High Road Training Partnerships

ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY

County Spending Category
2.3 Employment Opportunities for Workers and Youth
Federal Expenditure Category
Assistance to Unemployed or Undermployed Workers (e.g. job training, subsidized employment, employment supports or incentives)
Project Launch Date
09/28/2022
Anticipated End Date
12/31/2026

Project Contacts

Indicators & Metrics to Date

  • Number of Workers Enrolled in Sectoral Job Training Programs
    1231
  • Number of Workers Completing Sectoral Job Training Programs
    777
  • # of training programs developed or expanded in each sector
    6
  • # of contracts with providers
    8
  • # of participants placed in jobs related to program trainings
    239
  • Launch apprenticeship portal
    1
  • Acquire contract with apprenticeship hub provider to streamline apprenticeship portal
    1
  • # of strategies/plans for each sector to develop and implement HRTP
    4
  • # of comprehensive sector/jobs forecast/programs outcome reports
    2
  • # of individuals who successful completed high road training programs
    528
  • percentage of priority population served
    99
  • number of participants that received supportive services
    917
  • median wage achieved in placed employment
    22
  • # of participants placed in apprenticeships related to program trainings
    292
  • # of establish partnerships with employers across all sectors
    121
  • # of committed training and service providers
    16

Populations Served

  • Systems Impacted Individuals
  • Systems Involved Individuals
  • People Experiencing Homelessness

Project Description

High Road Training Partnerships (HRTPs) bring together employers​​, education and training providers, labor, and community to build industry​ ​​​-informed, skill-based training models that meet evolving market needs and promote job quality, equity, and sustainability. By focusing on Los Angeles County residents who are unemployed or disproportionately impacted by COVID-191, we will catalyze employment opportunities for communities in need of an equitable economic recovery to reduce economic hardships and improve long-term outcomes both intergenerationally and multi-generationally. Through this project, Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) will expand existing HRTPs ​in​​​ LA County ​to include all industries, except non-sustainable industries that the County cannot fund.​​​. Primary areas of focus are ​high growth​​​ occupations ​within existing HRTP industries (i.e., specialized roles that are not commonly targeted) and unexplored occupations in new industries. Occupations of interest will ​​​not require a post-secondary degree and offer alternative pathways to entry, demonstrate current and projected hiring need, and offer family-sustaining wage​s or paths to them,​​​with career pathways. The priority high-growth sectors identified are: 1) Construction, 2) Healthcare, 3) Technology; 4) Early Care and Education (ECE), 5) Aerospace, and 6) Creative Economy​ and other sectors ​​important​​​​ to the regional economy​. HRTPs will use a sector-based approach and leverage ​s​​​ector ​i​​​ntermediaries to manage and coordinate all activities and services provided through each of the six sectors. Sector Intermediaries will be responsible for either offering training or engaging other partners in training and connecting participants to ​​employment. DEO will leverage a Third-Party Administrator (TPA) to coordinate procurements, training providers, activities and services provided​, and evaluators.​

Goals & Objectives

Goal Description • 1250 participants enroll in comprehensive training programs in the following high-growth sectors 1) Construction, 2) Healthcare, 3) Technology), 4) Early Care and Education (ECE), 5) Aerospace, and 6) Creative Economy and other sectors of significance to the regional economy. Improve stable and high-quality employment for Concentrated Disadvantage and Moderate-Highest COVID-19 Vulnerable communities,

Objective Description - Ensure 800 participants secure job placements in specified high-growth industries and in high road career pathways (75% placement rate)

Activity Description • Develop or expand an employer-based training, pre-apprenticeship, and/or apprenticeship in each sector.
Indicators
# Type Name Baseline Target
13 Service Delivery # of training programs developed or expanded in each sector 0.00 4.00

Activity Description • Provide in-demand, high quality training with industry-recognized credentials, where possible, in each sector.

