KEYSTONE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP
Programs
Registered Apprenticeship Navigator Program
KDP CONTINUES TO IMPLEMENT ITS REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP NAVIGATOR, AN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM THAT TRAINS PEOPLE TO DEVELOP AND MANAGE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. REGISTERED IN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA AND PILOTED IN 2019, THE ONE-YEAR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM INCLUDES 2,000 HOURS OF ON-THE-JOB TRAINING (OJT) PLUS 144 HOURS OF RELATED TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION (RTI). KDP HAS COMPLETED FOUR NAVIGATOR COHORTS TO DATE, AND A FIFTH COHORT IS IN PROGRESS. MORE THAN 100 APPRENTICES HAVE BEEN ENROLLED IN THE FIRST FIVE COHORTS (2018-2023). GRADUATES OF THE PROGRAM BECOME MEMBERS OF THE KEYSTONE APPRENTICESHIP ALLIANCE (KAA), A GROWING STATEWIDE NETWORK OF APPRENTICESHIP INTERMEDIARIES WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO EXPAND APPRENTICESHIP IN THE COMMONWEALTH.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$202KClosing The Skills Gap Grant Program
KDP IS A SUB-RECIPIENT TO A GRANT WITH WAI FROM THE USDOL FOR A PROJECT UNDER APPRENTICESHIP: CLOSING THE SKILLS GAP GRANT PROGRAM (PAMA). THE FOUR-YEAR PAMA INITIATIVE IS PROVIDING SUPPORT TO MANUFACTURING APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS NATIONWIDE THROUGH A COMBINATION OF APPRENTICESHIP-FOCUSED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND INCENTIVE FUNDING TO HELP DEFRAY THE COSTS OF APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS. KDP IS IN YEAR FOUR OF THE FOUR-YEAR CONTRACT (FINISHED FEBRUARY 2024) AND CONTINUES TO EXCEED EXPECTATIONS FOR THE GRANT. WAI HAS REQUESTED AN EXTENSION OF THE PROJECT TO INCLUDE A 5TH YEAR, AND KDP EXPECTS THE PARTNERSHIP TO CONTINUE OVER THE COMING YEAR.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$140KApprenticeship State Expansion Initiative
KDP HAS PARTNERED WITH THE PA APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING OFFICE (ATO) SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2016. AS A STATE APPRENTICESHIP AGENCY, THE ATO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR GUIDING AND PROMOTING THE EXPANSION OF APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS ACROSS THE STATE. IN 2023, THIS INCLUDED FINALIZING THE DISTRIBUTION OF $1.2 MILLION IN APPRENTICESHIP STATE EXPANSION (ASE) GRANT FUNDING AWARDED TO THE ATO TO SUPPORT DIVERSE APPRENTICES. THROUGH THE 2-YEAR INITIATIVE, KDP OFFERED UP TO $1500 PER APPRENTICE TO SUPPORT RTI AND OJT COSTS FOR WOMEN, MINORITIES, INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (PHYSICAL, LEARNING AND OTHER), RE-ENTRANTS (INDIVIDUALS WITH CRIMINAL BACKGROUNDS), AND VETERANS. KDP SUPPORTED A TOTAL OF 813 DIVERSE APPRENTICES THROUGH THE PROGRAM. IN MID-2023, KDP ALSO FINISHED ASSISTING THE ATO IN ITS KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES THROUGH ITS SAE2020 GRANT, INCLUDING THE UPDATING OF APPRENTICESHIP REGISTRATION STANDARDS, THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS, AND THE OVERHAUL OF THE ATO'S APPRENTICESHIP WEBSITES. MOST RECENTLY, KDP TOOK THE LEAD ROLE IN WRITING THE ATO'S SUCCESSFUL $4 MILLION APPRENTICESHIP BUILDING AMERICA (ABA) GRANT PROPOSAL, AND THE AWARD IS NOW SUPPORTING ONE KDP FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE (FTE) TO HELP IMPLEMENT THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS. THE OVERALL GOALS OF THE PROPOSAL ARE TO HELP EMBED A FOCUS ON APPRENTICESHIP WITHIN THE PA'S WORKFORCE SYSTEM AND CATALYZE CTC-LED PRERA TO RA CAREER PATHWAYS. A SECOND CONTRACT TO ASSIST WITH THE WORK IS EXPECTED TO LAUNCH IN EARLY 2024.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$93.9K
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