Execute a demand-driven workforce development model. Proposers selected must successfully engage businesses within in-demand sectors to obtain quality job commitments. Moreover, the Centers must build upon the demand-driven model to incorporate an integrated approach to: (1) connection to employment and training; (2) recruitment, assessment, and connection to workshops and training programs for general and targeted populations with barriersto employment including (but not limited to) OSOW youth and/or foreign-born New Yorkers; (3) an expanded and effectively leveraged community partnership network that includes inbound and outbound referrals to recruit and prepare jobseekers for connection to employment and training; (4) priority and customized services for Priority individuals (defined as low-income individuals, recipients of public assistance, individuals who need support developing basic skills, and Veterans and their spouses); (5) customized candidate preparation services for individuals with barriers to employment including (but not limited to) OSOW youth and/or foreign-born New Yorkers; and (6) post-training connection to employment for targeted populations with barriers to employment within designated in-demand sectors.
