BLINN OFFERING GRANT FUNDED TRAINING FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES

  

Blinn College is holding specialized training for businesses and individuals impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, through its Corporate Training Program.

Blinn’s Division of Technical and Community Education is offering assistance for local businesses and individuals through a $250,000 Texas Workforce Commission Skills Development Fund COVID-19 Special Initiative Grant.

The grant enables Blinn to conduct industrial safety, infectious disease, electrical, commercial driver’s license, and other essential-function trainings to qualified business partners and individuals.

Corporate College Director Karla Flanagan says the grant “enables Blinn to provide training to area businesses and individuals hit hard by the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Individuals eligible for training include those required to fill labor shortages for essential workers, including the manufacturing of materials and products needed for medical supply chains and other necessities needed to combat COVID-19. Upon completing their training through Blinn, these individuals also will receive assistance with job placement.

To learn more about applying for training assistance through the TWC’s Skills Development Fund COVID-19 Special Initiative Grant, contact Flanagan at 979-209-7445 or karla.flanagan@blinn.edu.