Ohio Receives $19 Million in Grants for Training
WASHINGTON, DC—Representative Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) recently applauded the Department of Labor’s release of $225 million in Recovery Act grants to train displaced and underemployed workers for jobs in health care and other high growth fields. Ohio will receive $19 million to provide training in nursing, allied health care, long-term care, health information technology, logistics, bioscience, and advanced manufacturing.
Rep. Fudge commented, “This important Recovery Act investment will help Ohioans get the training necessary to work in high growth fields, such as our world-class health care industry. These types of investments in our workers are exactly what is needed to get our neighbors into long-term, meaningful jobs.”
Rep. Fudge co-sponsored the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. She also sponsors the Health Information Technology Public Utility Act of 2009, which will expand funding opportunities for free clinics to upgrade to electronic record keeping.
Fudge, Loebsack Add Critical Workforce Development Provisions to Landmark Education Bill
Aims to Help Build 21st Century Workforce, Focuses on Innovation and Investment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) and Dave Loebsack (IA-02) offered a critical workforce development amendment to H.R. 3221, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009.
The Loebsack/Fudge amendment encourages better coordination between community colleges and a consortium of stakeholders in related fields. These groups of stakeholders, also called sector partnerships, commonly focus on developing new workforce pipelines to address employee shortages. Sector partnerships also re-imagine the way in which workers are retrained and compensated.
Strengthening the relationship between community colleges and sector partnerships will assist regions to expand and develop core industries, allow education and training centers to respond to employers’ staffing needs, and prepare workers for careers in burgeoning fields.
“Ohioans welcome retraining and employment development opportunities. By providing these vital services, the Greater Cleveland Area will continue to be a leader in growing industries, such as health care and aerospace,” said Rep. Fudge. “This amendment supports the relationship between community colleges and industry stakeholders in order to establish a dialogue on employers’ needs and how education centers can best prepare workers for a 21st century economy.”
“Iowa is a prime example of what sector and industry partnerships can do,” said Congressman Loebsack. “Through partnerships with our community colleges and industry leaders, we were able to push Iowa towards being a leader in wind energy. This legislation is a game-changer; it brings everyone together to grow and save entire industries while empowering our workforce to advance.”
The amendment was included in the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, which passed out of the Education and Labor Committee July 21, 2009.
