Utilizing a braided funding
strategy with funding from Atlanta CareerRise and WIOA Cobb Works/WorkSource Cobb launched
the Cobb Pathway Apprenticeship-Power Up! Program pilot. The short-term
training program was created to increase economic mobility and reduce
racial inequities through skilled trades training for minority and low-income
populations. With intentional and strategic goals to improve
diversity and inclusion PowerUp! partnered with Prime Power,
a leading provider of emergency power system (EPS) services, struggling to
recruit talent.
The
program served as a catalyst to strengthen the talent pipeline for employers in
the energy industry by bridging the skills-gap and cultivating an intentional
pipeline of entry-level workers from underserved populations.
Congratulations, to
our first graduates, graduating June 30, 2021.
