Sanilac County – The Great Lakes Advanced Manufacturing Collaboration was implemented by the Croswell/Lexington school district as another avenue for students to gain in-demand skills, and achieve high-paying careers. This concept was conceived as a pilot project at the Madison Heights school district by their High School Principal Dan Gilbertson, who is now the Superintendent […]
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$1.7 Million is awarded to area businesses per the Going Pro Talent Fund, as GST Michigan Works! is working to help move Michigan forward. Businesses across the state of Michigan are gearing up for a post-Covid-19 period. Thirty-seven area businesses are awarded $1,789,446.00 via the Going PRO Talent Fund. Michigan’s Going PRO Talent Fund (GPTF) provides […]
Michigan’s Going PRO Talent Fund (GPTF) provides competitive awards for employer responsive training that enhances talent, productivity, and employment retention while increasing the quality and competitiveness of Michigan’s businesses. The Going Pro Talent Fund was intended to increase the number of working-age adults with a skill certificate or college degree to 60 percent by 2030. […]
Lora has been working at North Gate since early 2016. With the help of her Dream Coach Aaron (SIPI), Lora was approved assistance with the BRN wrap around program and MICA 2.0 grant. Lora paid 5% of the vehicle purchase price and GST Michigan Works! was able to pay the remaining sale price. GST Michigan […]
Transportation is one of the top barriers to obtaining and retaining employment. With the support of the network, Kevin and Lora are back on the road, helping to secure their employment for years to come! Kevin has been employed at North Gate since the beginning of 2018. Due to the changes in his work hours, […]
Due to a job loss Michael found himself struggling. While searching for his next career move, Michael learned of an opportunity with Jupiter Manufacturing in Harbor Beach. Jupiter Manufacturing is a full line CNC, milling, turning, production, protype, fabrication, die building facility. While Michael had some previous CNC experience, it was not to the extent […]
Free Career Training For Adults Working on GED or Diploma. CYBER SECURITY Tuesday 3-7 pm Cisco Networking Academy’s Cyber Ops Associate course focused on skills needed to monitor, detect, analyze, and respond to Cybersecurity threats. This course runs for 36 weeks, for a total of 144 hours of training. […]
Miamor Harris is an Out of School Youth participant from the Greater Flint Health Coalition’s Flint Healthcare Employment Opportunities (FHEO) Program, a GST Michigan Works! Service Provider. Miamor learned about the FHEO Program from Morr Workforce Development, after inquiring about Medical Assistant training. Miamor shared that she has always enjoyed studying health sciences and had […]
Advanced Auto Trends, a small family-owned plastic injection molder with plants in Snover and Oxford, has been consistently enhancing their technology and skillset to become one of the most advanced plastic injection molders within the State of Michigan. Their contracts are expanding into large highly complex parts, which require absolutely zero defects. This in turn […]
span data-preserver-spaces=”true”>We had the opportunity to sit down with Scott Jedele, the administration manager with apprenticeship expansion of the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity. Scott explained what LEO does, what registered apprenticeships are, and how they fit within LEO. He also explained how LEO is involved in the process and the value registered apprenticeships […]