Q&A
Discussion on diversity initiatives in civil service recruitment and fellowship programs
1:14:06
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Council Member Carmen De La Rosa inquires about diversity initiatives in the Civil Service Pathways Fellowship program. DCAS officials explain their strategies for promoting diversity in recruitment and program participation.
- DCAS is committed to diversifying the city workforce and ensuring opportunities for various groups
- Recruitment efforts target specific CUNY schools with diverse student populations
- Partnerships with organizations serving particular demographics are prioritized
- Focus is placed on diversifying the applicant pool and monitoring the demographics of program participants
Carmen De La Rosa
1:14:06
Great.
1:14:06
Thank you for answering those questions.
1:14:08
I have one more question on my end.
1:14:10
Then I'll pass it back over to Jared Edwards.
1:14:13
The Council Data team's paid disparage report found that civil service pathway fellowship program effectively and retain a diverse potential municipal employees and reduced disparities.
1:14:25
Over 2 thirds of participants were employees of color and more than half remained in municipal workforce.
1:14:31
Can you share any specific initiatives strategies that have been implemented to promote diversity within the program.
Katrina Porter
1:14:39
Specifically within the civil service pathways program?
Carmen De La Rosa
1:14:42
Yes.
1:14:44
But we're open to oh, the more information, the better.
1:14:47
But yes.
Kadian Outar
1:14:49
Thank you.
1:14:50
We are very much committed to diversifying the city and making sure that defined and various folks have opportunities to apply for these programs, and that's where the recruitment aspects come in.
1:15:02
So one of the things that we do when we're engaged in different organizations and schools as we look at the population that they serve.
1:15:10
So partnership with CUNY is really helpful because we know that certain CUNY pop schools schools have a higher level of population for different folks.
1:15:18
So we may go to Bronx Community College or Lehman College that where we're able to engage various Hispanics or black.
1:15:25
So we do take that into consideration in terms of the outreach that we're doing, and we're looking at the the end results.
1:15:32
Right?
1:15:32
And what are we what what are the folks that are getting into the position?
1:15:36
Are we diversifying the applicant pool?
1:15:38
So we wanna make sure that we continue to engage and work with organizations that work with folks of a particular demographic, as well as the educational institution master of those folks.
Carmen De La Rosa
1:15:51
Thank you for answering that question.
