Senators Stabenow, Levin Announce Support for New Job Training Initiative at Mott Community College
New Job Training Opportunities Will Prepare Michigan Workers, Whose Jobs Were Shipped Overseas, for New High-Tech Jobs
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin today announced support for new high-tech job training opportunities for workers, whose jobs were outsourced, at Mott Community College. Mott Community College will be able to design programs to retrain workers in new or updated fields, preparing Michigan workers with the right skills for the jobs of the future.
“For Michigan to be competitive in the global economy, it’s critical our workers have the right skills and training opportunities to help our businesses create the jobs of the future here in Michigan,” said Stabenow. “Mott Community College is rising to that challenge by preparing workers, whose jobs have been outsourced through no fault of their own, with the skills to match the needs of emerging high-tech industries.”
“It’s essential that we help prepare Michigan workers for high-skill jobs, and these grants will provide important support to Michigan community colleges that have long been engaged in providing such training efforts,” Levin said.
Mott Community College will receive a portion of a $12.3 million grant as a member in a consortium of community colleges led by Northern Virginia Community College. The award was made available through the Department of Labor’s Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College Career Training Program.
The Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College Career Training program provides community colleges funding to expand and improve education and career training programs for workers eligible for training adjustment assistance because their jobs were sent overseas or were lost as a result of foreign trade. For more information on the trade adjustment assistance program and to see which workers qualify, click here.