Impact

Baseline trainees at CCNY

Building New York's Skilled Workforce

The Rangel Initiative provides accessible, industry-recognized training that equips hundreds of New Yorkers each year with essential job skills and professional certifications. This impact opens doors to careers in construction, transportation, clean energy, and more, helping to build a stronger workforce for the future.

 

Measuring Our Impact (2022–2025)

Real outcomes from free workforce development and industry-recognized professional training.

Workforce Development Programs

430+ Graduates
From free, grant-funded job training programs

Rangel Initiative–Led Programs

  • 318 Introduction to Infrastructure Fundamentals (Baseline Training) Graduates
  • 47 EPA Brownfields Job Training Graduates
  • 75+ NYS Department of Labor Career Services Workshop Participants

Partner-Led Training & Placement Programs

  • 46 Energy & Carbon Management & Resilience (ECMR) Training with CUNY Building Performance Lab Graduates
  • 22 All Trades Core Training with Positive Workforce Graduates
Industry-Recognized Credentials

1,350+ Credentials Issued
Includes safety cards, technical certificates, professional certifications, and licenses

Construction Safety Credentials 

  • 395 Site Safety Training (SST) Cards
  • 376 OSHA 30 Cards
  • 38 Flagger Certifications (4-Hour)
  • 8 Supported Scaffold Certifications (4-Hour)

Environmental Safety Credentials

  • 211 HAZWOPER 40 Certificates
  • 39 HAZWOPER Annual Refresher Certificates
  • 66 ASTM: Enviornmental Site Assessments I Certificates

Green Professional Training (GPRO)

  • 54 Fundamentals of Building Green Certificates
  • 59 Operations & Maintenance Certificates
  • 6 Construction Management Certificates

Autodesk Authorized Training Center

  • 56 AutoCAD Essentials Certificates
  • 23 Civil 3D Essentials Certificates
  • 22 Revit Architecture Certificates

Drone & UAS Training

  • 16 Professional Drone Operations & Data Analysis Graduates
  • 73 Commercial Drone License Preparation Graduates
  • 12 FAA Remote Pilot Licenses Earned

Specialized Professional Training

  • 66 CMI-Certified Custodial Technician – Basic Certifications
  • 8 Intensive Barista Training Graduates

Last Updated: 01/27/2026 15:56