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San Jacinto College to receive federal appropriation for workforce training
PASADENA – San Jacinto College (SJC) aims to meet the needs of labor shortages in key occupational areas through a recently approved $350,000 federal appropriation, which will allow expansion of workforce development and pipeline training programs through the College’s Workforce Development Training Project.
SJC instructors will move from board-drafting labs to computer-aided drafting labs, and will include training in basic math to equip individuals with the marketable skills necessary to work as welders, pipefitters and nondestructive testing personnel for the petrochemical industry in the Houston metropolitan region.
Funding for the project was championed by Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX-22).
“In a time of instability in our economy, this project would train new workers and retrain existing workers to become welders, pipefitters and nondestructive testing personnel for the petrochemical industry,” Olson said. “This helps provide jobs to those who need them while supplying a skilled workforce to an industry that is short of workers and can help to fuel our economic expansion. I applaud San Jacinto and Chancellor Dr. Brenda Hellyer for their leadership on this effort.”
Workforce Development Training Project goals include increasing the number of students involved with modular approaches of mathematics; strengthening the connection between GED programs and developmental education courses; and increasing access and mastery in mathematic skills, leading more students to college-level courses or workforce training.
“We are incredibly grateful to Rep. Olson for his support of this project, and his continued support of San Jacinto College,” noted Hellyer. “This appropriation will enable us to continue to work with, and support, our local partners in industry, training individuals to remain competitive in the job market, while supporting the economic growth of our community and region.”
The project marks one of the first funded through federal appropriations for San Jacinto College.
San Jacinto College serves more than 27,000 students in over 140 degrees and certificates in university transfer and technical programs. The College also serves the community through workforce training. Students come with various goals and aspirations and we are committed to their success. San Jacinto College. Your Goals. Your College.
For more information about San Jacinto College, please call 281-998-6150 or visit www.sanjac.edu.
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