A federal initiative that “aims to connect Americans with well-paying technology jobs through training and education” will help up to 400 people in the Akron area “get training for high tech jobs by the end of 2016,” the Akron Beacon Journal reports. The White House recently named Akron part of the TechHire Initiative, which will enable Summit County and its partners to request up to $6 million in federal grant money from the Department of Labor in order to offer that job training. The Akron/Summit County plan includes community college partners working with higher education, public workforce, government and community-based organizations to “offer training, host internships and apprenticeships and then help people get full-time jobs.” U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown said, “Akron is a hub for technology and manufacturing innovation — and its new designation as a TechHire City will give Akron the opportunity to strengthen northeast Ohio’s workforce and hire more Ohioans.” For more, read the full article.
Akron’s designation as a “TechHire City” means high-tech job training for hundreds
