| Initiative Title | 2024-2026- Align training programs with industry needs to develop 4 targeted workforce development training programs. |
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| Submitted in Previous Year(s) | No |
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| Critical Information, Notes, Justification, Rationale | 2024-2026- Align training programs with industry needs to develop 4 targeted workforce development training programs. Key Actions are to run two workforce programs per semester starting Spring 2025.
- Hospitality & Tourism Certificate:
- Culinary Arts Certificate:
- Environmental Health & Safety Certificate:
- Dietician Aide Certificate:
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| Consequences of this initiative not being funded | The workforce program looking to be developed and scaled up to two workforce programs per semester starting Spring 2025 is currently grant-funded with a need for a new grant funding of $350K by Summer 2026 to meet the projected operational budget. |
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| Department Goals | 2024-2026- Align training programs with industry needs to develop 4 targeted workforce development training programs. |
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| Programs | |
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| Locations | Newburgh Campus |
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| Estimated Completion Date | 12/22/2025 |
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| Will this initiative span multiple budget years? | No |
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| Importance | Medium |
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| Funding Source | Grant Possibility |
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| Created | 01/28/2025 6:10 am |
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| Updated | 02/03/2025 10:57 am |
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Institutional Goals
| Goal |
How will the initiative support this institutional goal? |
- COLLEGE GOALS as of 2011
- 3. To establish public and private partnerships and provide programs and services that support and serve our county’s educational, economic, civic and cultural needs.
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FoodTEC is dedicated to advancing economic mobility through food and beverage, hospitality, and tourism workforce training. Through Community Project Funding, FoodTEC is able to offer workforce development programs that are designed to assist economically disadvantaged job seekers and workers in Orange County and the Mid-Hudson region.
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- STRATEGIC PLAN 2020-2025
- Empower Student Success: Equitably link students with their aspirations
- Goal #1: Identify and reduce the barriers to academic and personal success
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FoodTEC's workforce development programs are grant-funded and designed to assist economically disadvantaged job seekers and workers in obtaining and advancing in jobs that provide sustaining wages and benefits, primarily in the food, beverage, and hospitality sectors.
The programs offer eligible students 100% tuition assistance and wrap-around services like childcare and transportation. To be eligible, students must live in the mid-Hudson region, make less than 25 dollars per hour, or be unemployed. The programs have a built-in 4-week paid-on-the-job training component to the curriculums. Students can earn minimum wage while training up to 60 hours in four weeks at participating food service establishments in the mid-Hudson region. |
Action Steps
| Action Step |
Responsible Party |
Order |
| Key Actions: Run two workforce programs per semester starting Spring 2025. |
Executive Director, Project Coordinator, Workforce Instructors |
1 |
Expected Outcomes
| Outcome |
Order |
| Complete 11 workforce program cohorts between Spring 2025 and Fall 2026. Enrollment n=165 participants ( 15 per cohort) |
1 |
Assessment Methods
| Method |
Description |
Other Method |
Responsible Party |
| Rubrics/ Scoring Guides |
Rubrics/scoring guides outline identified criteria for successfully completing an activity, assignment, etc. and establish levels for meeting the criteria. They can be used to score everything from essays, engagement, to performances. |
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Project Coordinator, Workforce Instructors |
Resources
| INITIAL YEAR COST: |
$758,202.00 |
| RECURRING COST: |
$0.00 |
Equipment
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Facility
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| Cleaning/Cleaning Supplies for FoodTEC Kitchen |
$9996.00
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| TOTAL: |
$9,996.00 / $0.00 |
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Supply
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| Printing |
$7000.00
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| TOTAL: |
$7,000.00 / $0.00 |
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Staffing
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| Project Coordinators Salary, Career Readiness Instructror, Workforce Development Instructor, Kitchen Assistant, Staff Training |
$292114.00
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| TOTAL: |
$292,114.00 / $0.00 |
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Training
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| Student Tuition Assistance, Paid-On-The Job Training, Wrap Around Services, Curriculum Development, Course Material, Culinary Program Food Cost, Student Lunches, Student Uniforms, Course Material Printing |
$436787.00
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| TOTAL: |
$436,787.00 / $0.00 |
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Marketing
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| USDA NIFA Project Website |
$1833.00
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| TOTAL: |
$1,833.00 / $0.00 |
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Other
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| grant indirect cost |
$10472.00
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| TOTAL: |
$10,472.00 / $0.00 |
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Prioritization
This is initiative is ready for prioritization.
Assessment
| Date | Department Name | Status | Cost to Date | Funding Source | |
| 02/03/2025 | Food Tech | In progress | 131426.00 | Grant Possibility | |
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