Maloney asks about NYCHA Clean Energy Academy, job placements, and city agency vacancies
Maloney asks about updated NYCHA Clean Energy Academy participant numbers (last reported 39 in December 2023), internship and job placement data from training programs, and green economy job vacancies in city agencies. Perry does not have the specific numbers but offers to follow up, noting over 100 active youth apprentices at city agencies with 17 in green economy roles.
I had follow-up questions on the talent pipeline and economic justice and inclusion initiatives.
Specifically, the NYCHA Clean Energy Academy was mentioned as a key tool for creating economic mobility and green economy jobs for low-income New Yorkers.
And our data is from December 2023, saying 39 residents had gone through the program.
I'm wondering if you have an updated figure on the number of participants from the program.
As I mentioned earlier, we don't have the updated figure, but we're happy to go back and work with our partners to try to get you that.
And the placements in terms of number of people that were placed in internships or full-time roles within city agencies, do you have any of that data as well?
Specifically with internships at city agencies, we have...
I don't have all of that data in front of me, but as I mentioned, our youth apprentice title, which is connecting New York City public school students to apprenticeships, paid on-the-job training at various city agencies.
I think we have, I think right now, over 100 active apprentices at city agencies.
We have even more that have come through the program.
And right now we have 17 who are at agencies that do work in the green economy, so like DEP, DOT.
We have another 12 joining for this upcoming fall cohort.
We'd have to get back to you on sort of all of the, there's a whole suite of programs of internships and apprenticeships and fellowships that.
Happen to connect, that work to connect young New Yorkers to job opportunities with the city.
And so we don't have that full number, but happy to work and try to get that to you.
And with the training programs, not just completion rates of the program, but then job placements that came afterwards.
Is that something you can follow up with as well?
We'll follow up with you as well on that.
And do you have a sense of how many green economy jobs are available?
in our own city agencies and what the vacancy rate is with those positions.
I don't have that data in front of me, but we are definitely interested in maximizing opportunities for city agencies.
I've said this before and always make a plug, I love working for the city, and so trying to get more young people into the city is really important to us.
And so we're happy to work with our partners at DCAS and at those agencies that do work in the green economy, which spans many, many agencies, as we know.
To get you that data.