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Recruitment elements involve identification.defining the labor force by social,economic,geographic <br /> and/or common network characteristics,targeting those groups more likely to be interested and able to <br /> pursue a particular career pathways,and engagement,or the set of activities that communicates the <br /> offer,establishes contact,and concludes with an interested person entering a training program or a <br /> job/career path with the support infrastructure required to sustain,advance and succeed. <br /> Training elements start with the processes of assessment and testing to ensure that individuals meet the <br /> minimum requirements necessary to succeed at learning new skills,to participate in the labor market. <br /> Training;imparting new knowledge and skills to those selected via screening and testing. <br /> Retention elements involve placing people in a given job or occupation with the employer, retaining the <br /> new workers,and advancement.The latter step goes beyond development activities focused on the <br /> individual because it encompasses organizational measures designed to create an attractive and mutually <br /> rewarding work and learning environment. <br /> The ultimate challenge of this engagement is to increase the numbers of low-moderate income and <br /> minorities that are recruited,trained and placed in jobs—or other related initiatives that lead to <br /> employment,careers and economic mobility in employer market within reach of residents of the City of <br /> Decatur. <br /> Once Process-Driven System is customized to meet this challenge, Key Strategic will work closely with <br /> select regional employment initiatives,community-based organizations,workforce development <br /> intermediaries and governments funded agencies—•those already engaged in addressing workforce. <br /> issues—to build a structured collaborative designed to improve the effectiveness of each participating <br /> agency. <br /> Scope of Services Plan <br /> Key Strategic has reviewed the initial Scope of Services released by The City of Decatur Economic and <br /> Community Development Department(three phase summary in Attachment A)and will follow the outline <br /> as presented. Key Strategic will incorporate each of the tasks identified into the general engagement plan <br /> below: <br /> 1. Work the Economic and Community Development staff and a core group of community-based <br /> organizations,workforce development agencies,support organizations and employers to establish a <br /> contemporary`grass roots'profile of the demographic,social and economic characteristics of the <br /> populations being targeted in multiple low-income and minority neighborhoods. Most descriptions <br /> and statements regarding this population are developed by public or academic labor research entities <br /> and,as such,often overlook important'real-life' insight to the challenges that neighborhoods and <br /> residents face in acquiring skills and gaining employment. <br /> 2. Build a cooperative and collaborative infrastructure encompassing community-based organizations, <br /> training providers and workforce development agencies.This effort will include among other things: <br /> a. Training and education regarding the benefits of adopting a comprehensive process-driven <br /> systems approach to workforce development; <br /> b. Introducing innovative tools and methods for building a comprehensive model; <br /> c. Implement a process and structure to improves efficiency,inter-organizational connectivity and <br /> effectiveness; <br /> d. Introduce best practice client and organizational management system suitable to all partnering <br /> organizations; <br /> e. Provide ongoing support to the staff and operational needs of the cooperative participants. <br /> 7 <br />