VCAP
Job Creation
Creating Paid Pathways to Planning, Tech, and Construction Careers
The Virtual Community Action Planning (VCAP) model is an earn-and-learn workforce pipeline that pays community members to build technical skills while producing real planning outputs for Real Estate Development Projects in the Historic Westside
WHY VCAP (Job Creation)
VCAP creates measurable community benefit while building local workforce capacity. Participants earn stipends while contributing to real neighborhood planning, data documentation, and visualization efforts.
TARGET OUTCOMES OF VCAP
- Paid workforce experience
- Documented community data
- Career pathways in planning, construction, and technology
VCAP JOB ROLES
Team Participants
Entry-Level Paid Trainees
Team Mentors
Peer Leaders Supporting Training & Outputs
Lead Architects
Project Oversight and Quality Control
Engagement/Admin
Community Coordination & Documentation
TRAINING MODEL
8-Week VCAP Curriculum
Digital Literacy Assessment (Northstar)
GIS, 3D Modeling, Infrastructure, Community Metrics
Final capstone presentation
VCAP
8-WEEK CURRICULUM
Week 1
Community metrics + GIS basics
search, buffer, sort; understanding “desirable vs. undesirable” indicators
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2
Week 2
Utility systems
energy, water, sanitation, stormwater; infrastructure capacity and innovation opportunities
Week 3
Main Buildings Facility Types
3
4
Week 4
Community Activities
Learning, Making, Purchasing, Visiting, Worshiping, Shopping, Repairing, Studying, Working, Mentoring, Gardening
Week 5
Natural Systems
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Week 6
System Dynamics + Causal Modeling
Week 7
BLOG Technology
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Week 8
Final presentation
capstone blog + proposal presentation
PHASE 1 of IMPLEMENTATION
Initial Cohort
20
Participants
Year-One Residents Trained
40
Residents Trained
Job Creation and Placement for Trained Graduates of VCAP Program
20
Residents
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