Specifications include, but are not limited to: OWS seeks a qualified consultant to design the Career Accelerator Program using national best practices for ISA design, eligibility, implementation and management, including eligible industry sectors in national programs. The scope of this work also will include the development of a generalized scoring rubric for identifying credentials of value applicable across industry sectors, which the consultant will apply to identify effective CDL training providers in the state. Additionally, the scope will encompass the design of a sustainable fund and the legal and financial infrastructure necessary for implementation. In doing so, the consultant will consider how state and federal supportive services are affected by participating in the program, and as a result what supportive services will need to be included in the program design, accounting for some overlap with other funding (e.g., WIOA), affordability (defined means / eligibility), and employer support. At the completion of this work, the Career Accelerator Program should be able to fully launch with a CDL training pilot that will be additionally scalable to other industry sectors.
