^*>«^ * ^fl^b • ' ^g? I Brownfields 2014 Job Training Grant Fact Sheet ^%T^ Milwaukee, Wl EPA Brownfields Program In 2010, the EPA's Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization (OBLR) led an effort to more closely collaborate with other programs within the Agency on workforce development and job training. Program offices now participating in the expanded initiative include the Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR). Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation (OSRTI), Center for Program Analysis (CPA). Innovation, Partnerships, and Communication Office (IPCO), Office of Wastewater Management (OWM), Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP), and the Office of Emergency Management (OEM). This initiative was created to develop a job training cooperative agreement opportunity that includes expanded training in other environmental media outside the traditional scope of brownfields hazardous waste assessment and cleanup. As a result of this effort, the Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training program now allows applicants to deliver a broader array of training in the environmental field, in addition to the traditional brownfields hazardous waste and petroleum training historically provided. Through the expanded Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training program, graduates develop wider skill sets that improve their ability to secure full-time, sustainable employment in various aspects of hazardous and solid waste management and within the larger environmental field, including water quality improvement and chemical safety. This effort also gives communities more flexibility to provide different types of environmental training based on local employers' hiring needs. Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training grant funds are provided to nonprofit organizations and other eligible entities to recruit, train, and place predominantly low-income and minority, unemployed and underemployed residents from solid and hazardous waste-impacted communities. To date, EPA has funded 237 job training grants totaling over $48 million through the former Brownfields Job Training program and Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training program. As of April 2014, approximately 12,800 individuals have completed training, and of those, approximately 9,100 have obtained employment in the Job Training Grant $200,000.00 EPA has selected the City of Milwaukee for an Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training grant. The City of Milwaukee plans to train 80 students, place 64 graduates in environmental jobs, and track graduates for at least one year. In addition, four graduates are expected to pursue further education. The training program includes 300 hours of classroom instruction, including core coursework in 40-hour HAZWOPER, beginning wastewater operator, asbestos abatement, certified renovator, confined space entry, powered industrial truck operator, above-ground tank cleaning, commercial driving license, and several awareness-level courses. In addition, 600 hours of field work and on-the-job training will be offered. Participants who complete the core training will earn 11 state or federal certifications. The City of Milwaukee is targeting unemployed and underemployed, predominantly low-income and minority residents of Milwaukee's four most disadvantaged zip codes, with a particular emphasis on recruiting veterans and African-American males. Key partners include the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board, Northcott Neighborhood House, Milwaukee Christian Center, Milwaukee Community Service Corps, Milwaukee Area Technical College, and a number of community-based organizations and environmental employers. Contacts For further information, including specific grant contacts, additional grant information, brownfields news and events, and publications and links, visit the EPA Brownfields Web site (http://www.epa.gov/brownfields). EPA Region 5 Brownfields Team 312-886-4747 United States Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC 20450 Solid Waste and Emergency Response (5105T) EPA560-F-14-018 May 2014 ------- environmental field, witn an average starting nourly wage of $14.00. This equates to a cumulative placement rate of approximately 71% since the program was created in 1998. EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site (http://www.epa.gov/region5bro wnfields/) Grant Recipient: City of Milwaukee, WI 414-286-3647 The information presented in this fact sheet comes from the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the accuracy of this information. The cooperative agreement for the grant has not yet been negotiated. Therefore, activities described in this fact sheet are subject to change. United States Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC 20450 Solid Waste and Emergency Response (5105T) EPA560-F-14-018 May 2014 ------- |