The PERG Equitable Workforce Initiative is delighted to report that the first EWI grant has been awarded. Triode Media Group, based in Lancaster, PA provides trucks, stages, grip, and lighting across Pennsylvania as well as in New York City and the DC metro area. With the EWI in mind, Triode reached out to a local community non-profit group, Community Action Project (CAP). CAP in turn, channeled the request to other local groups, including an online podcasting network called The Cultured Professional Network (TCP). Within days, Triode started receiving resumes and among them found a young person, passionate about technology and media and ready to enter the professional ranks of the higher-end market. Thinking about EWI encouraged the leadership at Triode to look for talent in a new way, and it paid off.
Throughout September, EWI Program Coordinator, Andrew Rodriguez, has been reaching out to community groups and educational institutions to encourage job seekers to apply to the program and upload their resume. It will take some time to populate the EWI candidates on the EWI website, but while that resource is growing, PERG members can also source candidates themselves. If you have an EWI-eligible candidate you’d like to hire, encourage them to apply to EWI and let Andrew know.
Andrew and PERG Manager, Harry Box, will host an informational Coffee Break on Thursday, September 29th at 9 am Pacific time (10 am mountain, 11 am Central, 12 pm Eastern) to discuss details about the EWI Program. If you are interested to learn how to apply, how your training curriculum will be documented, and what else is involved, please register here.
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