{"id":19755,"date":"2020-09-30T20:35:50","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T00:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=19755"},"modified":"2020-09-30T20:35:50","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T00:35:50","slug":"batavia-lt-gov-kathy-hochul-announces-workforce-development-award-for-ummc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2020\/09\/30\/batavia-lt-gov-kathy-hochul-announces-workforce-development-award-for-ummc\/","title":{"rendered":"BATAVIA\/Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul announces Workforce Development award for UMMC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HSp63-cDRoI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">66 New York State Businesses, Community Colleges, and Community-Based Organizations Receive Funding for Workforce Development<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Awards Will Fund In-Demand Skills Training for 3,600 New Yorkers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On September 14, 2020, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo  announced that 66 businesses, schools, and community-based organizations across the state have been awarded nearly $9 million as part of the State&#8217;s historic Workforce Development Initiative. The grants are federally funded\u00a0and\u00a0will support job training opportunities across the State for more than 3,600 New Yorkers adapting to the post-COVID economy.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;On behalf of all New Yorkers, I thank the essential workers who put themselves in harm&#8217;s way to save lives and care for their fellow New Yorkers, and recommit to supporting all workers who are helping in New York&#8217;s ongoing recovery,&#8221;&nbsp;<strong>Governor Cuomo said.<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8220;These awards will provide thousands of workers with the training and skills they need to Build Back Better.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Our historic Workforce Development Initiative is helping to meet businesses&#8217; short-term needs, improve regional talent pipelines, and address long-term&nbsp;job training&nbsp;needs of growing industries,&#8221;&nbsp;<strong>said Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul,&nbsp;Chair of the statewide Regional Economic Development Councils.<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8220;This $9 million in awards will provide 66 businesses, colleges and organizations with funding for training for more than 3,600 New Yorkers.&nbsp;Job training&nbsp;is critical now more than ever to help provide thousands of New Yorkers with the&nbsp;skills they need to Build Back Better and seek new jobs and&nbsp;opportunities in the post-pandemic future.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As New York has moved forward through the reopening process, the New York State Department of Labor has been working to connect every job seeker in New York with the right job opportunity.&nbsp;DOL has been encouraging both businesses in need of workers, and New Yorkers in need of a job, to take advantage of their Jobs Express website at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/jobs.ny.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">jobs.ny.gov<\/a>.&nbsp;There are over 100,000 job openings across the state from businesses looking to hire immediately. These workforce development grants will help provide workers training who want to gain the skills for new, fulfilling jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New York&#8217;s Regional Economic Development Councils have a key role in recommending applications for funding, based on regional economic needs and opportunities. Businesses and organizations from nine REDC regions receiving Workforce Development awards include:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Capital Region:\u00a0Albany-Schoharie-Schenectady-Saratoga BOCES,\u00a0AlbanyCanCode,\u00a0Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless,\u00a0New York Alliance for Inclusion and Innovation,\u00a0Wesley Health Care Center,\u00a0YMCA of the Capital District<\/li><li>Central New York: TTM Technologies (Anaren Microwave),\u00a0D&amp;W Diesel,\u00a0K&amp;N&#8217;s Foods USA,\u00a0Leonardi Manufacturing Co.,\u00a0WMT Precision<\/li><li><strong>Finger Lakes:<\/strong>\u00a0Airquip, Canandaigua Driving School,\u00a0Mary Cariola Children&#8217;s Center,\u00a0Rochester City School District OACES,\u00a0Phenix Automation,\u00a0Sweeteners Plus,\u00a0Turner Underground Installations,\u00a0<strong>United Memorial Medical Center<\/strong><\/li><li>Long Island:\u00a0Payless Enterprises Inc.\u00a0Access Careers,\u00a0All-Ways Elevator,\u00a0Cambridge Business Institute,\u00a0Life&#8217;s WORC,\u00a0Lutech Veterinary Industries,\u00a0Nicholas Center,\u00a0Stony Brook University,\u00a0Topaz Lighting Corp., Town of Hempstead Department of Occupational Resources<\/li><li>Mid-Hudson:\u00a0Community Based Services, eScholar, Ramapo for Children,\u00a0Stockade Works,\u00a0The Arc Mid-Hudson, Westchester Care at Home,\u00a0Westhab\u00a0<\/li><li>Mohawk Valley:\u00a0Mountain Valley Hospice,\u00a0Otsego Northern Catskills BOCES,\u00a0Valley Health Services<\/li><li>New York City:\u00a0Alliance Computing Solutions,\u00a0Allied Business Solutions,\u00a0Center for Employment Opportunities,\u00a0Emma&#8217;s Torch,\u00a0Institute for Career Development,\u00a0Kingsborough Community College, LaGuardia Community College,\u00a0Lehman College,\u00a0Per Scholas, Premiere Services Management,\u00a0Project Renewal,\u00a0Queens Community House,\u00a0Sanctuary for Families,\u00a0The Alliance for Positive Change,\u00a0The Door &#8211; A Center of Alternatives,\u00a0Translatinx Network,\u00a0Wilson Allen Health Careers Institute<\/li><li>Southern Tier:\u00a0Alstom SA,\u00a0Broome-Tioga BOCES,\u00a0Data Bound Solutions,\u00a0Raymond Hadley Corporation<\/li><li>Western New York:\u00a0Assembly House 150,\u00a0Buffalo Center for Arts and Technology,\u00a0Erie 1 BOCES,\u00a0Mercy Flight, Northland Workforce Training Center,\u00a0Pfannenberg, St. Bonaventure University<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Empire State Development Acting Commissioner and President &amp; CEO-designate Eric Gertler said,&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8220;As our economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, programs that help workers develop skills in high demand from businesses is a win-win for New York&#8217;s companies and its workforce. Governor Cuomo&#8217;s historic workforce development initiative is a critically-needed investment in our state&#8217;s greatest resource &#8211; New Yorkers &#8211; and creates the talent pipeline needed to help New York build back better.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Department of Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon said,&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8220;As we build back stronger from the unprecedented impacts that COVID-19 has had on our workforce, developing a strong workforce pipeline is more critical than ever. I applaud Governor Cuomo&#8217;s support of this initiative because these partnerships and the creation of meaningful training programs are going to be the key to connecting New Yorkers with the jobs that are available and the jobs that are going to continue moving New York<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">forward.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Governor Cuomo&#8217;s Workforce Development Initiative<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Governor Cuomo announced a&nbsp;statewide investment for the Workforce Development Initiative in May 2019 to support strategic regional efforts that meet businesses&#8217; short-term workforce needs, improve regional talent pipelines, enhance the flexibility and adaptability of local workforce entities, expand apprenticeships and address the long-term needs of growing industries. These funds will also support efforts to improve the economic security of women, youth and other groups facing significant barriers to career advancement. In light of the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency and its economic impacts, these funds will support businesses, communities, and workers across New York State in their recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In September 2019, more than $3 million in Workforce Development Initiative funds were awarded to support apprenticeship and workforce development projects at 4 community colleges.&nbsp;&nbsp;In January 2020, $3.4 million in awards were provided to 61 New York State businesses, community colleges and community-based organizations to train 2,464 New Yorkers with in-demand skills. In February 2020, an additional $5.4 million was awarded to train 4,469 New Yorkers.&nbsp; More information about the Workforce Development Initiative and the awards announced to date can be found at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/workforcedevelopment.ny.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">workforcedevelopment.ny.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press release 66 New York State Businesses, Community Colleges, and Community-Based Organizations Receive Funding for Workforce Development Awards Will Fund In-Demand Skills Training for 3,600 New Yorkers On September 14, 2020, Governor Andrew M. 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