CWA/NETT Wins $4 Million Training Grant from Department of Labor

CWA and CWA/NETT have been awarded a $4 million training grant to help dislocated workers train for clean, green energy and manufacturing jobs.

Less than 15 percent of grant proposals submitted were selected to receive a grant; CWA was awarded one of just 25 grants total. The grants are funded by the Obama administration's economic stimulus program.

Workers who have lost auto industry and other manufacturing jobs in Ohio are first in line for the training, CWA/NETT Administrator Kevin Celata said, and other displaced workers and veterans also can apply. Training will focus on green manufacturing skills that prepare workers for jobs in the energy efficiency and renewable energy industries. CWA/NETT will be able to provide the new course on line.

"This is tremendous and welcome news for our members, who've been hit even harder than most Americans by outsourcing, offshoring and the recession," IUE-CWA President Jim Clark said. "The training this grant makes possible will lead to good, sustainable jobs and give a thousand families a more secure future."