Specifications include, but are not limited to: Scope 1: Training Providers for Support Internship Program Success (SIPS) Initiative: MassCEC is seeking up to four (4) Training Providers that can recruit, retain, and track Eligible Students to the Internship Program and conduct the following services. The funding amount for this scope can be up to Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000), if requesting a two (2) year contract: • Recruit Eligible Students for the summer 2024 Internship Program (this includes Pell Grant recipients, First-generation college students, residents of Massachusetts Environmental Justice neighborhoods and Disadvantaged communities, as defined here: https://screeningtool.geoplatform.gov/en/#3/33.47/-97.5); • Assist MassCEC in matching Eligible Students to Host Employers for the summer 2024 Internship Program;6 • Mentor and support recruited Participants for the Student Internship Program Success (SIPS) Initiative component of the summer 2024 Internship Program (May, June, July, and August); • Design and facilitate three (3) 60-minute virtual career readiness workshops during the summer of 2024 (May, June, July, August), which will include a strategic opportunity for 15-20 minute breakouts/small group discussions for each cohort; • In collaboration with MassCEC Internship staff, design and deliver an employer best practices webinar, which will be open to all employers participating in the Internship Program, and required for those participating in the SIPS Initiative. • Attend all weekly workshops for students, including those facilitated by other training providers, to lead breakouts/small group discussions with your own cohort within each workshop; • Report any concerns to MassCEC regarding participant progress and experience in the program; • Track recruited summer 2024 Internship Program Participants for up to one (1) year post internship completion; and • Complete an interim report and a final report, which will detail outcomes at the end of the program as well as outcomes one (1) year after the program. Scope 2: Regional Employer Engagement to Increase Statewide Utilization of MassCEC Internship Programs: In collaboration with MassCEC staff, develop an engagement strategy for connecting with clean energy employers in Massachusetts. The primary goal is to increase participation in the Internship Program and Work and Learning Program, while simultaneously establishing a more robust partnership ecosystem for MassCEC’s Workforce Development initiatives. The engagement could include elements such as: • Define regional and sector targets for engaging new employers and expanding existing partnerships; • Design and conduct interviews with employers to learn more about industry needs and whether our programs match those needs; • Plan and attend site visits and/or events where employers may be able to be made aware of MassCEC programs; • Recruit employers to participate in MassCEC programming, including hosting interns, supporting the creation of clean energy career awareness videos by featuring their workplaces and staff in MassCEC productions, and engaging with relevant MassCEC funded-programs; • Track engagement, including new employer partner commitments to MassCEC program and initiatives and other relevant information identified in collaboration with MassCEC staff; and • Prepare a final report documenting practices, results, and recommendations. Note: Although Scope 2 focuses on employers, the goals of our program include connecting employers with schools and potential interns. Therefore, you will be expected to operate within the larger context of these goals. Additionally, there could be some overlaps with Scope 3, which focuses on promoting connections with technical trades-based schools and programs but also requires some employer engagement.
