Posts in Partnerships
HDJT Grant and Partnership with CEIDC Funds Equipment to Prepare Crockett Students for Manufacturing and Health Occupations
Chairman Bryan Daniel, Commissioner Representing the Public for the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), presented a $15,000 High Demand Job Training (HDJT) grant to Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas (WSDET) for training at Crockett ISD. With a $15,000 matching grant from the Crockett Economic and Industrial Development Corporation (CEIDC), WSDET used the grant funding to purchase equipment for Crockett ISD to train students to earn health care and manufacturing certifications.
TOPICS: Partnerships, Manufacturing, Health
HDJT Grant and Partnership with JEDCO Funds Equipment to Prepare Students for Computer Occupations
Through the High Demand Job Training grant program, the Texas Workforce Commission provided a $56,172 grant, which was matched by the Jasper Economic Development Corporation. Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas purchased $112K in equipment to train students attending the Deep East Texas College and Career Academy in high demand computer occupations.
TOPICS: Partnerships, Youth Career Explorations, Computer Occupations
TWC Awards Nine JET Grants to Five School Districts and Lamar State College - Port Arthur
The grants of nearly $2.6 million funded equipment to train 594 students in high demand health, manufacturing and transportation careers: Lamar State College - Port Arthur, Jasper ISD, Deweyville ISD, Newton ISD, Spurger ISD, and Woodville ISD.
TOPICS: Partnerships, Youth Career Explorations, Manufacturing, Health, Construction
TWC Awards Nine JET Grants to Four School Districts and Angelina College
The grants totaling $2.8 million funded equipment to train 890 students in high demand health, manufacturing and transportation careers: Angelina College, Coldspring-Oakhurst CISD, Diboll ISD, Nacogdoches ISD and Windham School District.
TOPICS: Partnerships, Youth Career Explorations, Manufacturing, Health, Construction, Transportation
Teacher Externship 2023 - Connecting Education and Industry to Prepare Tomorrow's Workforce
The third annual Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas Teacher Externship was held June 12-16, 2023, to highlight the skills necessary for success in high-demand industries across Deep East Texas. Twenty-four businesses and 24 teachers from 16 Independent School Districts collaborated to better prepare today’s students for tomorrow’s workforce.
TOPICS: Partnerships, Youth Career Explorations
Teacher Externship 2022
The second annual Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas Teacher Externship was held June 13-17, 2022 to highlight the skills necessary for success and the career opportunities across the 12 counties of Deep East Texas.
TOPICS: Partnerships, Youth Career Explorations
