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Why it matters: several providers described high placement and credential rates when training was paired with support services — and lower completion and placement when supports were missing. They urged city and private funders to scale stipends, childcare subsidies, transportation help and housing assistance in order to widen access.

Provider testimony and data
- So Others Might Eat (SOME). Don Gatewood, chief workforce development officer at SOME, said SOME’s CET post‑secondary vocational school enrolled 167 trainees in 2024 — “the highest since 2019” — with close to 80% obtaining jobs and 94% of graduates earning certifications. Gatewood described partnering with DHS SNAP E&T and emphasized stipends, transportation vouchers and food as important retention tools.
- Jubilee Jobs. Mirin Poole, executive director of Jubilee Jobs, described a 45% annual placement rate among assessed participants and retention rates of 75% at six months and 68% at one year, with reported hourly wages ranging from $17.50 to $25.10. Poole stressed predictable schedules and full‑time hours as necessary for sustainable employment.
- Earn‑while‑you‑learn models. Justin Palmer (D.C. Hospital Association) and several providers praised employer subsidy models such as OJT (on‑the‑job training) that pay a portion of trainee wages (examples discussed: OJT paying 75% of wages with employer paying 25% while trainees obtain credentials).

What providers asked for
Panelists urged four priorities: sustained stipend funding to let trainees complete programs; expanded childcare and health supports; expanded second‑chance hiring for returning citizens; and economic supports for basic needs (food, clothing, transportation). Several providers recommended shorter training blocks coupled with paid internships or apprenticeships to meet participants’ immediate financial needs while offering pathways to long‑term careers.

Ending
Advocates said that pairing industry‑aligned training with predictable financial and nonfinancial supports materially raises completion and placement rates and urged the committee and city agencies to prioritize funding and policy changes that institutionalize those supports.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","District of Columbia (Executive Administration and Labor) - Committee on Executive Administration & Labor, Public Roundtable, Anita Bonds, Chairperson - Apr 07, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Nonprofit providers at the D.C. roundtable said trainees commonly face food, childcare, transportation and housing barriers that derail training; organizations urged sustained stipends, predictable scheduling from employers and employer incentives to improve retention and career outcomes.","taxTitle","Committee on Executive Administration and Labor, Committees, Legislative, District of Columbia","taxId",15950,"location","","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6608803,"Council witnesses say better outcomes data needed so employers can reliably pick training partners",9748,3471770,13220000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2936274-e1127900f79042dbe2cdc1f793cf5227&start=3471&end=13220","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2936274-e1127900f79042dbe2cdc1f793cf5227/thumbnail_3471770.jpg","/articles/6608803/Council-witnesses-say-better-outcomes-data-needed-so-employers-can-reliably-pick-training-partners","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6608803-e13348d2c9a36dac8ddcca637569408e/orig.mp4?Expires=1775453903&Signature=dWAz6oyMO3f9xSkromySponu5nVRuqI5Fm3ntaYtpc2w-7T85p0mT0ymd8pvd9BM~D677AcYrYjIfTjO5ZKduoiyfQ6wvoUfprTMPf5sLDlTn71hjYlH9MoZePCJk3l3159gyaGj9fhuscAOF8MVTYezJgkFJhDrXagtqwKJLnOAaoYfG6etfzjdIE7QubUrvh-PBTkk5lU0j6VKQhrfuuK6J4Afgxv9EXjvtIBV7VncUTIcsL53FgIMzA5YPjJfrVxds~Zx2rT12ulRUE~lNu5WfUjrhqxEQuZyTC1nNZjrPnQwwLiHCCkxAkfv5Cnl6Qv6TajSYusZOL~ylX10-w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the April 20 roundtable convened by Councilmember Anita Bonds, workforce leaders and education researchers identified data gaps that limit employers’ ability to identify effective training providers and inhibit systemwide coordination.

Why it matters: employers told the committee they need program‑level employment and wage outcomes and clearer information on program length, curricula and credentials. City agencies and the Workforce Investment Council said they are building tools to provide those employer‑facing reports, but witnesses stressed the work must include measures of long‑term employment and wage gains.

What witnesses described
- Employers’ needs. Tanya Barranchi of the Federal City Council and City Works DC said employers asked for a simple, industry‑specific dashboard that shows curriculum, training length, credentials and placement outcomes; when providers used an industry‑aligned “readiness rubric” for hospitality candidates, the employer‑rated job‑readiness score rose from about 5% to over 90% at hiring events.
- WIC and ETEP work. Drew Hubbard, executive director of the Workforce Investment Council, said the WIC is modernizing the eligible training provider list and launching CareerADDC to streamline provider applications and require quarterly performance reporting. He described plans to connect those reports to the education‑to‑employment (ETEP) data system being built at the deputy mayor for education.
- Equity and outcomes. Amelia Kalma of the DC Policy Center said long‑term disparities are stark: \"young adults born in DC earn $37,000 less per year than their non native peers,\" and unemployment for DC‑born young adults is higher (23% vs. 3% for non‑native residents). She urged that any data system track long‑term earnings and retention to assess whether programs reduce racial and place‑based disparities.

Next steps described
WIC officials said they will continue piloting CareerADDC and require quarterly provider reporting so the district can produce employer‑facing dashboards. Panelists urged that dashboards include: program length, industry skills, certification rates, job placement by industry, and available wraparound supports.

