Hospitality Industry Training And Education Fund

PROGRAM PURPOSE AWARD PURPOSE:PROGRAM PURPOSE AWARD PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM IS TO SUPPORT TRANSFORMATIVE EFFORTS TO IMPROVE JOB QUALITY AND AVAILABILITY OF GOOD JOBS, PARTICULARLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS AND COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT IN GOOD JOBS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THESE DEMONSTRATION GRANTS IS EXPANDING JOB QUALITY IN THE CARE, CLIMATE RESILIENCY, AND HOSPITALITY SECTORS. THIS IS A TIER 2 IMPLEMENTATION GRANT TO IMPLEMENT SPECIFIC WORKER-CENTERED SECTOR STRATEGIES THAT WILL IMPROVE JOB QUALITY WITHIN THE CARE, CLIMATE RESILIENCY, AND HOSPITALITY SECTORS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: UNDER THE CRITICAL SECTORS JOB QUALITY (CSJQ) GRANT, THE HOSPITALITY TRAINING ACADEMY (HTA), A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION AND TAFT-HARTLEY LABOR-MANAGEMENT PARTNERSHIP, WILL REPLICATE ITS SIGNATURE COOK CHEF DE PARTIE REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM (RAP) MODEL WITH TAFT-HARTLEY TRAINING TRUST ORGANIZATIONS IN FOUR MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY. IN SO DOING, THE PROJECT WILL TRANSFORM LOW-WAGE CULINARY POSITIONS IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY INTO GOOD JOBS. THE REPLICATION IN PHOENIX, PHILADELPHIA, AND BALTIMORE, ALONG WITH RAP EXPANSION IN CHICAGO, WILL INVOLVE COORDINATING A RANGE OF STAKEHOLDERS, ALONG WITH LABOR-MANAGEMENT PARTNERSHIP PLANNING AND OVERSIGHT, INTENSIVE SKILLS TRAINING, COLLABORATION WITH THE PUBLIC WORKFORCE SYSTEM AND COMMUNITY AGENCIES, AND COORDINATED WRAP-AROUND SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE FOR TRAINEES THROUGHOUT THEIR APPRENTICESHIPS. THE PROJECT WILL CUSTOMIZE CULINARY RAP REPLICATION STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC NEEDS AND UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH AREA WHERE IT IS IMPLEMENTED, CREATING A PROTOTYPE FOR SUCCESSFULLY SCALING HIGH ROAD JOBS NATIONWIDE.DELIVERABLES EXPECTED OUTCOMES: 273 PLANNED PARTICIPANTSINTENDED BENEFICIARIES: BIPOC INDIVIDUALS IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES JUSTICE-IMPACTED INDIVIDUALS PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES LGBTQ INDIVIDUALS LOW-INCOME AND DISCONNECTED YOUNG ADULTS SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND COMMUNITIES AND GROUPS THAT WERE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC, INCLUDING WOMEN.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE ALLOWABLE UNDER THIS AWARD TO CARRYOUT PROJECT ACTIVITIES.

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