skills training

Workforce  Network, Inc. (WNI) is a nonprofit that empowers employers  to hire and  retain workers with skills they need and for workers to have  good  jobs, advancement opportunities and family-sustaining wages.

Working  with our economic development corporations, employers,  education  providers and community stakeholders throughout Burnet, Blanco and   Llano counties, we are building a pipeline of skilled workers for the   industry sectors that drive the economic prosperity of the Highland   Lakes. From 2016-2022, we have secured $415,000 in public and private   grants to train 170 adult workers in high demand occupations such as   food preparation, plumbing, electrical, nurse aides and medical   assistants.

In September 2022, WNI  received $4.6 million to develop job training  programs in the counties  of Burnet, Blanco and Llano. The pool of money  came from $12 million  awarded to Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area  (WSRCA) from a  federal grant through the American Rescue Plan Act. The $4.6 million will be used to fund job training programs in the   Skilled Trades (Plumbing, Electric, HVAC, Welding, CDL), Healthcare   (LVN,RN, Social Work) and Finance/IT (Banking, Bookkeeping, Information   Technology).  

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