Forward Careers Inc

HIGH GROWTH

HIGH GROWTH

LEAD APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME: FORWARD CAREERS, INC.LEAD APPLICANT ENTITY TYPE: NON-PROFIT EDUCATION TRAINING PROVIDERLEAD APPLICANT LOCATION: WAUKESHA, WISCONSINREQUIRED PARTNERS:EMPLOYER PARTNERS: ANITAS GARDENS, CAPRI COMMUNITIES, COMFORCARE, JUST LIKEHOME, LAD LAKE, RIGHT AT HOME, VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS, AND WAUKESHA FREE CLINICEDUCATION OR TRAINING PARTNERSNAME OF EDUCATION OR TRAINING PROVIDERS: MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE ANDUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSHNAME OF ENTITIES INVOLVED IN ADMINISTERING THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM:WAUKESHA-OZAUKEE-WASHINGTON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND SOUTHEASTERNWISCONSIN ONE STOP OPERATORWORKER ORGANIZATIONS, LABOR-MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS, OR LABOR UNIONS:WISCONSIN CENTER FOR NURSING AND WISCONSIN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONGEOGRAPHIC SCOPE:LOCAL REGIONALIDENTIFY SPECIFIC LOCATION(S) WHERE GRANT SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED: CALUMET COUNTY,WISCONSIN COLUMBIA COUNTY, WISCONSIN DODGE COUNTY, WISCONSIN FOND DU LAC COUNTY,WISCONSIN GREEN LAKE COUNTY, WISCONSIN JEFFERSON COUNTY, WISCONSIN KENOSHA COUNTY,WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE COUNTY, WISCONSIN OZAUKEE COUNTY, WISCONSIN RACINE COUNTY,WISCONSIN SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, WISCONSIN WALWORTH COUNTY, WISCONSIN WASHINGTONCOUNTY, WISCONSIN WAUKESHA COUNTY, WISCONSIN WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WISCONSINTOTAL FEDERAL FUNDING REQUESTED (TOTAL 5-YEAR PERIOD): 2,482,195TOTAL MATCH PROPOSED (TOTAL 5-YEAR PERIOD): 496,439PROJECT TITLE NAME: NEXT (NURSING. EQUITY. EXPANSION. TRAINING.) PROGRAMPROPOSED NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS WHO START TRAINING. 165 INDIVIDUALSSUMMARY OF PROJECT PURPOSE AND EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES OFFERED: FORWARD CAREERS PROPOSES TO TACKLE THE NEED FOR MORE NURSES AND OTHER HEALTHCARE RELATED OCCUPATIONS THROUGH A MULTI-FACET APPROACH BASED ON NEW INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE PROVEN TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE PAST. THROUGH A MIX OF OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING, ON-THEJOB TRAINING AND WORK EXPERIENCES, AND INCUMBENT WORKER TRAINING, FORWARD CAREERS ALONG WITH THEIR PROGRAM PARTNERS WILL WORK TO MOVE 165 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH TRAINING AND ADVANCE THEM INTO MIDDLE TO HIGH-SKILLED POSITIONS.TARGETED POPULATION(S) TO BE SERVED: TARGET POPULATION WILL INCLUDE UNEMPLOYED, UNDEREMPLOYED, AND INCUMBENT WORKERS. ENROLLMENT WILL BE OPEN TO ALL INDIVIDUALS 17 AND OLDER WHO ARE NOT IN SECONDARY SCHOOL FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS, BUT TARGETED POPULATIONS WILL INCLUDE VETERANS, MILITARY SPOUSES, TRANSITIONING SERVICE MEMBERS, WOMEN, PEOPLE OF COLOR, JUSTICE-SERVED INDIVIDUALS, INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS, ADULT RETURNING STUDENTS, AND OTHERS WITH EMPLOYMENT BARRIERS.TRAINING TRACK: NURSING CAREER PATHWAYTARGETED H-1B OCCUPATIONS: REGISTERED NURSES, NURSE ANESTHETISTS, NURSE MIDWIVES, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIANS, LICENSES PRACTICAL AND LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSES, HOME HEALTH AIDES AND PERSONAL CARE AIDES, PSYCHIATRIC AIDS, NURSING ASSISTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS AIDES, PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANTS AIDES, MEDICAL ASSISTANTSRECOGNIZED POSTSECONDARY CREDENTIAL(S) OFFERED: CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT, ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN NURSING, BACHELORS OF SCIENCE IN NURSING, MEDICAL ASSISTANT TECHNICAL DIPLOMA, AND MORE.SUBRECIPIENT ROLES: LIST ALL SUBRECIPIENTS AND THE ROLES (ACTIVITIES) THEY WILL FILL ON THE PROPOSED PROJECT. ROLES SHOULD BE ALIGNED TO PROPOSED WORKPLAN.MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE: THEY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OFFERING THE 1 2 1 PROGRAM, CONDUCTING OUTREACH FOR THE PROGRAM, PROVIDING EMPLOYEE AND STUDENT VOICE, AND PROVIDING IN-KIND MATCH FOR THE PROGRAM.UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH: THEY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OFFERING THE 1 2 1 PROGRAM, CONDUCTING OUTREACH FOR THE PROGRAM, PROVIDING EMPLOYEE AND STUDENT VOICE, AND PROVIDING IN-KIND MATCH FOR THE PROGRAM.NEW OR EXISTING PROGRAM(S): BOTH DEVELOPING A NEW PROGRAM AND EXPANDING EXISTING TRAINING PROGRAMS.

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YOUTH BUILD

YOUTH BUILD

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