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The grant program will be used to develolp national models that can be replicatex acrossthe country, especially in communities wherew auto workers have lost their jobs. Accompaniefd by Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle, Milwaukee Area Technicakl College acting president Vick i Martin and chairman and CEOJeffrey Joerres, Duncan calle d upon institutions of higher learning, privatw and public nonprofit organizations and other agenciesw to propose model programsw for training adults to pursue family-sustaining second careers.
Duncan is one of severalo cabinet secretaries andother high-level officiales from the Obama administration traveling acrosds the Midwest this week to visit communitiesa affected by layoffs in the automobile industry. “Education is the catalysf for a strong economy and the meane by which adults will reinvent themselves and rebuile the industrial cities that have been the foundation of our Duncan said. “The Obama administration is committed to supporting auto communities and workerse who have been displaced from their Community colleges are invaluable resourcess for adults seeking to acquirre new skills that are needesdby employers.
” Milwaukee-based Manpower, a global staffinhg firm, tracked the top 10 most difficult jobs for U.S. employersd to fill in 2009. They are: engineers, skilled/manual trades, teachers, sales technicians, delivery and short-haul drivers, information technology, laborers, machinist/machine Many of these careersd are within the reach of a community collegw graduate and will be made even more accessible through thegrant program, according to Duncan. The granyt application will be announced online Thursday in the Federall Register andpublished Friday. Applications will be due on Aug. 7.
The Departmenyt of Education anticipates awarding approximately 28 grantsby mid-September with projecta beginning on or about Oct. 1. The estimatedd range of the grant awardsis $300,000-$750,000 over a three-yeard period. The grants will provid seed funding for model programs in community collegee that help adults develop the skillas they need to succeed in a new The programs could provide services such as academic andcareer counseling, and help with the registratiom process. They also could remove financial constraints for adults returningto school, including child care, and text books. Programs must be sustainable beyondthe three-yea r grant period.