Northeast Texas Community College gets $193,372 grant from Texas Workforce Commission

MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas (KETK) – Governor Abbott announced that the Northeast Texas Community College in Mount Pleasant has received a $193,372 grant from the Texas Workforce Commission’s Skills Development Fund.

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“The Skills Development Fund helps support Texas’ dynamic economy with grants that boost local labor force skills,” said TWC Chairman Bryan Daniel. “Northeast Texas Community College has invested in their community by addressing the needs of employers while fostering a more skilled workforce with greater earning potential.”

This grant will allow the school to provide custom training on robotics, programmable logic controllers, forklifts, mechanical drives, motor controls and more for over 85 new and current workers at Newly Weds Foods.

“Texas is proud to invest in our current and future workforce as our economy continues to lead the nation,” said Governor Abbott. “This grant to Northeast Texas Community College will help equip hardworking Texans with the skills they need to succeed in critical industries such as manufacturing and ensure North Texas has the talent needed to thrive. I thank the Texas Workforce Commission and Northeast Texas Community College for partnering together to invest in our highly skilled workforce as we continue to build an even bigger, better Texas.”

The Skills Development Fund has partnered with over 4,800 employers to upgrade or create over 420,000 jobs since 1996.

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