The Mayor’s Workforce Development Board (MWDB) is directly responsible and accountable to the State of Michigan, Talent Investment Agency/Workforce Development Agency (TIA/WDA) for the planning and oversight of talent development programs in the City of Detroit. Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation (DESC) is the fiscal and administrative agent designated by the MWDB. DESC’s primary funding streams include Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) that funds Michigan’s PATH (Partnership. Accountability. Training. Hope.) employment program, Food Assistance Employment and Training (FAE&T), Wagner-Peyser Employment Services (ES), and other public and private funding. DESC oversees the Detroit Michigan Works! One-Stop Service Centers and contracts with qualified entities to provide workforce development services to job seekers and employers. Locally, the Michigan Works! One-Stop Service Centers are branded as Detroit at Work Career Centers.
DESC is seeking proposals from qualified applicants to provide employment etiquette services to participants from the eight (8) new Detroit at Work Career Centers, including but not limited to professional behavior skills, self-confidence, professional appearance and grooming assistance, and workplace etiquette. DESC expects these services to enhance the ability of participants to obtain and retain employment.
Prospective vendors must demonstrate their relevant experience and the ability to effectively and efficiently provide the requirements set forth in this RFP to the program participants in order to achieve successful outcomes.
