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Specific Program Accomplishments

Worker Education and Training Program

For the past seven years the NIEHS BMWTP has continued to offer comprehensive training to disadvantaged residents and to foster economic and environmental restoration to communities impacted by brownfields. The BMWTP has successfully trained adults via five awardees: the Center to Protect Workers' Rights, Xavier University, National Puerto Rican Forum, Laborers-AGC Education and Training Fund, and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. After seven years, the BMWTP now reached approximately 2,448 individuals. Trainees prior to entering this program were all un-employed or chronically under employed. Approximately 1,656 trainees are now employed and giving back to their communities in taxes and community service. The five BMWTP awardees during the period of September 1, 2004 to August 31, 2005 provided in depth life skills and environmental training to 308 local residents in the 14 Brownfields communities. Of those trained, 213 are employed representing a job placement rate of 69%. In summary, 88% of the trainees are male; 73% are African American; and most are between 18-55 years of age. For a detailed description of all program accomplishments, please go to Brownfield's Accomplishments report.

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Last Reviewed: May 07, 2007