Governor Greg Abbott recently announced that Texas Talent Connection grants totaling more than $6.5 million have been awarded to workforce skills training and job placement programs in communities across the state.
"Thanks to our young, skilled, diverse, and growing workforce, Texas is the best state for business," said Governor Abbott. “Meeting the needs of Texas employers by providing a continuing pipeline of workers with in-demand skills is paramount to ensure expanding economic opportunity in communities across the state. I am proud that Texas continues to connect more employers to work-ready skilled Texans and more Texans to in-demand skills training for higher-paying careers and career advancement—creating a brighter Texas of tomorrow for all.”
Texas State Technical College: $216,526 for year two of the Commercial Driver License Professional Driving Academy – Brownwood project; serving Brown, Coleman, Eastland, McCullough, and San Saba counties; providing Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act eligible trainees, 18 years or older, with driver training to earn a Texas Class A commercial license.
Lone Star College: $349,921 for year two of the Strategic Engagement for Student Career Planning project; serving Harris and Montgomery counties; providing workforce and job readiness planning to first-generation students in the areas of manufacturing, automotive, information technology, business, visual communications, and healthcare.
The University of Houston – Downtown: $349,957 for year two of the University of Houston – Downtown Intentionally Maximizing Workforce Skills project; serving Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Walker, Waller, and Wharton counties; providing underrepresented STEM students with career training in software development, software quality assurance, biotechnical, cybersecurity, and food security.
Volunteers of America: $350,000 for year one of the Advancing Career Pathways project; serving Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Montgomery, and Waller counties; providing vocational training resulting in an industry-recognized certification, license, or accreditation in advanced manufacturing areas, including Commercial Driver License Class A, B, C, Defensive Flagging; electrician; welding; forklift; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning; plumbing, and occupational health and safety specialist.
In related news, Texas Governor Greg Abbott also announced $3.5 million in career training grants. "Texas continues to support our next generation of highly-skilled workers and boost our state’s growing economy through career training grants," he said. "These grants will provide schools in North Texas the opportunity to purchase and install equipment that will train over a thousand students for good-paying careers in farm equipment mechanics, nursing, electrical engineering, HVAC, and more. I thank the Texas Workforce Commission for their collaboration with these schools as we help North Texas students prepare to join our workforce in these high-demand industries."
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