CONNEC TRAIN CORP.

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AWARD PURPOSE.WORC PURPOSE: IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE JUSTICE40 INITIATIVE, THE PURPOSE OF THE WORC INITIATIVE GRANTS IS TO CREATE ECONOMIC MOBILITY, ADDRESS HISTORIC INEQUITIES FOR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, RURAL AREAS, AND OTHER UNDERSERVED AND UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES, AND PRODUCE HIGH-QUALITY EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES FOR WORKERS WHO LIVE OR WORK IN THE APPALACHIAN, DELTA, AND NORTHERN BORDER REGIONS, ENABLING THEM TO REMAIN AND THRIVE IN THESE COMMUNITIES. PROJECT TITLE: DATA CABLING AND FIBER OPTIC INSTALLATION TRAINING PROGRAMGRANTEE REGION: ARCDELIVERABLES EXPECTED OUTCOMES.TOTAL PARTICIPANTS: 80PARTICIPANTS OBTAINING NEW OR ENHANCED EMPLOYMENT: 80INTENDED BENEFICIARIES.TARGET POPULATION: WEST VIRGINIA RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN ECONOMICALLY AFFECTED BY THE DECLINE IN COAL AND MINING INDUSTRIES AND HISTORICALLY-MARGINALIZED INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES.AREAS TO BE SERVED: WEST VIRGINIA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT REGIONS 2 (BOONE, CABELL, LINCOLN, LOGAN, MINGO, PUTNAM, WAYNE COUNTIES), 3 (KANAWHA COUNTY), AND 4 (CALHOUN, CLAY, JACKSON, MASON, PLEASANTS, RITCHIE, ROAN, WIRT, AND WOOD COUNTIES). ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED.SUMMARY OF PROJECT: CONNEC TRAIN CORP (CTC) WILL TRAIN 80 FORMER COAL MINERS AND COAL-IMPACTED RESIDENTS FROM WEST VIRGINIAS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT REGIONS 2, 3, AND 4 FOR ENTRY-LEVEL POSITIONS AS BROADBAND TECHNICIANS, FOCUSING ON DATA CABLING AND FIBER OPTIC INSTALLATION. THE PROPOSED PROJECT.CTC WILL COLLABORATE WITH THE CABLING CONTRACTOR TLTEK, LLC, TO FACILITATE THE TRAINING PROGRAM,WHICH WILL CULMINATE IN INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATIONS SUCH AS THE ELECTRICIAN TECHNICIAN ASSOCIATION (ETA) CREDENTIALS IN DATA CABLING INSTALLERS CERTIFICATION (DCIC) AND FIBER OPTICSINSTALLER (FOI) CERTIFICATION. THESE CERTIFICATIONS QUALIFY GRADUATES FOR BROADBAND INSTALLATION,MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR EMPLOYMENT.THE PROJECT AIMS TO ADDRESS THE REGION S WORKFORCE NEEDS BY PROVIDING INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC TRAINING,SUPPORTING ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION, AND MEETING THE DEMAND FOR QUALIFIED TELECOMMUNICATIONPROFESSIONALS. THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE, CONNEC TRAIN CORP, IN COLLABORATION WITH ITS PARTNERS,DEMONSTRATES THE CAPACITY TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT THE PROPOSED PROJECT AND EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS FROM HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES TO SECURE SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT IN THEBROADBAND INDUSTRY.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES.THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.