Wednesday, September 21, 2016

LEAP grant apppproved
Gov. Bill Haslam has announced the recipients of the Labor Education Alignment Program (LEAP) competition, a state initiative that supports the Drive to 55 by awarding grants to community and academic partnerships formed to help communities align workforce needs with higher education. Included in the grants announced on Tuesday is $983,440 for TCAT and Walters State Community College in Morristown. Cocke County is to get $300,000 of the money for local technical training. “If we can eliminate gaps in the skills needed by local manufacturers and other companies and the types of degrees and courses offered by local community and technical colleges, we can strengthen our workforce to meet industry demands,” Haslam said. “These LEAP grants help create programs that tie specific training and skills to current workforce needs, helping more Tennesseans qualify for good, high paying jobs. This is a key piece of our Drive to 55 campaign to increase the number of Tennesseans with a post secondary degree or credential to 55 percent by 2025.” The General Assembly appropriated $10 million in the 2016-17 fiscal year budget for LEAP grants.


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