密西西比州获850万美元联邦拨款 15所社区学院齐开短期职业培训
密西西比州州长办公室9月23日宣布，该州将投入超过850万美元的联邦劳工部「强化社区学院」拨款，在全州15所社区学院推出短期职业培训。15所社区学院将全体参与，由西北密西西比社区学院牵头，州劳动力协调机构AccelerateMS负责统筹，目标是开设至少19个短期培训项目，服务1,500名以上的学员。培训方向紧扣该州的产业需求，包括先进制造、造船、建筑、信息基础设施与医疗健康等领域，课程多为数周到数月的短期证书，帮助学员快速进入就业市场，也为在职人员提供技能升级的通道。州长里夫斯（Tate Reeves）表示，这笔投资将把培训机会送到社区家门口，让更多密西西比人掌握高需求岗位所需的技能。这类短期项目通常与佩尔助学金（Pell）等资助政策衔接，符合条件的学员有望以较低的自付成本完成培训。对当地华人居民而言，社区学院的短期课程学费相对低廉、入学门槛灵活，是转行进入制造业、医疗与建筑行业的实用路径，有意者可向就近的社区学院查询开课时间、学费资助与报名资格。（来源：密西西比州州长办公室）
Mississippi Deploys $8.5 Million Federal Grant for Short-Term Workforce Training at All 15 Community Colleges
The Office of Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves announced on September 23 that the state will deploy more than $8.5 million from a federal Department of Labor Strengthening Community Colleges grant to expand short-term workforce training. All 15 of Mississippi's community colleges will take part, with Northwest Mississippi Community College as the lead institution and the state's workforce coordinating body, AccelerateMS, overseeing the effort. The initiative aims to launch at least 19 short-term training programs serving more than 1,500 participants. Courses are aligned with the state's industry needs — advanced manufacturing, shipbuilding, construction, information infrastructure and health care — and are designed as short, weeks-to-months certificate pathways that move students quickly into jobs or help current workers upgrade their skills. Governor Reeves said the investment brings training opportunities to communities across Mississippi so more residents can qualify for high-demand jobs. For Chinese-American residents, the low-cost, flexible-entry short courses at local community colleges offer a practical route into manufacturing, health care and the building trades; interested readers can contact their nearest college for schedules and funding eligibility. (Source: Office of the Governor of Mississippi)
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