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SUMMARY OF WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT
DRAFT EIGHTH-YEAR LOCAL PLAN MODIFICATION
FOR PROGRAM YEAR 2007
(JULY 1, 2007, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2008)
Employers’ Training Resource (ETR), a department of the County of Kern, located at 2001 28th Street, Bakersfield, California, is the grant recipient and administrative entity for the Kern, Inyo and Mono (KIM) Counties Consortium Workforce Investment Area. KIM receives federal funds under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998. Proposed budgets and participant summaries will be included for the various funding sources. Estimated allocations for the KIM for Program Year 2007 (July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008), per the State of California Workforce Investment Division, are as follows:
Title Amount
Adult $3,934,317
Youth $4,127,329
Dislocated Worker $2,970,868
KIM is in the process of modifying the Five-Year Local Workforce Investment Plan, which describes the KIM’s employment and training programs and services funded under WIA for the period July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008. It is estimated that approximately 2700 individuals will be enrolled in WIA services. Types of programs and services expected to be offered to eligible individuals include Core Services (job search and placement assistance, eligibility determination, initial assessment, employment statistics information, job training information, etc.), Intensive Services (comprehensive assessment, counseling and career planning, case management, pre-vocational services, etc.), and Training Services (occupational skills training, work experience, on-the-job training, customized training, etc.).
Types of occupations for which training is planned may include automotive mechanic, barber, bookkeeper, child care worker, clerical occupations, Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN), tractor and diesel engine mechanic, medical assistant, pharmacy technician, welder, truck driver, etc. The above list of occupations is not an all inclusive list of occupations for which training is planned by KIM.
To allow the general public to review the draft of the Eighth-Year Plan Modification, copies are available at the locations below. Persons wishing to comment on the draft Modification may do so by: (1) submitting their comments via the ETR website at www.etronline.com; or (2) in writing to Eddie Dominguez, Deputy Director, Employers' Training Resource, 2001 28th Street, Bakersfield, CA 93301; or (3) by telephoning Eddie Dominguez at (661) 336-6893; or (4) during a public forum, Monday, September 12, 2007, 8:00 a.m. at Employers’ Training Resource, located at 2001 28th Street, Bakersfield.
Employers' Training Resource
Kern County
2001 28th St. Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 (661) 336-6893
Employers' Training Resource
Inyo County
914 N. Main
Bishop Ca. 93514
(800) 334-5670
Employers' Training Resource
Mono County
107384 Highway 395
Walker, Ca. 96107
(800) 334-5670
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