North Central Missouri College will receive just under $900,000 in federal funds through a consortium of Missouri community colleges that has been awarded nearly $15 million for development and expansion of innovative training programs for business.
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According to Dean of Instruction Dr. Jamie Hooyman, NCMC will receive $876,314 in federal funds that the college plans to use for credentialing of individuals in the area of manufacturing. NCMC will focus on three areas, including quality control/safety, industrial maintenance and welding. The funds will be used for the employment of additional personnel as well as equipment and contracted services that may be needed to help with the credential process.
Dr. Hooyman said that work on this grant has been on-going for about six months and is the second part of a grant previously received by NCMC in which funds were directed to the allied health program. Jason Helton, coordinator for business and industry services at NCMC, and Dr. Hooyman will focus their efforts on administration of the grant while an individual will be hired to focus on recruitment of business personnel to participate in the program.
The consortium, which was led by St. Louis Community College, received a total of $14,969,910. In addition to NCMC and St. Louis, other community colleges in the consortium are East Central, Linn State, Metropolitan, Mineral Area, Ozarks Technical, St. Charles and State Fair.
Crowder College at Neosho received a grant of $2.9 million to improve access to training in public safety careers, including firefighters, police officers, emergency medical technicians, corrections officers and paramedics. The funding is targeted to returning military personnel and other underemployed adults.
In all, 227 schools from across the U.S. received $500 million in grants as part of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training initiative, which promotes skills development and employment opportunities in fields such as advanced manufacturing, transportation and health care as well as science, technology, engineering and math careers through partnerships between training providers and local employers. The Department of Labor is implementing and administering the program in coordination with the U.S. Department of Education.