South Dakota's tech institutes will get $2.7M in federal grants
PIERRE — Gov. Dennis Daugaard announced recently that South Dakota’s four technical institutes will receive $2.7 million this year as part of a U.S. Department of Labor initiative that will provide $2 billion nationwide over four years to support local hiring and re-employment service efforts.By: News release, Office of Gov. Dennis Daugaard
PIERRE — Gov. Dennis Daugaard announced recently that South Dakota’s four technical institutes will receive $2.7 million this year as part of a U.S. Department of Labor initiative that will provide $2 billion nationwide over four years to support local hiring and re-employment service efforts.
Called Community College and Career Training grants, the funds will focus on reaching more students through online technology and apprenticeship opportunities that provide pathways to jobs through targeted-skills training in high-wage, high-skill occupations.
The U.S. Department of Labor will work closely with the U.S. Department of Education to administer the Community College and Career Training grants. In South Dakota, Lake Area Technical Institute (LATI) at Watertown will act as the fiscal agent, although each of the state’s four technical institutes will receive funding from the $2.7 million grant.
The grants will closely focus on unemployed individuals who want additional skills or wish to change careers and move into more in-demand fields.
In addition to LATI, the state’s other technical institutes are Mitchell Technical Institute, Southeast Tech in Sioux Falls and Western Dakota Tech in Rapid City.
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