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Middlesex CC to Host Workforce Training Fund Grants Info Session

March 6 workshop in Bedford can assist businesses in applying for state grants to help train current and newly hired employees

Middlesex Community College will host a FREE Information Session for businesses seeking Workforce Training Fund (WFTF) grants from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 6, in Trustees’ House (Building 4) on the Bedford campus, 591 Springs Road. Registration deadline is Monday, March 4.

The Massachusetts Workforce Training Fund, administered by Commonwealth Corporation, provides resources for businesses to train current and newly hired employees. The goal is to help improve employee skills and maintain the economic strength of the commonwealth’s businesses.

At the info session, an WFTF representative will present an overview of the grant options and answer questions in an informational setting.

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WFTF provides training grants to Massachusetts employers up to $250,000 per application. MCC’s Corporate and Community Education & Training Program has helped many businesses secure and implement these grants.

For more information on specific Workforce Training Fund programs, visit the Commonwealth Corporation website: www.commcorp.org/wtfp

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The registration deadline for this WFTF Info Session is Monday, March 4. For more information or to register, contact Teresa Medina at medinat@middlesex.mass.edu

or 978-656-3009.

Discover your path at Middlesex Community College. As one of the largest, most comprehensive community colleges in Massachusetts, we educate, engage and empower a diverse community of learners. MCC offers more than 80 degree and certificate programs – plus hundreds of noncredit courses – on our campuses in Bedford and Lowell, and online. Middlesex Community College: Student success starts here!

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