RFP FY2011 Continuation FC 538 Workplace Education

							Name of Grant Program: Workplace Education                                                    Fund Code: 538



                             PART III – REQUIRED PROGRAM INFORMATION

  Please enter your responses to the following questions in the Part III Required Information
  section of the SMARTT Program Planning Module.

  1. Planning and Evaluation Teams (PET) are required for each partnership
       a. Provide a brief update on FY 2010 goals and outcomes. Identify not more than two
          measurable goals of the partnership for FY 2011. Goals should be agreed upon by the
          PET and reflect business, worker/student, and labor union interests (where the worksite
          is unionized).
       b. Describe how the PET measures success in meeting its stated goals. (Include sample
          surveys or other tools used to determine goal attainment.)

  2. Organizational Commitment

       a. Describe the business leadership’s involvement and support of the program, e.g., ways
          the upper-management supports release time, policies that promote opportunities for
          students to apply new skills to current jobs, etc. If applicable, describe the union
          leadership’s involvement and support of the program.
       b. Provide examples of ways that supervisors contribute to and encourage support for the
          program; how they provide information to the PET and the instructor for curriculum
          development.

  3. Future Plans for the Educational Program

       a. If the employer or union plans to continue the program after the grant ends, describe the
           strategies for continuing the program, including how the current program structure may
           change, e.g., PET, class hours and weeks, etc.
       b. If you believe the education program will not continue after the grant ends, please explain
          briefly.
  4.   Budget and Match Narratives (not counted in the two page limit)
       a. Include details of all proposed expenditures, including hourly rates, weekly personnel
          time commitments, and FTE (Full Time Equivalent), etc.

  For multiple business partners (i.e., consortia): Submit one budget narrative for each partner
  and one integrated budget narrative that is a composite of all business partners. Submit one
  match narrative for each partner.