德州5所社区学院获"劳动力佩尔"资质 联邦拨款1040万美元
据EIN Presswire报道，德州州长格雷格·阿博特10月2日宣布，该州5所社区学院获得联邦"劳动力佩尔助学金"（Workforce Pell）项目资质，同时德州还获得美国劳工部1040万美元拨款，用于职业技能培训。
"劳动力佩尔"项目将佩尔助学金的覆盖范围扩大到短期职业培训课程，帮助学生负担学费与考证费用。以往佩尔助学金主要面向学位课程，短期职业证书课程的学生往往被排除在外。
州长办公室表示，这将帮助更多德州人进入高需求行业，缓解技术工人短缺。德州经济持续增长，医疗、制造、建筑等行业都面临招工难，职业培训被视为破解用工荒的关键。
获得资质的学院将开设医疗护理、先进制造、信息技术等领域的短期证书课程。拨款资金将用于课程开发、设备采购与学生就业服务，首批课程预计明年春季招生。
5 Texas Community Colleges Win Workforce Pell Eligibility Plus $10.4M Federal Grant
Gov. Greg Abbott announced October 2 that five Texas community colleges have earned federal Workforce Pell eligibility, alongside a $10.4 million U.S. Department of Labor grant for job training, EIN Presswire reported.
Workforce Pell extends Pell Grant coverage to short-term career-training programs, helping students afford tuition and certification costs. Traditional Pell Grants largely covered degree programs, leaving short-term certificate students out.
The governor's office said the move will channel more Texans into high-demand fields and ease skilled-worker shortages. With Texas's economy still growing, healthcare, manufacturing, and construction all face hiring crunches, and career training is seen as key to the labor shortage.
The colleges will offer short-term certificates in nursing, advanced manufacturing, IT, and other fields; grant funds go to curriculum, equipment, and job-placement services, with the first courses expected to enroll next spring.
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