JPMorgan Chase Commits Over $1.3 Million to Increase Skills Training and Job Growth in Detroit - Seite 2

To tackle Detroit’s biggest workforce challenges, JPMorgan Chase’s new workforce investments include:

• Corporation for a Skilled Workforce ($490,000): CSW will facilitate a new Detroit Workforce System Leadership Development Academy for local workforce professionals. This academy will provide Detroit workforce leaders with an opportunity to collaborate on developing practical solutions to solve some of the city’s most challenging workforce issues. The academy will leverage and build on the expertise of leaders across the workforce community to help up to 20 local senior workforce leaders better engage employers, understand industry workforce needs, develop successful career pathway strategies and strengthen connections between training providers, job seekers and employers. This year-long learning program is advised by an executive-level, Detroit-based council and will be led by local leaders and guest faculty from across the nation. Interested applicants can review program requirements and submit an application here.
  
  Additionally, this grant will support the expansion of a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education and Training (SNAP E & T) pilot in Detroit. This program will maximize the workforce system’s access to and ability to leverage non-federal training dollars, which are instrumental in helping workforce readiness training programs provide more services and opening doors to employment opportunities.

“JPMorgan Chase’s grant will be instrumental in advancing the leadership culture of learning and innovation that Detroit's leaders are working to build,” said Jeannine LaPrad, CEO, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce. “The SNAP E & T Expansion program positions Detroit with a handful of other cities across the nation who are proactively pursuing this opportunity for residents. Through the Academy, local leaders will increase their capacity to tackle persistent employment challenges for Detroit residents and employers. Overall, this grant helps Detroit be on the leading edge of workforce system transformation.”

• Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation ($680,000): The Demand-Driven Detroit Training Program will provide 100 pre-apprenticeships that are focused on career-specific skills development for jobs in the information technology, manufacturing, healthcare, advanced manufacturing and transportation/logistics industries.

“The city of Detroit is seeing significant demand in a number of key occupational sectors, and we need to ensure that a pipeline of skilled talent is available to support that demand,” said Jose Reyes, Interim President and CEO, Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation. “This award from JPMorgan Chase aligns exactly with that need, and will allow many Detroiters to acquire the skills they need to access long-term careers in major growth industries.”