Lone Star College and Partners Receive $651,516 Job-Training Grant

Style Magazine Newswire | 4/27/2021, 1:53 p.m.

The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has awarded Lone Star College in partnership with 801 Ventures-Twelve Stone Transport, BL Technology Inc., BLTI Services, Farouk, McCarthy Holdings Inc., Methodist Hospital Willowbrook, Motiva, Precision Medical Billing, and Watco Companies a $651,516 Skills Development Fund grant. The grant will benefit workers in the Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast area.

The grant will be used to provide customized training to 417 new and incumbent workers for manufacturing industry-related topics with focused training on the production of COVID 19 response products. Upon completion of training, the workers will receive an average hourly wage of $21.88 with the maximum hourly wage being $82.89.

TWC Commissioner Representing Employers Aaron Demerson will participate in virtual event and present a check to representatives from Lone Star College and their partners.

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