MCS REHABILITATION, INC. 1 - 2003

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City of Santa Ana and WIB - RFP for Welfare-to-Work Participants for Apprenticeship and Affiliated Training Program vocational assessments of all applicants to determine their suitability and eligibility for participating in the program. SMC will oversee the program, develop/maintain trainee files and establish communication between the partners and the Santa Ana WIB's WtW Staff. MCS is a professional service agency registered in the State of California with 54 employees and administers the Hollywood WorkSource Center funded by the City of Los Angeles WIB with WIA and WtW funds. MCS will provide assistance in recruitment for reverse referrals, facilities in the City of Santa Ana, computers, supplies, communications equipment and connections, as well as an in-kind support services staff (i.e., receptionist). SBU Local 434b represents over 32,000 Health Care Employees in many health care professions working in many different fields, including CNAs, LVNs, Radiology Technicians, Surgery Technicians, Environmental Service Workers, Food Service Workers, Ward Clerks, Call-Center Operators, Laboratory Technicians responsible for the delivery of, or in support of the delivery of high quality health care services. Local 434b's mission is to improve the lives of working people and their families, and lead the way to a more just and human society. . Planned Outcomes and Objectives - Each class cohort will be limited to 20 to 30 participants only to ensure the integrity of the classroom and remedial education components (as needed). Preliminary conversations from our brain storming meetings confirm that an interest for this type of activity currently exists amongst the employers. Additional offers for participation would occur through direct contact with WtW Staff, and as additional employers are brought on board to meet their hiring needs with an emphasis on monolingual and fully functional Limited English Proficient (LEP) participants in providing and coordinating training services. We plan to train 75 participants at a total cost of $266,220 or $3,550 per student for 282 hours of classroom instruction, 120 hours of OJT on-site at employers, and 40 hours of basic computer training. Those participants in need of remedial education (VESL/Basic Math and/or Reading Comprehension) will receive such instruction concurrently (spanning.anywhere from 50 to 100 hours) through college volunteer tutors or from assigned volunteer mentors from the union membership of either the California Nurses Association or the Union of Nurses. We will place 60 participants (80 percent placement rate) into unsubsidized employment with a six-month retention rate of 80 percent (48 of the 60 still employed!). 1. Program Overview Unmet Training Need of this Project - This project will fill an unmet need by expanding the availability of both classroom and on-site training for participants. A key element of this project is creating a career ladder for the unemployed participants and soon to be placed CNAs. The Iow wages and long hours in this occupation act as a deterrent to continued educational goals of LVN and RN. Therefore, this project plans-- at no cost to City or WIB of Santa Ana--to intercede with employers to allow for flexible scheduling, provide counseling support and supportive services such as job shadowing/coaching/mentoring through union members, provide additional soft skills training as needed (on-site), provide upgrade classes through Santa Ana College (through Ed Ripley, Dean of Workforce Development) that ensures training pre-requisites can Page 4 of '~ 5