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Friday, April 26, 2024

CAPITAL AREA MICHIGAN WORKS: Going PRO Talent Fund Information Sessions to be held on September 25

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Capital Area Michigan Works recently issued the following announcement.

Date &Time: SEP 25 Wed 3:00 PM- SEP 26 Thu 8:30 AM

Location: 2110 S Cedar St, Lansing, MI 48910-3130, United States

Details

The Going PRO Talent Fund ensures Michigan’s employers have the talent they need to compete and grow, and individuals have the skills they need for in-demand jobs. The Talent Fund provides competitive awards for training that enhances talent, productivity and employment retention while increasing the quality and competitiveness of Michigan’s employers. Collaboration between the Michigan Works! Agencies (MWAs), economic development and educational partners is essential to achieve demand-driven training that addresses talent shortages hampering the growth of Michigan’s industries.

Companies facing a critical issue for which training may be a solution are encouraged to apply for the GPTF this Fall. For the past couple years, the state of Michigan approved several million dollars to reimburse employers through this fund for training their workers.  Dozens of companies in all industry clusters in our region applied and were awarded funds.

We invite Lansing area businesses, economic development and education partners to attend one information session (approximately 90 minutes).

Please register in advance, https://tinyurl.com/y3bov9kn

or call Teri Sand at 517-492-5516. When reservations exceed seating capacity for a particular location, that specific information session will be removed from the RSVP link.

Original source can be found here.

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