Salem, Seabrook Companies Get Grants to Train Workers

CONCORD, NH - Gov. Maggie Hassan announced on July 14, 2016, that four New Hampshire companies have received job training grants to help train 84 workers in new skills, according to a press statement.

The job training grants for June total $59,440, and the companies contributed matching funds to bring the total amount for training workers to $118,880.

“I am proud to announce the most recent round of important grants that will help Granite State workers develop the skills needed for good-paying, high-quality jobs at growing, innovative businesses throughout the state,” Hassan said. “New Hampshire’s Job Training Fund is an essential resource that has helped thousands of workers develop the skills needed for success in the innovation economy and has played an important role in boosting our state’s economy. Through our continued commitment to higher education and job training, we can attract innovative businesses, help existing companies grow, and support the creation of good jobs that will expand middle class opportunity and help keep our economy moving in the right direction.”

The companies receiving grants include:

• Dynamic Network Services of Manchester received a grant of up to $39,075 for 40 employees to receive training from Amazon Web Services in technical essentials and architecting, security operations, and development operations.
• Horizon Technology, Inc. of Salem was awarded a grant of $5,500 for enrolling three employees in ISO 9001 Collaborative training with the New Hampshire Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NHMEP).
• MicroVision, Inc. of Seabrook received a grant of $11,850 for 40 employees to receive in Lean, Value Stream Mapping, and Kaizen training from NHMEP.
• Design Standards Corporation of Charlestown was awarded a grant of $3,015 to train one employee in the Advanced Machine Tool Technology Certificate program at River Valley Community College.

The Job Training Fund has awarded nearly $9 million in grants since October 2007, with employers contributing about $11.8 million. More than 26,000 New Hampshire workers have been trained via the program.

Companies interested in applying to the Job Training Fund should visit the fund’s web site at nhjobtrainingfund.org.