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Clackamas Community College Gets Millions to Train Youth for Tech Jobs
The $3.5 million grant will help youth and young adults get ready for the new economy.
Clackamas Community College is getting $3.5 million from the United States Department of Labor to help train youth and young adults for jobs in the tech industry.
Clackamas Community College - working with Clackamas Workforce Development - is one of 39 partnerships in 25 states to receive $150 million in grants.
The CCC program, Techhire Clackamas, looks to prepare and place youth, young adults, and low-wage workers into full time positions in targeted advanced manufacturing jobs.
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"This program is about getting people trained as quickly as possible and getting them into jobs," Cynthia Risan, CCC dean of Technology, Health Occupations/Workforce, said.
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CCC will use the money to create programs resembling boot camps where they get the skills to get a job such as an industrial maintenance technician and a limited maintenance electrician.
This grant will help people in Oregon City, Wilsonville, Lake Oswego and other parts of Clackamas County.
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