The Martindale-Brightwood Quality of Life Plan (MB QoL Plan) for Workforce Development is designed to empower our community by providing diverse opportunities and skills training, ensuring all residents' career success and economic stability. This plan will prepare our residents with the necessary information, skills, and knowledge to be employment-ready while connecting them with local employers. Our comprehensive approach includes developing targeted job training programs in collaboration with local educational institutions (Martin University, Marion University, Ivy Tech, ect.), ensuring that residents are equipped with industry-specific skills tailored to the needs of our local job market.
We will create a centralized information center at 37 Place to provide residents with up-to-date details on employment pathways and opportunities within the Martindale-Brightwood community, making it easier for individuals to navigate their career options. This center will be complemented by community outreach programs to disseminate valuable information through local events and digital platforms. Additionally, our plan emphasizes the importance of job training programs that prepare residents for available jobs and directly connect them to employment opportunities through job fairs, hands-on work experiences, internships, and apprenticeship programs.
Strengthening relationships with local employers is a cornerstone of our plan. We will establish employer advisory councils to ensure our training programs are aligned with industry needs and develop partnerships to create more internship and apprenticeship opportunities. To incentivize employers, we propose implementing programs that offer subsidies for on-the-job training provided to residents in addition to continued career coaching to stabilize and sustain hired talent.
Our implementation strategy involves engaging stakeholders, utilizing data-driven decision-making, and conducting regular monitoring and evaluation to ensure the success and adaptability of our plans. By securing funding from diverse sources, including government grants and private partnerships, we aim to ensure the sustainability and scalability of our programs. The expected outcomes of this plan include increased employment rates, enhanced economic stability for residents, improved overall quality of life, and stronger community ties through collaborative efforts.
This plan is a call to action for the Martindale-Brightwood community to join us in this transformative effort to uplift our workforce and ensure a prosperous future for all. Together, we can create a vibrant and economically stable Martindale-Brightwood, where every resident has the opportunity to succeed and thrive.
Goals And Strategies
Goal 1. Prepare residents with information, skills, and knowledge so that they are ready for employment and connect them with employers.
Strategy 1.1
Provide information to residents about employment pathways and opportunities.
Provide information to residents about employment pathways and opportunities.
Action 1.1.2
Develop a neighborhood workforce development resource guide
Develop a neighborhood workforce development resource guide
Action 1.1.3
Create a satellite site with a community-based partner to reach residents
Create a satellite site with a community-based partner to reach residents
Strategy 1.2 Provide job training for residents and connect them to employment opportunities.
Action1.2.1 Cultivate a solid, skilled talent pipeline.
Action 1.2.2 Increase the amount of income for our current talent pipeline
Action 1.2.3 Provide in-school and out -of -school youth education and training opportunities to gain employment, retain, and advance their career of choice
Action 1.2.4 KIPP Forward- High school career and college readiness (14-18 yr old)
Strategy 1.3 Strengthen Relationships with Employers to Provide More Employment Opportunities
Action1.3.1 Attract and build relationships with employers specifically that focus on “Better” and “Career” jobs
Action1.3.2 Hosting an annual collective Hiring Fair
Action 1.3.3 Identify appropriate employment opportunities for our older adults (55+ yrs old)
