and private employersThe education and training communitySecondary schools, community and technical colleges, four-year colleges and universities, apprenticeship programs, technical and vocational training institutions

9. Goal of including these partnersEnsure applicants are maximizing available resourcesEnsure that individual participants will have all the support they need to successfully complete training, overcome barriers to employment, and obtain jobs and advance along career ladders

10. Other partnersNonprofit organizations with direct access to target populationsLabor organizations: labor unions and labor-management organizationsNational, state and local foundations which focus on assisting participants served through the projectState and local social service agencies that provide supportive services

11. Characteristics of training activitiesLead to employment, and include training thatAddress skills and competencies demanded by the industries targetedSupport participants advancement along a defined career pathwayResult in an employer- or industry-recognized certificate or degree during the period of performanceConvenient times and placesIntegrate occupational with basic skills training

12. Allowable ActivitiesClassroom occupational trainingOn-the –job training activities that lead to permanent employmentPrograms leading to Registered ApprenticeshipsContextualized learningInternship programsCustomized trainingBasic skills trainingInitial assessment of skill levelsJob search and placement assistanceUpdating curriculum

13. Eligible ParticipantsUnemployed workersDislocated workersIncumbent workers who need training to secure full-time employment, advance their careers or retain their current occupations

14. Summary45-65 grantsRange from $2 to $5 million eachAutomotive: Clearwater and Ramsey counties in MNClosing date for applications October 5, 200936 month period of performance from date of execution of grantWebinar on August 12, 2009, 3 pm EDT at http://www.workforce3one.org