DOLETA seeks grant panelists

The Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA) used a peer review process for the review and selection of Recovery Act grants. Building on the positive feedback, ETA has decided to continue this process for our appropriated competitive funds into the future.

To ensure an ongoing talent pool, ETA will recruit experts to serve as grant review panelists on a continuous basis. ETA is seeking a diverse pool of expertise from the workforce system, institutions of higher education, community and faith-based organizations, labor, business and industry partners, and other related organizations to review and score these applications along with federal staff. The resumes will be kept on file for future ETA competitions unless otherwise directed by applicants. We anticipate the wide ranging expertise of selected panelists in assisting us in continuing to award grants of the highest quality.

We welcome potential panelists with these particular areas of expertise:

• Delivering services in the Public Workforce Investment System;
• Analyzing labor market information and research;
• Administering or teaching in a technical college, a community college or a four year college with an interest in workforce connections;
• Creating or implementing an apprenticeship program;
• Creating or implementing a training program focused on career pathways, career clusters, or competency models;
• Developing or operating training or hiring outreach programs for energy efficiency and renewable energy businesses and related industries;
• Providing supportive services to individuals engaged in training;
• Recruitment or retention of out-of-school youth in job training programs;
• Human resources strategies within a business or industry;
• Experience and knowledge in implementing training programs with a track record in recruiting, placing and retaining populations with multiple barriers to employment (this population may include but is not limited to: seniors, veterans, displaced homemakers, low-income adults, disconnected youth, limited English proficient persons.)
• Designing or delivering:
• Clinical training in the health care industry;
• integrated basic reading, numeracy, writing or English language skills with occupational skills training.