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End-of-Year 2 Presentation

September 6, 2018

National Urban League

OVERVIEW

• 600+ Apprentices and Pre-Apprentices
• 87% African American; 28% women; 6% veterans
• 100% receive supportive services
• 90 Opportunity Partnerships
• 150+ In-Person and Online Events

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• 80-Hour Pre-Apprenticeship Training

Program Created in North Carolina

• 6 EEO, D&I, and Outreach Training

Webinars for Employers and Affiliates

• 3 New Occupations Registered with

USDOL

• 40+ RA Sponsors*

*1,707 Apprenticeship Agreements Generated

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PARTNERSHIPS 90 Opportunity Partnerships: 44 Employers 19 Trade/Industry Organizations 27 Non-Employers 1 Signed MOA with National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) for HBCU

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1 Signed Pre-Apprenticeship MOU with Urban League of Central Carolinas’ Fiber Optic Technician Training Program*

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*Case Study: The Urban League of Central Carolinas Fiber Optic Broadband and Premise Cabling

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National Urban League NAFEO HBCU Consortium Urban League of Central Carolinas TIRAP Pre-Apprenticeship Program Fiber Optic Technicians Urban League of Hampton Roads Norfolk Technical Center Pre-Apprenticeship Program Norfolk Heating and Plumbing Company

Selected Opportunity Partners and Outcomes

Urban League of Rochester Monroe Community College Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Training (PACT) Urban League of Rochester Monroe Community College Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Training (PACT) Urban League of Greater Atlanta CVS Health Apprenticeship Partnership Pharmacy & Store Mgmt Apprentices Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle Washington Building Trades Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Education (PACE) Houston Area Urban League NCCER EDS Technologies Disaster Recovery Training Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh New Century Careers Manufacturing 2000 (M2K)

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Warriors4Wireless, Airstreams Renewables, Inc., Tower Safety & Instruction, and Enertech (Sponsors)

3 Industry Partners attended WIA’s Connectivity Expo; 1 sponsored workshop:

• Spoke on workforce workshop panels.
• Secured feedback from employers in attendance.

Expected Outcomes from Workforce Workshop Participation:

• Drive interest in program candidates from the ULCC Pre-Apprenticeship Program.
• Motivate RTI providers to adopt Pre-Apprenticeship Program designations.

Following Connect(X), all three participating Industry Partners are pursuing Pre-Apprenticeship Program designations, in addition to Aiken Technical College.

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Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Webinars

• Hosted webinars designed to demystify 29 CFR 30 compliance.*
• Employers approached NUL Consortium with requests for TA.
• SMEs provide ongoing technical assistance to employers, e.g. Tilson

Technologies’ Affirmative Action Plan.

• 11 TIRAP employers participated in EEO Webinars.

*Case Study: Best Practices in Supporting Registered Apprenticeship Employers with Diversity and Inclusion: Guide for Delivering Technical Assistance in EEO, Affirmative Action Planning, and Strategic Training

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EXAMPLES Quarterly Visits to Washington Department of Corrections Re-Entry Division

• Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle provides assistance to returning

citizens and presents opportunities for apprenticeships in construction.

• Provides the following certifications: OSHA 10, HAZMAT, First Aid/CPR,

and Boom Lift.

• Success story: Pre-apprenticeship program graduate is working as a

Carpenter’s Apprentice with B&B Builders for $40.17/hour, and is now a role model for young daughter.

Norfolk Technical Center Vocational School Core Skills Trainings

• Urban League of Hampton Roads’ partnership with Norfolk Technical

School includes students receiving classroom credit for Pre- Apprenticeship soft skills training and transition services to full time employment with competitive salaries at the Norfolk Heating and Plumbing Company.

Social Media Outreach

• Used social media to promote apprenticeship-related events,

digital narratives, podcasts, newsletters, and email blasts.

• Up to 1.5 million social media impressions per campaign on

Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

• Amplified message of workforce gaps and Registered

Apprenticeship helped fuel discussions on opportunity partnerships.

• Developed a case study outlining “Best Practices Using Social

Media to Amplify Registered Apprenticeship, Diversity, and Inclusion.”

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• 23 Wakelet and Storify digital narratives on apprenticeship
• 14 digital newsletters and promotional emails to 15,000+

subscriber list.

• 4 apprenticeship podcasts.

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Historically Black Colleges and Universities:

• Met with HBCU representatives to discuss their universities

becoming members of the HBCU Consortium for Registered Apprenticeship and working to facilitate partnerships with RA programs in Maryland.

• Signed an MOA with the National Association for Equal

Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO).

• Objective to launch the HBCU Consortium in September 2018.

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Challenges and Lessons Learned

• MOAs require a significant investment of time and resources to

develop new partnerships.

• EEO trainings need to be streamlined; more “employer-friendly”

and less legalistic.

• UL Affiliates have extraordinarily strong pre-apprenticeship

training and supportive services infrastructure for vulnerable communities; as a result, the pipeline between employers and apprentices was strengthened. Operational Changes to Implement

• Further amplify the message nationally through the National

Urban League office.

• Provide a menu of services for employers, and recognize when

supplemental resources may be needed.