德克萨斯州拨款224万美元培训1000名电工：Tarrant County College 与 Cummings Electrical 合作
德克萨斯州州长 Greg Abbott 11月13日宣布，州政府通过技能发展基金（Skills Development Fund，SDF）向 Tarrant County College 及当地合作伙伴拨款2,241,184美元，用于为 Cummings Electrical 公司的1,000名新入职与在职员工提供定制培训，培养电工与电工助手等紧缺岗位人才。这笔拨款由德克萨斯州劳动力委员会（Texas Workforce Commission，TWC）负责执行。
州长 Abbott 说，德克萨斯州在经济机会上领先全国，靠的就是投资于德州人从事高需求职业所需的技能；这笔拨款将帮助1,000名工人胜任电工与电工助手岗位，给雇主发展所需的熟练劳动力，也为德州人创造更多机会。
TWC 主席 Joe Esparza 说，通过与 Tarrant County College 这类院校和领先雇主合作，州政府确保劳动力的技能与德州企业的需求对齐；这笔资金将帮助1,000名当地工人提升职业发展，同时让这家雇主在德州加强运营。Esparza 当天早些时候在 Fort Worth 的 Cummings Electrical 公司举行的仪式上，向 Tarrant County College、Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County、Cummings Electrical 及其他当地合作伙伴的代表颁发了这笔拨款。
技能发展基金是德克萨斯州的劳动力培训拨款项目，帮助企业提升新员工或现有员工的技能。TWC 与州内公立社区学院、技术学院、地方劳动力发展委员会、Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station 和 Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service 合作，为各种规模的德州企业提供定制化、创新型的培训。自1996年项目设立以来，该基金已与5,000多家雇主合作，支持了全州超过446,000个岗位的培训与创造。
（来源：德克萨斯州州长办公室）
Texas Awards $2.24 Million to Train 1,000 Electricians Through Tarrant County College and Cummings Electrical
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on November 13 that the state will award a Skills Development Fund (SDF) grant totaling $2,241,184 to Tarrant County College and local partners. Through the grant, administered by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), Tarrant County College will provide customized training for 1,000 new and current workers at Cummings Electrical for high-demand occupations as electricians and electrician helpers.
Governor Abbott said Texas leads the nation in economic opportunity because it invests in the skills Texans need for high-demand careers, and that the grant will equip 1,000 workers for jobs as electricians and electrician helpers, give employers the skilled workforce they need to grow, and create more opportunity for Texans.
TWC Chairman Joe Esparza said that by partnering with institutions like Tarrant County College and leading employers, the state is making sure the skills of its workforce align with the needs of Texas businesses, and that the funding will help 1,000 local workers elevate their careers while enabling the employer to strengthen operations in Texas. Earlier in the day, Esparza presented the award to representatives from Tarrant County College, Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County, Cummings Electrical, and other local partners during a ceremony held at Cummings Electrical in Fort Worth.
The Skills Development Fund is the state's workforce training grant program, helping businesses upskill their new or incumbent workforce. In partnership with public community and technical colleges, workforce development boards, the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, and the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service, TWC collaborates to provide customized, innovative training to Texas businesses of all sizes. Since the program's inception in 1996, it has provided training opportunities in partnership with more than 5,000 employers to upgrade or support the creation of over 446,000 jobs throughout Texas.
(Source: Office of the Governor of Texas)
来源：德克萨斯州州长办公室
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图片来源：图：德克萨斯州 Fort Worth 市区天际线，拨款仪式在该市 Cummings Electrical 举行。经 Wikimedia Commons，CC BY 4.0。 / Photo: The Fort Worth, Texas skyline; the award ceremony was held at Cummings Electrical in Fort Worth. Via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.
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