Californias Definition of Green Industries

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About us

• MPIC has over 20 years of experience providing
  workforce services
• Providing career and employment guidance and
  development to Mendocino County
• Helping local businesses with staffing needs
• A non profit organization using Workforce
  Investment Act (WIA) funding to assist job
  seekers with employment needs.

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Workforce Investment Act - WIA

• The Workforce Investment Act (also referred to
  as WIA)
• WIA is a National Program
• Helps businesses to train and/or find skilled
  workforce
• Helps job seekers find gainful employment
• Your tax dollars back to work in your community

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Who Benefits from WIA

• Businesses
• Help with staffing needs locating and/or
  training skilled workforce through applicant
  recruitment and screening, wage reimbursement for
  cost of training new employees, referral and
  resources.
• Layoff aversion strategies
• Help with layoffs
• Services to laid off workers
• Human Resource Assistance
• Internships and OJTs

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Who Benefits From WIA

• Dislocated Workers
• Low Income Adults
• Youth and Young Adults
• Whether you're looking for a new job, or ready
  to take the next step in your career, we'll help
  you find the opportunity that's right for you.

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Youth and Young Adult Program

• Youth Program ages 17 - 21
• Work Readiness Training
• Credentialing, Certificate,
• and Degree Preparation
• Basic Skills Training
• Vocational Training
• Internships and Work Experience

Mendocino
YOUTHworks
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Services Available

• Help with cost of tuition
• MPIC Tutorial Lab
• Vocational Training
• On the Job Training
• Work Experience
• Entrepreneurial
• Supportive Services

• Plan your career
• Research Career Options
• Business Development Information
• Entrepreneurial Opportunities
• Resume Assistance
• Work Readiness Training

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American Recovery Reinvestment Act(ARRA)

• Stimulus Summary Press Release January 15,
  2009
• Helping Workers Find Jobs, Training and
  Employment Services 4 billion for job training
  including formula grants for adult, dislocated
  worker, and youth services (including 1.2
  billion to create up to one million summer jobs
  for youth). The needs of workers also will be met
  through dislocated worker national emergency
  grants, new competitive grants for worker
  training in high growth and emerging industry
  sectors (with priority consideration to green
  jobs and healthcare), and increased funds for the
  YouthBuild program. Green jobs training will
  include preparing workers for activities
  supported by other economic recovery funds, such
  as retrofitting of buildings, green construction,
  and the production of renewable electric power.

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Summer Youth Employment Program

• From ARRA Funds
• Ages 14 24
• Paid Work Experience
• for about 120 youth in
• Mendocino County
• Grant award to be
• announced on May 14

Mendocino
YOUTHworks
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Partnering Planning for the FutureGOING GREEN

• North Coast Green Opportunities Conference May 5
  2009
• City of Ukiah Solar Living Institute
• California Green Jobs Corp
• Weatherization Solarization Projects

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3 Locations in Mendocino County
Ukiah
Ukiah
Willits
631 S. Orchard Ave. [phone]
Fort Bragg
221 South Lenore Ave. [phone]
Find us on the web www.mpic.org
310 E. Redwood Ave. [phone]