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MSU Billings College of Technology receives Grant of $1.98 Million from the President’s Community-Based Job Training Program Competition

U.S. Department of Labor Awards $125 Million in Competition for the President’s Community-Based Job Training Grants

The U.S. Department of Labor today awarded $125 million to 70 community colleges competing for the President’s Community-Based Job Training Grants. As part of the national response to Hurricane Katrina, the department gave preference to competitive applications from Gulf Coast and Southeast colleges whose programs will be critical to rebuilding the regional economy.

"The President’s Community-Based Job Training Initiative helps workers get the training they need to access good paying jobs in high growth industries," said Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao. "As the Gulf region rebuilds from the devastation of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, these grants will help the economic redevelopment of this region by building the pool of skilled workers necessary to attract new industries."

First introduced by President Bush in his 2004 State of the Union Address, Community-Based Job Training Grants will support workforce training for high growth industries through the nation’s community and technical colleges. Projects receiving funding cover high growth industries including healthcare, construction, advanced manufacturing and energy.

The 70 grants awarded today will fund projects in the following 40 states: Ala., Alaska, Ariz., Ark., Calif., Colo., Conn., Fla., Ga., Iowa, Idaho, Ill., Ind., Ky., La., Mass., Md., Maine, Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Mont., N.C., N.D., Neb., N.H., N.J., N.Y., Ohio, Ore., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Texas, Va., Wash., Wis., W.Va. and Wyo.

MSU Billings College of Technology http://www.cot.msubillings.edu/

Full Story: http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/eta20051932.htm

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College of Tech gets $2 millions grant

By MARY PICKETT
Of The Gazette Staff

Thanks to a nearly $2 million U.S. Department of Labor grant to Montana State University-Billings College of Technology, more carpenters, welders, heavy-equipment operators and other urgently needed construction workers will be trained.

The three-year grant for $1,980,042 was announced by Montana’s congressional delegation on Wednesday.

The college will administer the grant for a four-campus effort to increase training in several construction trades.

Training plan

About 1,800 students are expected to receive training over the next three years through the grant, said John Cech, dean of the MSU-B College of Technology.

Each campus now at least one specialized construction-trade program.

Full Story: http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/10/20/build/local/45-grant.inc

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Help for the work force in Wyoming

By DUSTIN BLEIZEFFER
Star-Tribune energy reporter

Vocational educators here will receive a $1.9 million federal grant to train students in industrial electronics, welding, diesel mechanics and other energy related fields, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

The money will come from the Department of Labor’s "Community Based Job Training Initiative." The grant is expected to support certification training and degrees for 405 people and provide short-term training for 1,425 workers entering various energy fields in northeast Wyoming.

"It’s exactly what the industry needs," said Mark Herrmann, who does worker recruitment for L&H Industrial in Gillette.

The infusion of federal money comes months after a local ballot initiative to establish a diesel training center was defeated. Herrmann said there’s a strong desire among local businesses to establish a major vocational training program in Gillette. He said the $2 million training grant will help Gillette Campus update its equipment to match what is being used in the industries today. It will also help build a foundation for what might grow into a larger work force training program.

"I don’t see this need going away," Herrmann said. "In the minerals industries, these jobs are going to be out there."

Full Story: http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2005/10/20/news/wyoming/1f58bddbb052b966872570a000044ff2.txt

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