May 18, 2023
Released by the Texas Workforce Commission
WHAT:
Check Presentation–Jobs and Education for Texans Grant
(photo opportunity–2-foot by 4-foot checks)
WHO:
TWC Chairman Bryan Daniel
WHEN:
11:30 a.m., Monday, May 22, 2023
WHERE:
Northeast Lakeview College
Paluxy Hall, Bluebonnet Room (RM 300)
1201 Kitty Hawk Rd.
Universal City, TX 78148
Media are invited to attend as TWC Chairman Bryan Daniel presents?multiple checks at Northeast Lakeview College at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, May 22, 2023.
Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has awarded $1,270,364 in five Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants to four San Antonio-area educational institutions to support career training. They include:
Alamo Colleges District – Northeast Lakeview College received a $189,401 grant to purchase and install equipment to initially train 75 students as network and computer systems administrators, with additional students to be trained in the future.
North East ISD received a $45,448 grant for equipment to train an initial 290 students in automotive services in partnership with Alamo Colleges District – St. Philip’s College.
San Antonio ISD received two grants:
• $454,551 for equipment to train an initial 934 students as chiropractors in partnership with Alamo Colleges District – San Antonio College.
• $291,891 for equipment to train an initial 253 students as electrical and electronic engineering technicians in partnership with Alamo Colleges District – St. Phillip’s College.
Southside ISD received a $289,073 grant for equipment to train an initial 128 students in welding in partnership with Alamo Colleges District – St. Phillip’s College.
About JET: Through funding provided by the Texas Legislature each biennium, TWC uses JET grants to defray start-up costs of developing?career and technical education programs for public community, state and technical colleges, school districts and charter schools. Equipment funded through?JET?grants must be used to train students for jobs in high-demand occupations.