2010/ 2011 HIGHLIGHTS GRANT ASSOCIATES - A Recognized Leader in Workforce Development

New York City Mayor Bloomberg presents Dale Grant with award

Grant Associates is a national workforce development company with a proven model for engaging businesses and implementing effective programs that result in increased employment. We are experienced in designing programs, performing sector work, creating and managing One-Stop operations, serving special populations, providing human resources consulting services, fostering collaboration between education and workforce enterprises, and providing business services.


One-Stop Operations
Leading Job Placement Outcomes Five Years in a Row
Today we serve 1,000 business customers across all industries, especially in retail and financial services, professional services, hospitality and food service sectors. Major corporations like CVS, Citigroup, Delta Airlines, The Home Depot and Time Warner Cable have been clients for more than five years. In 2010, our Queens Workforce1 Career Center filled 7,000 positions. We placed 4,000 jobseekers in just the first five months of 2011 under additional contracts, including the Brooklyn Workforce1 Career Center. Grant Associates has been the job placement leader among New York City’s six One-Stop operators for five consecutive years.


Sector Services
Leveraging Deep Business Relationships to Create New Opportunities for Workers
Demonstrating that manufacturing is still a viable sector, we increased the number of job placements in our first year operating the New York City Manufacturing Career Center to 280, up from the 80 placements achieved under the prior vendor’s contract. At the same time, 150 jobseekers entered advanced training and education programs with a graduation rate of almost 80 percent. Based on input from businesses serving on the Leadership Committee of our Transportation Career Center, now in its fourth year, we developed a supervisory training program for incumbent workers that resulted in 52 promotions for 136 employees who participated. Scholars at Work, a collaboration between the Transportation Career Center, the NYC Department of Education, the NYC Department of Small Business Services and the NYC Workforce Investment Board, produced 22 internships in 2010, with half of these interns moving on to full time jobs. We expect these results to increase by at least 50 percent in 2011.


Special Populations
Breaking Through Barriers to Employment
We are the job placement and retention leader among contractors in New York City, Philadelphia and Atlanta serving individuals with barriers to employment. Under a New York City contract to serve individuals on probation, we achieved over 400 placements last year, of which 100 were high wage placements paying $12/hour or more. We also achieved a one-year retention rate of 60 percent, exceeding performance guidelines by 10 percent.


Business Services
Promoting Job Growth by Building Business Capacity
With the assistance of our Bronx and Queens Business Solutions Centers, nearly 100 new businesses launched last year. In addition, 150 businesses obtained loans totaling $3.5 million as a result of our services.


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