Goodwill Industries to provide veteran job training
Houston Business Journal
Goodwill Industries of Houston Inc. has received a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Veteran’s Workforce Investment Program to provide veterans with job training.
The Labor Department is giving 17 grants totaling more than $7.5 million to help about 3,000 veterans find careers in their civilian lives.
Veterans will receive skills assessments; individual job counseling; labor-market information; classroom or on-the-job training; skills upgrading and retraining; and placement assistance and follow-up services.
Funds were awarded on a competitive basis to state and local work force investment boards, local public agencies and nonprofit organizations, including faith-based and community organizations.
Emphasis will be placed on training veterans who are interested in “green jobs” now available or expected soon. Fields of employment include energy efficiency and renewable energy, modern electric-power development and clean vehicles.
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