There’s a new way to fatten your annual paycheck by thousands of dollars, and if you live in Travis County you could qualify. It’s part of a larger effort to fill a variety of new local job openings with local workers.
Category: In the News
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Workforce Solutions Capital Area launches ‘Hire Local’ plan, offers 1,000 scholarships for training programs
Workforce Solutions Capital Area publicly launched its “Hire Local” plan on Tuesday morning, alongside Austin and Travis County leaders. It also announced 1,000 new scholarships available for its workforce training programs.
These higher paying jobs are important, as right now many people cannot afford to keep living in Austin due to the increasing cost of living. Austin Mayor Steve Adler thinks this new effort will help people get the skills to get hired for the new jobs coming to the area, rather than companies hiring people from out of state.
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Workforce Solutions Capital Area announces Hire Local plan, 1,000 job training scholarships
Workforce Solutions Capital Area announced a plan to bring higher-paying jobs to Austin residents while helping local companies close the “skills gap,” or the need for more highly qualified employees, in the area May 31.
The Hire Local Plan will encourage Austin-area employers to fill their employment pool from residents with the help of WFS, which will provide training and certification programs to local workers through support from Travis County and the city of Austin.
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Este programa ofrece becas para que residentes del centro de Texas puedan estudiar y conseguir mejores empleos
Las becas están disponibles para recién graduados que exploran planes de carrera posteriores a la escuela secundaria, así como para otras personas que buscan mejorar sus habilidades en sus carreras actuales.