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Delgado Awarded Grant For Job Training

Delgado Community College will be getting $2.5 million for workforce training.

Vice President Joe Biden announced the 270 community colleges across the country that would receive money to train people for jobs expected in their areas.

Delgado will be focusing on energy and advanced manufacturing jobs.

Employers involved in the program include ExxonMobil, Lockheed Martin and Phillips6,

Delgado will offer training programs that meet employer and industry needs. 

It will focus on taking participants not ready for college-level academic work, including those without a high school diploma. Students will be taught reading, writing and math skills needed in manufacturing and energy.

Employers will contribute to program design, implementation, and work-based training.

Delgado expects to train 1,150 students over the next three years for jobs in welding, machining, electrical and industrial maintenance.

Eileen is a news reporter and producer for WWNO. She researches, reports and produces the local daily news items. Eileen relocated to New Orleans in 2008 after working as a writer and producer with the Associated Press in Washington, D.C. for seven years.

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