马里兰州拨款逾470万美元培训逾1700名劳工 亚裔中心等机构获资助对接紧缺行业
安纳波利斯 — 马里兰州长韦斯·摩尔与州劳工部10月16日宣布，新一轮「EARN Maryland」就业培训拨款逾470万美元，预计帮助逾1,700名马里兰居民获得培训与行业证书，并把近600名劳工直接对接到岗位；参加培训者中近1,000人为在职劳工技能提升。
本轮定向投入包括：网络安全与新兴技术逾100万美元，技术工种预学徒与注册学徒约80万美元，医疗培训约75万美元。受助方为社区学院、地方劳工发展机构与非营利组织，包括位于弗雷德里克的亚裔美国人中心（医疗方向）在内的20余家机构，合作雇主数以百计。
州长办公室表示，摩尔政府经 EARN 计划累计投入逾3,500万美元，已为逾6,200人提供技能提升机会、为另外4,500人提供培训与就业对接。州劳工部称，该计划每投入1美元约产生19美元经济活动；过去十年间，近2,000家雇主经该计划获得技能人才。
摩尔说：「在马里兰，我们致力于打通通往工作、工资和财富的道路，让居民把握由未来产业驱动的经济变化带来的机遇。」劳工部长吴波霞（Portia Wu）表示，在摩尔—米勒政府任内，EARN计划已帮助超过15,000名马里兰人获得技能和能养家的岗位。
Maryland Awards Over $4.7 Million in EARN Grants to Train More Than 1,700 Workers
Annapolis — Maryland Governor Wes Moore and the Maryland Department of Labor on October 16 announced more than $4.7 million in new EARN Maryland grant awards. The funding is expected to give more than 1,700 Marylanders access to training and credentials and connect nearly 600 workers directly to jobs, with nearly 1,000 incumbent workers receiving upskilling.
Targeted investments in this round include more than $1 million for cybersecurity and emerging technologies, about $800,000 for skilled-trades pre-apprenticeships and registered apprenticeships, and $750,000 for healthcare training. Awardees include community colleges, local workforce boards and nonprofits, among them the Asian American Center of Frederick, in the healthcare sector.
The governor's office said the Moore-Miller administration has invested more than $35 million through EARN, providing upskilling to over 6,200 Marylanders and training and job placement to another 4,500. The Labor Department estimates the program generates about $19 in economic activity for every $1 invested.
Moore said: 'Here in Maryland, we are dedicated to building pathways to work, wages, and wealth, and investing in our workforce, so Marylanders can take advantage of a changing economy fueled by industries of the future.' Labor Secretary Portia Wu said that under the Moore-Miller Administration, EARN has helped over 15,000 Marylanders gain skills and family-supporting jobs.
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