WCJP

The Transportation Education and Economic Network (T.E.E.N.) is accepting bids from agencies with demonstrated abilities to perform outreach to employers throughout all of the 17 counties of Northwest Pennsylvania, including Armstrong, Butler, Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Potter, Venango, and Warren counties.

The Scope of Work includes:
• Outreach to new and prospective private sector Logistics and Transportation (L&T) partners

throughout Northwest Pennsylvania in cooperation with local Workforce Investment Boards

         and T.E.E.N. Program Management
      • Educate L&T firms as to the goals and objectives of the T.E.E.N. Industry partnership
      • Solicit company participation through formal application process
      • Perform a comprehensive Training Needs Assessment for new and existing incumbent workers
      • Review completed training needs assessments and evaluate to determine common training

        needs
      • Identify training providers offering effective solutions to the identified training
      • Assist in the development and issuance of formalized Request For Proposal (RFP)
      • Work with employer partners to select appropriate education and training providers
      • Collaborate with selected education and training providers to schedule and fill seats in the

      • Comprehensive list of existing T.E.E.N. contacts and prospective companies
      • T.E.E.N. grant proposal, goals and objectives
      • Informational marketing/outreach flyer
      • Industry Partnership Application form
      • Training needs assessment tool
      • Ongoing communication and support

For more information about the T.E.E.N., visit www.TEENindustrypartnership.com. Interested parties may submit a bid package which should include: a brief description of your agency and related services; a list of program deliverables for this project; a budget of program costs; and expected outcomes. Bids must be post-marked or hand-delivered no later than 2/10/10 to:

T.E.E.N. Proposal
West Central Job Partnership
44 South Beaver Street
New Castle, PA 16101

This program/service is an equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids and services are available, upon request, to individuals with disabilities.

If you would like to review WCJP's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and the latest audited financial statements, including expenditures made under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), please contact Gregg K. Dogan, Chief Financial Officer for West Central Job Partnership, Inc., at (724) 658-2501 x213 for more information.

RFP No. NW 145-09-01: WCJP seeks proposals for Pre-Apprenticeship Training that will prepare individuals to take and pass the entrance examinations for local apprenticeship programs and/or enter meaningful full-time employment in the targeted industries. The pre-apprenticeship training should provide a curriculum, an introductory core of the apprenticeship programs for carpenters, electricians, masons, plumbers, HVAC, and other construction careers. The coursework should include safety, hand and power tools, applied math, and other topics related to the building and construction trades as well as job shadowing and/or simulated construction projects and GED preparation for high school dropouts. Successful completion of training should qualify individuals to enter local registered apprenticeship programs or work in entry-level positions in the building and construction industry.

Providers wanting more information on the Request For Proposal (RFP) specifications should go to the following website www.wcjp.org. If you do not have internet access please contact Debra Donahue (ddonahue@wcjp.org), Program Director, West Central Job Partnership, 44 South Beaver Street, New Castle, PA 16101 in writing to receive the entire RFP packet. Please specify by RFP Number the proposal packet you are requesting. Deadline to submit proposals is December 4, 2009.

West Central Job Partnership, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and all programs administered or operated by West Central Job Partnership, Inc. are equal opportunity programs. Auxiliary aids and services are available, upon request, to individuals with disabilities, and interpretation services are available, at no charge, for individuals who lack proficiency in English language skills

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