Thursday, March 28, 2024

General Motors Partners with Tarrant County College

sdf_logoGeneral Motors has partnered with Tarrant County College to provide job training using an $868,179 Skills Development Fund grant from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC).

“This partnership will serve to benefit these workers, this employer and this community,” said state Sen. Kelly Hancock. “The state’s Skills Development Fund grants provide a pipeline of skilled workers for employers, advanced skills, improved wages and career opportunities for workers, and resulting economic benefits to the community.

The grant will be used to custom train 549 new and incumbent workers in hydraulics and pneumatics, welding, carpentry maintenance, project management, and more. Those trained will include electricians, stationary engineers, toolmakers, millwrights and industrial engineers. Upon completion of training, the workers will earn an average hourly wage of $31.83.

“Skills grants deliver customized training solutions that help Texas employers and workers succeed in the marketplace,” said TWC Chairman Andres Alcantar. “This investment builds not only employee skills, but the capabilities of our community colleges to the benefit of employers and the community. We are pleased to make this investment.”

From the program’s inception in 1996 through 2012, Skills Development Fund grants have created or upgraded more than 286,000 jobs throughout Texas. The grants have assisted 3,901 employers with their customized training needs. The Legislature appropriated $48.5 million to the Skills Development Fund for the 2012-13 biennium. Employers seeking more information about the Skills Development Fund may visit the TWC website at http://skills.texasworkforce.org.

Tarrant County College contact: Scott Castaneda, coordinator of workforce training, 817-515-2500 or Scott.castaneda@tccd.edu

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