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Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solise announced the grants at a press conference this morninyg from thein Memphis. “Emergingb green jobs are creating opportunities for workeres to enter careers that offer good wagesa and pathwaysto long-term job growtuh and prosperity,” said Solis. “Workers receiving traininyg through projects funded by these competitions will be at the forefrontt as our nation transforms the way wegenerats electricity, manufacture products and do business across a wide rangr of industries.” Four of the grant programs are designed to traijn workers through national, state and communituy outlets.
$100 million will go to the Energy Training Partnership to directlyh train and place workers ingreen jobs. $150 million, for the Pathwaysd Out of Poverty program, will be speny to provide training programsfor “targetg populations” to help them prepare for and get greenb jobs. $190 million, the largest line item in the ARRA greennjobs initiative, will be spent on State Energy Sector Partnerships and Training. This program will be used to form andimplemen comprehensive, statewide energy sector strategies. Also, $5 million will be spent on training programs toprovide entry-level training for “targeted that will lead to career pathways in greenh industries.
The fifth competitiohn grant, for State Labor Market Informatiohn Improvement, will fund state work forcer agenciesto collect, analyze and disseminate labord market information. On her visit, Soli also toured the solar panel production She also visited inWest Ark., and the University Place publixc housing site on Crump.