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“Today’s awards recall the imperative that businesses and the workforce system team up with their region’s community colleges to ensure that workers are armed with the right skills to thrive in the 21st century economy,” said Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training Emily Stover DeRocco.

DeRocco was speaking of a recent grant of more than $2 million to a Connecticut community college for training highly skilled workers.

According to Assistant Secretary Emily Stover DeRocco, “Community colleges are closely tied to the areas they serve, and they have proven themselves adept at responding to the regional workforce demands of numerous industries.”

Under the Connecticut Dept. of Labor grant, $2,174,000 will go to the Manchester Community College to train workers in the healthcare industry.  Located in Manchester, Connecticut, the school has a history of training highly skilled workers and a solid academic reputation.

Health care is currently the largest industry in the U.S., and it is still growing. The demand for millions of new healthcare workers in the next decades continues to grow. Currently, the industry employs about 13.5 million workers, as well as providing about a half million jobs for the self-employed.

Eight of the 20 fastest-growing occupations are in the healthcare industry. About 19% of the new jobs created by 2014 will be in the healthcare industry. This is more than any other single market sector. Most healthcare jobs require less than 4 years of college.

The U.S.  Dept. of Labor grants are part of over $125 million for 72 community colleges in 34 states awarded under the President’s Community-based Job Training Grants initiative.  The program to train workers in healthcare, energy, construction and other high-demand fields was introduced by President George W. Bush in his 2004 state of the Union Address .The community college’s ability to equip workers with the skills that are most in demand is crucial to our nation’s success.  

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