*UPDATED* Request for Quotes - Approved Training Programs For SHIFT | National Dislocated Worker Grant Trade and Economic Transition
Partner4Work is issuing this Request for Quotes (RFQ) to solicit occupational skills training programs that can be offered to the participants of the SHIFT Program. The program is designed to provide additional support for the dislocated worker population in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. Partner4Work will serve over 100 participants between October 1, 2018, and September 2020. The selected providers will be involved in the project from July 1, 2019, to September 30, 2020. We are seeking training opportunities in two forms – (1) in five targeted industry sectors and (2) in hard and soft skills that help with the transition into the 21st century market.
Firstly, we are seeking occupational skills training, pre-apprenticeship, and apprenticeship programs that align with career pathways in the following five priority industries: (1) Advanced Manufacturing; (2) Financial Services; (3) Information Technology; (4) Health Care, and (5) Transportation and Logistics. Trainings in these industries will prepare participants for placement in high priority occupations. Trainings must result in industry-recognized credentials.
Secondly, Partner4Work is also soliciting training opportunities that can provide dislocated workers with 21st century hard and soft skills that can help them transition into the current job market. These trainings may not be industry specific, but they will help to provide participants with the necessary skills to transition to the 21st century job market.
Through this RFQ, Partner4Work plans to secure pricing agreements with multiple providers for training programs to be included on the SHIFT Training Provider List. SHIFT participants will be referred to these programs according to participants’ choice and suitability toward achieving their desired career outcomes.
Bids must be submitted by 5 p.m., Friday, June 14, 2019, to dwg@partner4work.org.
*UPDATE: Partner4Work has extended the deadline for bids to June 14 (5 p.m.).
*Update on 10/15/19: Partner4Work will no longer accept applications on a rolling basis.