Boise State, North Idaho College, Idaho State Get Worker Training Grants

The Idaho Department of Labor, with the support of the Department of Commerce, has awarded $1.8 million in special worker training grants to Boise State University, North Idaho College and Idaho State University under a new initiative that leverages industry support to enhance the skills of Idaho workers.

"These grants are a major step forward in connecting our education teams directly with industry," Commerce Director Jeff Sayer said. "That connection will accelerate the talent pipelines our economy needs to achieve higher wage jobs and stronger economic growth."

Boise State will receive $1 million from the Workforce Development Training Fund to expand its computer science program from 30 graduates to 60 graduates a year for jobs that typically pay over $30 an hour. Under the Industry Sector Grant initiative, businesses must put up a 25 percent cash match for the grant, and Clearwater Analytics, Cradlepoint Inc., Focus IP Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Impact Sales Inc., Keynetics, MetaGeek and WhiteCloud Analytics are putting up a combined $310,768 match.

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