The primary objective of the On-the-Job Supportive Services (OJTSS) is to increase the overall effectiveness of the State highway agencies' approved training programs by encouraging completion of training programs and seeking other ways to increase the training opportunities for minorities and women.
State Transportation Agencies are responsible for establishing procedures, subject to the availability of Surface Transportation and Bridge Funds under 23 U.S.C. 140(b) (Nondiscrimination), for the provision of supportive services in support of training programs approved under 23 CFR 230A (Equal Employment Opportunity on Federal and Federal-Aid Construction Contracts (Including Supportive Services)).
The Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) policy is to require full utilization of all available training and skill improvement opportunities to assure that increased participation of minority groups and disadvantaged persons and women in all phases of the highway construction industry. The FHWA also encourages State Departments of Transportation to utilize OJT supportive services funds to increase the effectiveness of approved on-the-job training programs conducted in connection with Federal-aid highway construction projects. This training is used to increase the participation of women and minorities in skilled and semi-skilled crafts.
NATIVE AMERICAN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION OUTREACH PROGRAM -IMPLEMENTATION PLAN HANDBOOK
Geographical Area: Southwest
Synopsis of Planned Accomplishments:
Service Provider: Red Hawk Laboratory, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia 22314
FHWA Contact: Hattie H. Brown, HCR-10, (202) 366-1591
Projected completion Date: March 1997
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ISTEA TWO: ACTION PLANNING INSTITUTES: PARTNERING FOR WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT
Geographical Areas: Southeast, West, and Midwest
Synopsis of Planned Accomplishments:
Service Provider: Northeast Women in Transportation (NEWIT), Portland, Maine
FHWA Contact: Hattie H. Brown, HCR-10, (202) 366-1591
Projected Completion Date: October 1997
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THE WOMEN'S TRANSPORTATION PIPELINE PROJECT
Geographical Areas: California (West); District of Columbia and Louisiana (Atlantic/Eastern and Southern); Illinois and Iowa (Mountain and Midwest)
Synopsis of Planned Accomplishments:
Service Provider: Wider Opportunities for Women, Washington, D. C.
FHWA Contact: Hattie H. Brown, HCR-10, (202) 366-1591
Projected Completion Date: February 1998
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ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S PRE-APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAM
Geographical Areas: Southwest
Synopsis of Planned Accomplishments:
Service Provider: Governor's Commission on Nontraditional Employment for Women and the Maricopa Skill Center, Phoenix, Arizona
State Contact: Paula J. Cleveland, Project Supervisor, (602) 542-3461
FHWA Contact: Hattie H. Brown, HCR-10, (202) 366-1591
Completed: December 1996
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NATIONAL IRONWORKERS TRAINING PROGRAM FOR AMERICAN INDIANS
Geographical Areas: Chicago, Illinois
Synopsis of Planned Accomplishments:
Service Provider: International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers, Washington, D. C.
FHWA Contact: Hattie H. Brown, HCR-10, (202) 366-1591
Projected Completion Date: September 1997
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GEORGIA'S PRE-APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING FOR WOMEN IN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION
Geographical Areas: Atlanta, Georgia
Synopsis of Planned Accomplishments:
Service Provider: Partnerships with: FHWA Georgia Division; Georgia Department of Transportation; Albany State College; Goodwill Industries; and Georgia Highway Contractors Association
FHWA Contact: Charles Stinson, Region 4 Office, (404) 562-3590
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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) ON-THE-JOB TRAINING PROGRAM
Geographical Areas: Statewide ( North Carolina)
Synopsis of Planned Accomplishments:
Service Provider: Partnerships with: FHWA North Carolina Division; North Carolina Department of Transportation; North Carolina Department of Labor; North Carolina Department of Human Resources, Division of Social Services; and four North Carolina HBCUs.
FHWA Contact: Charles Stinson, Region 4 Office, (404) 562-3590
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MARYLAND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PILOT PROJECT
Geographical Area: Maryland Route 450 and other locations in Prince Georges County
Synopsis of Planned Accomplishments:
Service Providers: Maryland State Highway Administration; Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
FHWA Contract: Jo Blackstone, Region 3 Office, (410) 962-0093
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