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Vermont Tech Receives $4 Million Federal Grant for Manufacturing Training
News Release Vermont Technical College
June 16, 2016
Contact:
Amanda Chaulk
Vermont Tech
802-879-2373
[email protected]
Vermont Tech Receives $4,000,000 Federal Grant to Support Working Families’ Access to Skills Training in Advanced Manufacturing
RANDOLPH CENTER, VT Vermont Technical College (Vermont Tech) has received a $4 million US Labor Department grant to provide training and education to prepare low- to middle-skilled Vermonters to enter the workforce with better-paying jobs in industries relevant to Vermont’s growth. Partners include: Vermont Department of Labor (VDOL), Vermont’s Statewide Workforce Development Board (SWDB), Community College of Vermont (CCV), Vermont Adult Basic Education agencies, Vermont Adult Learning, GW Plastics, GE Aviation, Global Foundries, G.S. Precision, Vermont Child Development Division, Vermont Head Start State Collaboration Office, Vermont Head Start Association, Parent Child Centers, private care providers, Vermont Birth to Five, Child Care Resources, Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children, and Vermont Child Care Industry and Careers Council. Strategic partners include: Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development, Permanent Fund, VocRehab Vermont, Vermont Works for Women, United Way of Chittenden County, Vermont Regional Planning Commissions, Vermont Regional Development Corporations, Reach Up, and Vermont Office of Economic Opportunity.
On behalf of Vermont Tech, President Smith expressed his gratitude to the United States Congressional delegation from Vermont for their support in securing this grant.
For more information about Vermont Tech’s Continuing Education and Workforce Development initiatives, contact [email protected].
The US Department of Labor’s recent press release regarding this national initiative can be found on their website.
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