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Federal Highway Administration Awards $3 Million for Highway-related Job Training
Federal Highway Administration Awards $3 Million for Highway-related Job Training
Funds to Provide Job Training for Transportation-related Careers in Eight States
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced $3 million in job training grants in eight states. The "Ladders of Opportunity Initiative On-The-Job Training/Supportive Service (OJT/SS)" grants are part of an ongoing federal effort, which includes stakeholder outreach and the creation of the Federal Highway Administration’s Center for Transportation Workforce Development, to improve the apprenticeships and training opportunities for underrepresented or disadvantaged people seeking careers in transportation, engineering or construction.
"Providing individuals with the job training opportunities they need is critical to keeping our highway system up and running," said Secretary Foxx. "Training programs like these create opportunities for workers in the short-term, and ensure that the next generation is ready for the challenges that will face America’s transportation system in the years ahead."
According to USDOT estimates, more than half the current highway construction workforce is over the age of 45 and, with retirement, separation and growth, more than a half-million highway construction jobs are projected over the next decade.
The grants focus specifically on supporting innovative, nationally and regionally significant highway construction workforce development programs that target specific workforce needs across the country and build ladders of opportunity to the middle class for American workers.
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Funds to Provide Job Training for Transportation-related Careers in Eight States
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced $3 million in job training grants in eight states. The "Ladders of Opportunity Initiative On-The-Job Training/Supportive Service (OJT/SS)" grants are part of an ongoing federal effort, which includes stakeholder outreach and the creation of the Federal Highway Administration’s Center for Transportation Workforce Development, to improve the apprenticeships and training opportunities for underrepresented or disadvantaged people seeking careers in transportation, engineering or construction.
"Providing individuals with the job training opportunities they need is critical to keeping our highway system up and running," said Secretary Foxx. "Training programs like these create opportunities for workers in the short-term, and ensure that the next generation is ready for the challenges that will face America’s transportation system in the years ahead."
According to USDOT estimates, more than half the current highway construction workforce is over the age of 45 and, with retirement, separation and growth, more than a half-million highway construction jobs are projected over the next decade.
The grants focus specifically on supporting innovative, nationally and regionally significant highway construction workforce development programs that target specific workforce needs across the country and build ladders of opportunity to the middle class for American workers.
....
