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The US Department of Labor recently announced two grants totaling nearly $4 million to train workers in Kansas.

 

Fort Scott Community College received a grant of almost $2 million to train workers in the construction industry. The grant of $1,994,474 will be used to hire additional faculty and improve the curriculum at the school, located in Fort Smith Kansas.  The school has locations in Fort Scott, Pittsburg, Frontenac and Paola. It offers technical training programs in conjunction with local employers John Deere and Harley Davidson, in addition to a Heating and Air Conditioning program.

 

Garden City Community College received a grant of $1,999,939 for programs to train workers in the construction and energy fields. Garden City CC was established in 1919, one of the state’s first 4 community colleges. The school offers an Associate Degree in Applied Sciences, among other programs.

 

The highly competitive grants were released under the President’s Community Based Job Training Initiative, administered by the US DOL ETA, or Employee Training Administration. This program awards grants to community colleges and training facilities to help workers compete for jobs in high-growth industries. The program was established in 2005 and awarded grants to 72 institutions. In 2006, the second round awarded 70 grants.

 

In 2008, according to the U. S. Department of Labor, 69 community colleges across America were granted $125 million under this program.

 

These funds will assist workers in 36 states, including Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

 

Secretary Elaine L. Chao made the following statement, “Community colleges are in a unique position to prepare local workers for careers in high-growth industries. The $125 million awarded today will expand enrollment in education and training programs and provide more workers with the skills they need to succeed.”

 

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