ETA New Releases
ETA News Release: [June 28, 2005]
Contact Name: David James or Mike Volpe
Phone Number: 202-693-4676 or 202-693-3984
U.S. Department of Labor Announces $1.6 Million to Train Vermont Workers for Careers in the IT Industry
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao today announced a grant of nearly $1.6 million to train workers for careers in the information technology (IT) industry. The grant, awarded to the Vermont Governor’s IT Training Initiative, is part of a training effort funded under the President’s High Growth Job Training Initiative, a strategic plan that emphasizes partnerships to prepare workers for jobs in America’s fastest growing and economically vital industries.
“Vermont’s information technology sector needs skilled workers,” said Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao. “This nearly $1.6 million grant will help workers with mentoring, internships, apprenticeships and other supportive services that will help them get jobs and succeed in this industry.”
The Vermont Governor’s IT Training Initiative will use the grant to increase the pipeline of workers in the IT industry by establishing a statewide information technology training infrastructure, including mentored internships, apprenticeships, web-based technology, statewide outreach and strong partnerships.
Key partners in this project include Gov. Jim Douglas, the Vermont Information Technology Center, Vermont Health Care Information Technology Education Center, Business Roundtable, Champlain College, Human Resources Investment Council, Vermont One-Stop Career Center System, Central Vermont Medical Center, Concepts NREC Inc., General Dynamics Armament Systems, Hackett, Valine & MacDonald, Husky Injection Molding System Inc., IBM Corp., Paul, Frank & Collins, Resolution Inc., Rutland Regional Medical Center and Verizon Vermont.
Through the President’s High Growth Job Training Initiative, the Department of Labor has been conducting executive forums with leaders of expanding industries to identify critical workforce gaps and issues. Solutions, like the initiative being funded today, are then created in cooperation with employers, educational institutions and the public workforce system. For more information, visit www.doleta.gov/BRG/JobTrainInitiative/.
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