From: Hernandez, Angelita (GOV)
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 4:23 PM
Subject: What the Governor's Talking about Today

What the Governor’s Talking about Today

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

 

Governor Announces 580 People Will Receive Training for Green Jobs

The governor announced today that U.S. Department of Labor grants will enable 580 people in Macomb, Washtenaw and Wayne counties to be trained for green jobs.

 

The Department of Labor awarded SER Metro-Detroit, Jobs for Progress, Inc. and the International Training Institute for the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Industry approximately $5.3 million in Energy Training Partnership grants through the federal Recovery Act.

The Regional Energy Efficiency Partnership Training Program will use approximately $4.3 million in grant funds awarded to SER Metro-Detroit and Jobs for Progress, Inc. to coordinate several partnerships to provide academic, occupational and on-the-job skills training; employment or apprenticeship opportunities, and support services to 340 people in Wayne County.


The International Training Institute for the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Industry will use about $1 million to prepare 240 unemployed and incumbent sheet metal workers for careers in energy-efficient building construction, retrofitting and manufacturing.

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