Grantee Mid-Year Update
Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training
April 20, 2015
Facilitated by: Glo Hanne and Mike Senew
Joe Bruss
U.S. EPA Headquarters
Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization
News from Washington: Status of the EWDJT
Program – Joe Bruss (OBLR)
♦ Support for the program remains steady with little
budget fluctuation anticipated
♦ Emphasize Environmental Training and Provide Multiple
Certifications
♦ Program Expansion
» Are there training areas you’d like to see supported that aren’t currently available?
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News from Washington: Status of the EWDJT
Program (cont.) – Joe Bruss (OBLR)
♦ Reporting, Reporting, Reporting!
» http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/pubs/job-training-reporting-form-9-30-2013.pdf
♦ Documenting the Success of the Expanded EWDJT
Program
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Brownfields Conference EWDJT Publication underway
NIEHS Economic Impact Analysis
Market Your Accomplishments
Invite Your Elected Officials to Graduation Ceremonies
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News from Washington: Status of the EWDJT
Program (cont.) – Joe Bruss (OBLR)
♦ Leveraging Resources and Other EPA Grant Funding
♦ Facilitating Placement of Graduates at OSWER
funded/supported sites
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Ann Carroll
U.S. EPA Headquarters
Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization
Office of Brownfields & Land Revitalization (OBLR)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
HMTRI EWDJT Grantee Mid-Year Update
April 20, 2015
Ann Carroll, MPH
Resources for Improving Communication with
Prospective Employers
♦The Information Loop
♦Mapping and Showing the Picture
♦Be the future you want to see
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Resources for Improving Communication with
Prospective Employers
An Information Loop
♦ EPA HQ Brownfields Listserv
To subscribe to the Brownfields List Server
send a blank email message to:
♦ brownfields-subscribe@lists.epa.gov
♦ EPA Regions Press office – Contact Regions
♦ State Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup
Program – mailing list, newsletter, listserv
♦ Brownfield partner connections – Housing,
Community Development, Planning….
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Resources for Improving Communication with
Prospective Employers
Expand the Information Loop
♦Collect the data and tell the story!
♦Teach others about the EWDJT program,
your trainees and brownfield resources
♦Forge connections between students,
employers, business and communities
♦Be indispensable – help trainees,
partners, funders, legislators and
business create success
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Resources for Improving Communication with
Prospective Employers
Map the Brownfields and Share the Picture
♦ Envirofacts http://www.epa.gov/enviro/
♦ EPA Cleanups in My Community
http://www2.epa.gov/cleanups/cleanupsmy-community
♦ Environmental Justice (EJ) View
http://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/
mapping.html
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Resources for Improving Communication with
Prospective Employers
♦ State Voluntary Cleanup program
information
http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/state_tri
bal/state_map.htm
♦ Tribal Response Programs
http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/state_tri
bal/tribe_progs.htm
♦ State and Tribal news and success stories
http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/state_tri
bal/news.htm
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Community Information and Mapping
Forge Connections to Tell the Story
US Government –
♦ Data.gov - http://www.data.gov/
♦ Employment and Wage data -
http://www.bls.gov/cew/map_application.htm
♦ Census, Industry Statistics Portal
http://www.census.gov/econ/isp/sampler.php?naicscode=23&naicsl
evel=2
Other Providers and Organizations
♦ Policy Link http://policylink.info/EDTK/Mapping/Why.html
♦ ESRI http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/community-mapsprogram/
♦ Google https://sites.google.com/site/mapyourworldcommunity/
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The Future of
Your Program and Trainees
“The best way to predict your
future is to create it”
― Abraham Lincoln
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Brownfields 2015, Chicago, September 2-4, 2015
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Mollie Dowling
OAI, Inc.
Chicago, IL
PLACEMENT ISSUES FROM A
LARGE CITY PERSPECTIVE
CHICAGO
Mollie Dowling, Executive Director
75% of reported
OAI-Chicago
placements to date
are ex-offenders.
Former felons are repeatedly forced
to re-live their conviction through an
unfair and negative stereotype that
not only denies them a fair chance
for employment, but often makes it
impossible to obtain an interview with
an employer.
Systemic profiling in the
building trades has been
built into the
construction industry
UnionFacts.com has stated that since 2000,
there have been over 4,200 complaints filed
against unions for racial discrimination with
the Equal Employment Opportunities
Commission. In some cities, it is a bigger
problem than in others. However, the one
area where union racism seems to rear its
ugly head the most often is with the
construction trade unions, where African
Americans are often excluded from work.
• FINDING ADEQUATE TRANSPORTATION TO EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS
• LIMITED EDUCATION LEVEL EFFECTS CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
Pamela Scherer
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
Jacksonville, Fl. EWD&JT
Job Placement
Pam Scherer / Program Manager
(904) 633-5933 / pscherer@fscj.edu
Jorge Gutierrez / Program Coordinator
(904) 633-5967 / j.a.gutierrez@fscj.edu
o Audience: Urban Core
o Employers included in Program Planning:
 Employer Advisory Committee Meeting
 City of Jacksonville’s Brownfields
Coordinator
 Project New Ground
Employers that hire our students
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Staffing agencies
City contractors
Utility companies
Local and national environmental
remediation companies
o Recycling Companies
Initial contact with the employers that
may hire graduates
o Employer advisory committee meeting
o Attended Superfund Site Contractor’s
meeting
o Key partners within Career Source
o Graduates give back to the program
o The Brownfields Toolbox
o The Craigslist
o City of Jacksonville Compliance Officer
o Attended various type of meetings & events
Advice for Grantees who are struggling
with job placement
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Strong screening and selection process
Driver’s License
Staffing agencies
Participants willing to travel
Front line supervisors
Staff members that have prior HR experience
State & City Brownfields Program
Folder of resumes / Environmental Technology
Classroom “on the spot” interviews
Recruit from job fairs
Lynn Zender
Zender Environmental Health and Research Group
Anchorage, AK
Rural Alaska
Community Job Training Program
RACEJT
Zender Environmental Health and Research Group
http://www.zendergroup.org
Tel: 907-277-2111
Fax: 1-877-335-6780
400 D St. Suite 200, Anchorage AK 99501
Placement Challenges
• Rural Alaska means completely off of the
road system
• State Wide Recruitment
Region/Employer/Project Needs
• Regional Corporations and Federally
Recognized Governments
• Local Environmental Departments
Job Lined Up
• Unemployed and Under Employed
• Additional points in the application process
• We can offer ourselves as reference
94% Placement Rates
Class of 2012
Class of 2013
Class of 2015
Class of 2013
Glo Hanne
HMTRI, Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
563.441.4081
ghanne@eicc.edu