Activity Description • Place training participants in jobs in related sectors that provide family-sustaining wages, benefits, and advancement opportunities.
Indicators
# Type Name Baseline Target
42 Program Outcome # of participants placed in jobs related to program trainings 0.00 800.00

Activity Description • Develop a strategy and plan for each sector to identify and target in-demand occupations, identify and recommend partners, and plan of action to develop and implement a HRTP.
Indicators
# Type Name Baseline Target
38 Performance # of strategies/plans for each sector to develop and implement HRTP 0.00 4.00

Objective Description - Establish partnerships with at least employers, training, and service providers across all sectors

Activity Description • Convene and secure commitments from at least 40 partners including employers, education and training providers, labor, and community stakeholders across the entire HRTP program. Partner commitments will ensure each sectors’ work force programs accurately gauge training and job seeker needs to establish effective learning programs and talent pipelines. Convenings will serve to build partnership and commitment, share industry knowledge, identify target occupations, and develop and implement HRTPs.
Indicators
# Type Name Baseline Target
2 Program Outcome # of establish partnerships with employers across all sectors 30.00

Activity Description • Contract with a provider to engage at diverse range of employers across the four sectors to develop additional apprenticeship pipelines.
Indicators
# Type Name Baseline Target
17 Service Delivery # of contracts with providers 0.00 4.00

Outcome Description 800 individuals are trained and placed in high road career pathways and self-sustaining wage jobs within 12 months of the program start date.

Outcome Description 1250 Successful enrollments in high road, employer-driven training programs
Indicators
# Type Name Baseline Target
4 Service Delivery # of participants placed in apprenticeships related to program trainings 300.00
6 Program Outcome median wage achieved in placed employment 21.22 22.00
8 Service Delivery percentage of priority population served 0.00 100.00

Outcome Description 1065 successful completions of high road training programs (85%)
Indicators
# Type Name Baseline Target
10 Program Outcome number of participants that received supportive services 0.00 1065.00
28 Program Outcome # of individuals who successful completed high road training programs 0.00 1065.00

Outcome Description 800 successful job placements in specified high-growth industries and in high road career pathways (75% placement rate)

Outcome Description 4 Comprehensive sector/jobs forecast/programs outcome reports
Indicators
# Type Name Baseline Target
26 Program Outcome # of comprehensive sector/jobs forecast/programs outcome reports 0.00 4.00

Goal Description • Provide 30 employers with quality and diversified talent to support their recovery from the pandemic.

Objective Description Establish partnerships with employers across all sectors to ensure job placement opportunities as part of the HRTPs

Outcome Description Establish partnerships with at least 30 employers across all sectors.
Indicators
# Type Name Baseline Target
2 Program Outcome # of establish partnerships with employers across all sectors 30.00

Goal Description • Increase apprenticeship enrollment within a 12 month period

Objective Description - Successfully enroll 300 participants in apprenticeship training programs.

Activity Description • Recruit Participants from Moderate-Highest COVID-19 Vulnerability and Concentrated Disadvantage census tracts, with special emphasis on justice-involved individuals, housing insecure individuals, women, and BIPOC communities. Partner with AJCCs, CBOs, and other County Departments in these efforts.
Indicators
# Type Name Baseline Target
4 Service Delivery # of participants placed in apprenticeships related to program trainings 300.00

Goal Description • Streamline apprenticeship management to make it simpler for participants and employers to engage in HRTPs.

Objective Description - Produce 4 Comprehensive sector/jobs forecast/programs outcome reports

Activity Description • Deploy an apprenticeship management portal to facilitate access to high-road opportunities.
Indicators
# Type Name Baseline Target
21 Service Delivery Launch apprenticeship portal 0.00 1.00

Activity Description • Contract with an apprenticeship hub provider to streamline apprenticeship management to make it simpler for participants and employers to engage in HRTPs.
Indicators
# Type Name Baseline Target
22 Service Delivery Acquire contract with apprenticeship hub provider to streamline apprenticeship portal 0.00 1.00