Ms. Maria Connelley
Chairperson
Center for Micronesian Empowerment
Center for Micronesian Empowerment
• What We Are:
– The Center for
Micronesian
Empowerment
(CME) empowers
participants by
providing the skills
they need to get
employed.
CME’s Vision
• To create a centralized regional workforce
development center to qualify, prepare and place
local and regional workers in jobs from the
military realignment and expected economic
growth:
– Reduce dependency of social services
– Reduce the need for H-2B foreign workers
– Capture income and revenue in the region
Governance
April 2000
Dec 2001
April 2004
Jan 2006
Dec 2009
Dec 2010
July 2011
Executive Order No. 2000-10
APIL – Resolution
Western Micronesian Chiefs
Regional Workforce Development Council5-Year Strategic Plan
RWDC partnership with the Secretariat of the
Pacific Community
MCES recognizes Center of Micronesian
Empowerment
CME’s Progress
• What CME Has Done
Total Participants
Participants from the FAS
Participants from Guam
Participants Currently in Training
Successfully Trained
Trainees Successfully Placed
250
123
77
50
178 (89%)
188 (94%)
Collaboration With Federal
Contractors – Workforce Housing
Navy Approved Facilities
CME COLLABORATORS
WIA/DOI Education
Training Programs
FAS Participants
Federal Contractors.
Private Employers &
Apprenticeship
Training
GCC/GCATA/Private
Training Providers
CME Work
Force
Development
Center
CME External Partners
ROP
RMI
Micronesian
One Stop
Center
FSM
CNMI
Guam
Regional Coordination
• Regional Screening & Assessment to
Address Unrestricted Migration and Socioeconomic Concerns
• Resource Mapping
• Securing Private Sector Jobs
Expected Outcomes
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Efficient use of resources regionally
Maximize revenue for the region
Public/Private sector collaboration
Solutions from the region