Ending
Panelists said better, timely data would let employers form stable partnerships with training providers and let funders prioritize programs that close gaps in placement and wage outcomes for DC residents.","Speakers at the D.C. roundtable urged creation and public release of employer‑facing, program‑level outcomes so businesses can identify which providers deliver placement, credentialing and wage gains — a priority for the Workforce Investment Council and the Education‑to‑Employment Pathways work.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6608808,"D.C. roundtable highlights employer-led apprenticeships and regionwide hiring partnerships",16003,616004,16620000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2936274-e1127900f79042dbe2cdc1f793cf5227&start=616&end=16620","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2936274-e1127900f79042dbe2cdc1f793cf5227/thumbnail_616004.jpg","/articles/6608808/DC-roundtable-highlights-employer-led-apprenticeships-and-regionwide-hiring-partnerships","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6608808-c84eaff48a922d99d311de1b533f0762/orig.mp4?Expires=1775453903&Signature=jByUyseSBE9kRypHoGx7Y51HyP8kugzftqeJSfejXSATg3lK0cW98PdZFhO38JrolWDcw1ja22Iw6w6OA7fYFir0moDQFBXKGZN7xxxOYNbZ8tTPDwSrw0VA6YGlyS9HAPNzr2P4-ScmpT7VqgxVjkGBpR9-h9YRzSRaHFIqHLoxUJe-7EVlGatvlOghIcXPlEt8M43-4RD73r4i17Q1rk0Rk8NXx6ir1S5xymdk9IctJdYS~wq5AtV0DvsHO3nLs-HmXyOZWaW1TJgveMAzJZoQX64CRP70Rg-4W-Itd5RO~Kl4Hc-xbO57lHmAJWm5cq5uGataRJFEgJRwU4uIwQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The District of Columbia Council's Committee on Executive Administration and Labor convened a public roundtable April 20 to examine the city’s job-training ecosystem and to spotlight employer-led apprenticeships and sector partnerships as a major pipeline into the workforce.

Chairperson Anita Bonds opened the session by saying the event’s purpose was “to examine our jobs training ego system to highlight the high performing workforce development programs in the region, while also identifying those programs and initiatives in need of improvement.” The discussion brought together training providers, employers and city agencies to describe successful employer-led models and remaining gaps.

Why it matters: multiple panelists described on-the-job apprenticeship models that allow residents without four‑year degrees to earn and learn in technology and health-care roles, enter stable employment and advance. Employers described hiring apprentices directly and providing mentorship; training intermediaries said those models produced high placement and promotion rates.

What panelists said and demonstrated
- Employer-led apprenticeships. Ximena Yates, CEO and co‑founder of Build Within, described partnerships that create employer-led registered apprenticeships in tech roles, including AI/data work and prompt engineering. “Today, about 70% of our graduates are in professional roles with upward mobility,” Yates said of graduates from Build Within partnerships.
- Company hires and examples. Shubh Dev Gupta, founder of PredictHealth, said PredictHealth has hired apprentices sourced through Build Within and the DC Department of Employment Services and promoted several into advanced roles. George Washington University described hiring apprentices from Build Within who later took full‑time jobs and internal leadership roles.
- Industry and public‑private sector scale. Justin Palmer of the D.C. Hospital Association described the DC Health Care Workforce Partnership and the DC Alliance for Healthcare Careers, which he said received a first‑year District investment of $2,000,000 to pilot employer‑aligned apprenticeships and career bridges such as CNA→PCT and medical records→CMA pathways.

Barriers and supports
Panelists emphasized that apprenticeships and short, industry‑aligned programs are more effective when trainees receive wraparound supports. Don Gatewood, chief workforce development officer at So Others Might Eat, urged stipends and supports, saying many trainees “struggle with financial insecurity, making it difficult to focus on training without income support.” Jubilee Jobs and SUM described how transportation vouchers, food, clothing and short paid internships improved retention and placement.

Capacity and outcomes
Several providers said demand outstrips capacity. Christian Noble and Jerry Conohia of Community College Preparatory Academy described a new 41,000‑square‑foot facility and current enrollment of 666 students with capacity for roughly 1,200. Allison Kokonas Lisonbee (Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School) said the school serves more than 2,100 adult learners and that recent grants are expanding nurse‑aide training.

What city agencies are doing
Department of Employment Services Director Morris Hughes and Workforce Investment Council Executive Director Drew Hubbard described multiple city programs that partner with employers, including the Infrastructure Academy, DC Alliance for Healthcare Careers, the College Fellowship and apprenticeship approvals. Hubbard said the WIC is modernizing its eligible training provider process and rolling out CareerADDC to streamline provider applications and collect quarterly performance outcomes.

Ending
Speakers urged replication of employer‑led models and faster sharing of employment outcomes so businesses can reliably identify effective providers. Councilmember Anita Bonds requested written testimony for the record and closed the roundtable after public and government witness testimony and a short break.

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Service providers urge stipends, childcare and housing supports to improve training completion and job retention

Council witnesses say better outcomes data needed so employers can reliably pick training partners

D.C. roundtable highlights employer-led apprenticeships and regionwide hiring partnerships