Job-Training, Workforce Development and Certification Financial Assistance Pilot Program

With the unemployment rate in Broward County climbing above the national average due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, the City of Dania Beach proposes a Job-Training, Workforce Development and Certification Financial Assistance Program to encourage adolescents, recent high school graduates, residents involved with the marine industry, and more importantly individuals recently unemployed due to the Coronavirus to re-enter the workforce and obtain higher salaries.

The City’s Fiscal Year 2021 adopted budget includes a Pilot Program for individuals specifically seeking employment within the marine industry. The City of Dania Beach has developed partnerships with Educational, Career Development and Job-Training Institutions to implement this program.

The City is a major player in South Florida’s academic, marine, and tourism industries.

AMO -American Maritime Officers Simulation, Training, Assessment and Research Center
SeaTech-FAU’s Institute for Ocean and Systems Engineering
Derecktor Shipyards
City’s 120 Slip Marina
Dania Beach Pier
Boating & Fishing

Technical Certiﬁcations Include:

Marine Electrician (TC1)
Marine Propulsion (TC2)
Marine Technology (TC3)
Marine Systems (TC4)

The program facilitates financial assistance with:

Transportation
Child-Care & Elderly Care Services
Adolescent Tutoring Programs
Rental and Utility Assistance
Certification and Exam Fees
Job-Training Employer Wage Reimbursement
Required Educational Books and Supplies
Required Apprenticeship Tools
Tuition/Loan default at other Educational Institutions**

The City has partnered with CareerSource Broward and Broward College to establish the Job-Training, Workforce Development and Certification Financial Assistance Pilot Program.Partnership Role:

Financial assistance breakdown (OJT, scholarship program, paid internships).
Referrals from CSBD to the City of Dania Beach for other support services.
Promoting the MIASF registered apprenticeship program among Dania Beach residents and employers.

Dania Beach residents interested in the CareerSource Broward Scholarship program, can visit getcash4school.com
Dania Beach residents interested in the Marine Apprenticeship program can email Jon Lowell or call 954-524-2733.

If this Pilot Program is successful, the City could expand this Financial Assistance Program to other areas where skilled employees are needed. It is our duty to ensure that these types of programs benefit our residents, businesses within the marine and transportation industries in our community, and ultimately the City of Dania Beach.