10e. Order
Port’s Opportunity Youth Initiative
1 Item No. 10e_Order 2 Meeting Date: February 8, 2022 3 4 5 ORDER NO. 2022-02 6 7 AN ORDER OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION 8 9 Aligning the Port's Opportunity Youth Initiative with the 10 Port's Workforce Development Resolution and Policy 11 Directive and renaming it as the "Youth Career Launch 12 Program" and to create pathways to high-quality jobs for youth. 13 14 PROPOSED 15 FEBRUARY 8, 2022 16 17 INTRODUCTION 18 19 This proposal modifies the Port's COVID 19 Recovery Opportunity Youth Initiative to create a 20 three-year pilot program to determine how to implement a permanent and sustainable youth 21 employment program that connects young people between the ages of 16-24; to provide Workforce 22 Development preparation and launch opportunities in port-related industries; and to align with the 23 Port Workforce Development Resolution and Policy Directives and other successful programs in 24 King County and Washington State. 25 TEXT OF THE ORDER 26 27 The Port of Seattle Commission hereby directs the Executive to: 28 29 (1) Rename the Port's "Opportunity Youth Initiative Program" to the "Youth Career Launch 30 Program;" 31 32 (2) Implement a pilot program that will explore how to evolve the program from a temporary 33 response to COVID-19 recovery to an ongoing, permanent program aligned with the core priorities 34 of the Port's workforce development strategic plan and Workforce Development Resolution and 35 Policy Directive; 36 37 (3) Require the pilot program to be guided by the Equity Index and the Awareness, Experiential, 38 Preparation and Launch (AEPL) model within the Career Connected Learning (CCL) framework, 39 as outlined in the Workforce Development Policy Directive; and 40 41 (4) Partner with community organizations to provide career launch opportunities for young people 42 aged 16-24 in port-related industries. The pilot will emphasize: 43 Working with BIPOC youth and communities in a workforce development capacity; 44 Partnering with employers in port-related industries; 45 Youth job training; 46 Providing wrap-around services to facilitate workforce development opportunities; Order 2022--02 Youth Career Launch Program Page 1 of 2 47 Collecting data and reporting on metrics and measurable outcomes; and 48 Partnership with educational institutions providing certificates and training for students in 49 port related industries. 50 51 (5) The Executive Director shall conduct a program evaluation following the program's second 52 year to determine alignment with the current Workforce Development Resolution and Policy 53 Directive. The evaluation shall include a review of program metrics and outcomes to inform the 54 recommendation from the Executive Director as to whether the program should be adopted as a 55 permanent feature of our core programming in Workforce Development. 56 57 (6) Pending the outcome of the evaluation the Youth Career Launch Pilot Program shall sunset on 58 December 31, 2024, with the intent that the program becomes permanent, by executive or 59 commission approval. 60 61 STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE ORDER 62 63 The Port's Workforce Development Policy Directive states that port-related workforce 64 development provides a substantial public benefit consistent with the Port of Seattle Commission's 65 economic development goals and is consistent with ongoing worker training initiatives in place. 66 67 Investing where needs are greatest will address root causes of the inequity in opportunity while 68 allocating public resources toward continuous improvement. Youth Career Launch is an 69 opportunity to fulfill Century Agenda strategic objectives by increasing equitable access for youth 70 to acquire the skills, experience, and education they need to secure increasingly complex and better 71 compensated jobs and careers at the Port and in port-related industries; connecting increased job 72 placement and retention within port-related industries. 73 74 The Commission recognizes the Port has reached many milestones in the goal of connecting 75 learning with career opportunities and is in a position to develop and strengthen additional 76 pathways that serve both port-impacted communities and port-related industries. 77 78 The Port will build upon its strong support for CCL and will continue to develop positive 79 partnerships through its youth employment training programs to advance offerings that support the 80 Awareness, Experiential, Preparation and Launch (AEPL) model and the career launch for the next 81 generation of workers. 82 83 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ATTACHED 84 Workforce Development Resolution and Policy Directive as Amended and Adopted June 23, 2020 85 86 PRIOR COMMISSION ACTIONS 87 2020-2023 WFD Strategic Plan as introduced to Commission on July 14, 2020 88 Order 2022--02 Youth Career Launch Program Page 2 of 2
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