PAST PERFORMANCE – PROGRAMMATIC CAPABILITY Clause Samples

PAST PERFORMANCE – PROGRAMMATIC CAPABILITY. ▇▇▇▇ has invested in the development of a multifaceted career pathways system to serve both adult and youth participants. Pathways are developed for high-demand and emerging occupations, which are determined on the local level based on labor market information supplied by DEED’s labor market office. The existing programs and outcomes described below demonstrate DEED's capability to implement the proposed new project that will help expand youth with disabilities' participation in the career pathways process. The lessons learned from past performance in adult and youth programs will be applied to this new Partners for Youth Career Pathways project that will focus on meeting the unique needs of youth with disabilities. For adults, DEED has formulated the Pathways to Prosperity program, supported by state dollars, that takes participants along a path involving a sequence of education/training leading to jobs in occupations in demand in the state. These funds are awarded to WDAs competitively on the basis of responses to a Request for Proposals. Successful proposals must indicate the specific needs of the participant population and how education/training being delivered will lead to economic and social self-sufficiency. Emphasis is placed on reaching populations with low skill levels who are economically disadvantaged. The state legislature has viewed Pathways to Prosperity as a vehicle to reduce the racial disparities opportunity gap and has allocated additional state dollars, demonstrating MN's ongoing commitment to the career pathways model. In addition to the state-funded Pathways to Prosperity program, Minnesota’s adult DEI project connects adults with disabilities to career pathways programs in order to enhance their economic and social self-sufficiency. For youth, local WDAs throughout Minnesota have developed several career pathway models to either enhance youth's employability or to assist them to acquire industry recognized or required credentials. WDA staff help youth to understand labor market information to determine the kind of education and training needed to obtain in-demand positions. Strength- based needs assessments are used with youth clientele to determine their talents and interests and explore how these attributes can be used to secure related jobs in high-demand fields. Staff conduct further evaluations to assess the skill levels of youth and arrange for entry into an accelerated career pathway program, if appropriate, or to other kinds ...