Keys to Unlocking Workforce Development Doors

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Keys to Unlocking Workforce Development
Doors

• Collaboration

• Innovation

• Performance

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Prior to CTI..

• The City of Palm Springs highlighted many issues
  affecting the local health care industry through
  their Business Visitation Survey. 
• EDA and EDD staff met with local healthcare
  facility and in-home care providers that
  participated in the Business Visitation Survey.
  This group, the HealthCare Network Group (HCNG)
  identified several issues including
• The critical need for staff at all levels.
• High Turnover rates.
• Knowledge of job requirements by entrants.
• Certain state requirements.
• Untapped workforce among limited English
  speakers. 

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Workforce Investment Act
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Apply for CTI

• The goals of the CTI grant, announced by the
  governor, were in-line with the HCNG needs.
• CTI is funded with Governors Discretionary
  Welfare-to-Work and WIA dollars.

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• Desert Consortium Model
• Twenty-five Residential, In-Home Skilled Care
  providers.
• CNA/Home Health Aide Training
• California Nurses Educational Institute (CNEI)
• ROP
• Palm Springs Adult School
• COD
• Caregiver training
• COD

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EDD MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKER OUTREACH
WORKER ACTIVITIES

• CTI Grant
• Curriculum Planning Committee
• Workshop Development
• Referral Process
• Marketing Strategy

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FARMWORKER OUTREACH
Target Limited English Speaking Farmworkers

• EDD Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker
  Outreach Worker
• Community Based Organizations
• Newspaper
• Television
• Marketing Flyer

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College of the DesertsCaregiver Training

• Collaboration with Riverside County Economic
  Development Agency.
• California Caregiver Training Initiative, (CTI).
• Entry-level health-care in English, Spanish and
  Vocational English-as-a-Second Language.

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Caregiver Training Program

• English, Spanish, Vocational English (VESL).
• Short-term (40hour training).
• Career and employment pathway for health-care.
• Bilingual materials and resources.
• Assessment, testing, evaluation and monitoring.
• Certificate of Completion.
• Meets basic National Health Care standards.
• Designed towards SCANS competencies.
• TOFHLA Test of Functional Health Literacy in
  Adults.

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Caregiver Curriculum

• Activities of daily living.
• How to prepare a safe and functional home.
• Soft-Skills for workplace readiness.
• Support for special needs patients.
• Elder abuse, legal and liability issues.
• Basic medical terminology.
• Demonstration of equipment and supplies.
• Workplace expectations, role-plays.
• Employment opportunities.

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Spanish Curriculum

• Create translation, La comodidad del hogar.
• Outreach to Hispanic/Latino community.
• Research employment with facilities and agencies.
  
• Use CASAS testing/assessment. Comprension del la
  Lecture.Employment/Work Maturity tools.
• Additional materials ex. bilingual dictionaries,
  vocabulary, pictures, videos.
• TOFHLA Test of Functional Health Literacy

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Vocational ESL Curriculum

• Ideal for high intermediate ESL, CNA students or
  LEP employees.
• Transitional program to increase vocabulary and
  English language practice.
• Further training for CNA test/certification.
• Practice role play, interaction, communication.
• CASAS, TOFHLA testing for-comprehension and
  individual placement.
• Ideal for on-site training for incumbent workers.
• Focus on immediate needs for workplace readiness
  and employment advancement.

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CASAS ESL Appraisal Form 20

• Minimum Scaled Scores
• 218 for Reading
• 219 for Listening
• The process validated the appropriate level for
  VESL in preparation for CNA.

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VESL and CNA Training

• California Nurses Educational Institute (CNEI)
• Flexible scheduling of CNA classes
• Normal CNA training is 7 weeks VESL CNA class is
  11 weeks
• Provides tutoring and works with Legacy Mentors

• Campfire
• Based VESL on CNA Training of CNEI (NATAP skills
  and written state exam)
• Pre and Post Assessment
• Provides youth programs tutors to VESL
  participants

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Farmworker Caregiver Participants

• Maria Last worked for L Vineyards
• Modesta Last worked for Richard Bagdasarian
• Evangelina Last worked for Sun World
• Manuela Working for Richard Bagdasarian

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Transportation

• Options
• Mileage Reimbursement or Bus Passes to eligible
  participants as part of regular supportive
  services
• CTI Share-A-Ride
• CTI Share-A-Van

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Keys to Unlocking Workforce Development Doors

• Collaboration
• Traditional (Federal, State and Local
  Government-DOL, USDA, HHS, EDD, EDA, DPSS,
  Community Colleges, Public School System).
• Non-Traditional (Same as above but the
  entrepreneurial side targeted industries,
  unions, business groups/zones, CBOs, foundations)

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Keys to Unlocking Workforce Development Doors

• Innovation
• Borrow and Build on Your and Partners Strengths
• Outreach---State Agency, Union and CBO for
  Housing
• Marketing---Our kiosk system (English Spanish)
• Transportation---Share-A-Ride based on a Senior
  program Share-A-Van---Resolved issue for
  Foundation
• Caregiver Training---First rung on career ladder

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Keys to Unlocking Workforce Development Doors

• Performance
• Provide a WIN-WIN situation with your partners
• WIA has benchmarks is performance driven.
• Benchmarks Entered Employment, Wage Gain,
  Retention
• No GED required for Caregiver or CNA
  certification
• VESL over ESL as it is tied to specific
  employment increased wages

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Keys to Unlocking Workforce Development Doors

• Performance
• Provide a WIN-WIN situation with your partners
• UFW CTI Farmworker participants (Provides a
  career path that is complimentary to migratory
  farm labor, additional income/stability for
  families)
• Coachella Valley Housing Coalition CVHC (Funding
  sources require service activity reports---child
  care, employment and health)

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Keys to Unlocking Workforce Development Doors

• Performance
• Provide a WIN-WIN situation with your partners
• EDD---Enhances the Migrant Seasonal Farmworker
  Outreach Program with inclusion of VESL in
  training
• College of the Desert (COD)---Springboard for
  addressing workplace learning, contract
  education, community education, and life-long
  learning

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CTI Partners
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CTI Partners cont..
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Contact Information
Wendy Frederick Program Manager Riverside County
Economic Development Agency (760)
863-2525 wfrederick_at_rivcoeda.org Lorraine
Chavez-Figueroa Employment Program Manager State
of California Employment Development
Department [phone] lchavezf_at_edd.ca.gov Lin
da Young Workplace Specialist College of the
Desert [phone] lmyoung_at_collegeofthedesert.e
du Richard Lopez California State Monitor
Advocate State of California Employment
Development Department [phone] rlopez_at_edd.c
a.gov