Governor Greg Abbott 152 Texan Employment and Education (JET) grants totaling more than $54 million were awarded by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) to public, community, state and technical colleges, school districts and open announced that it has been awarded to a registered charter school. .
These grants will be used to purchase equipment needed to establish or expand career and technical education programs that provide Texas students with the opportunity to obtain a license, certificate, or post-secondary education .
He has degrees in fields such as nursing, welding, auto repair, and dentistry.
“Texas continues to develop a highly skilled and diverse workforce through significant investment in career and technical education training programs for students,” Abbott said. Through grants, more Texans will have the opportunity to pursue high-paying jobs in in-demand careers statewide.Texas is a land of economic opportunity and the Texas Workforce Commission , thank you for your continued efforts to enable our students to thrive and succeed in our state’s booming economy.”
through the JET Grant Honey Grove ISD I was able to purchase two boom-mounted welders, an iron shop, a hydraulic plate roller, a CNC plasma table, a metal cutting band saw, and a ring roller. All of these instruments align the Honey Grove ISD to industry standards and help prepare students for post-secondary careers.
Over the past few years, Honey Grove ISD has made a conscious effort to promote careers and technology programs on our middle and high school campuses based on community and student needs. Examples of this include adding a careers and technology course for grade 8 that allows students to start learning about their career interests in middle school instead of waiting until high school, and replacing a family and consumer sciences course that has been missing for years. This includes reviving and starting courses in fashion design. .
With the help of JET-funded students in Agricultural Mechanics, classes benefit from state-of-the-art equipment that is workforce-ready upon graduation.
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