Dept of Labor Announces $1.6 Million to Train Vermont Workers for IT

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 has 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/
.