[By JUSTIN SWEITZER | JULY 31, 2023
Surrounded by allies in government and labor during a visit to Pittsburgh, Gov. Josh Shapiro announced the creation of a new $400 million workforce training initiative on Monday that he said will leverage federal funds to address – and, ideally eliminate – workforce shortages plaguing the state.
“It’s very clear: More trained workers equals quicker progress, cleaner water, better infrastructure, more economic opportunity for Pennsylvanians,” Shapiro said.
The governor created the Commonwealth Workforce Transformation Program through an executive order he signed on Monday. The initiative that will distribute money made available for workforce training programs under the two laws was recently enacted at the federal level.
The grant program, which applies to organizations working on federally funded infrastructure projects, will distribute grants of up to $40,000 for each new worker hired by an eligible company. The funding, made available through the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, could create 10,000 new jobs over a five-year span, according to the Shapiro administration. ]
https://www.cityandstatepa.com/policy/2023/07/shapiro-announces-400m-workforce-training-program/388979/
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