Skilled Trades Training Fund to award $8.6M in job training grants

Heading into 2015, the money pool for training in Michigan's high-demand skilled trades is getting $8.6 million deeper.

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"...[Skilled Trades Training Fund] recipients will distribute the funds to 236 Michigan employers in their regions, who will use the funds to upskill 6,085 current employees and 2,529 new employees and create up to 771 new jobs as a result of the training. Employers will leverage the grants with an estimated $99 million in additional funds."

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