The Louisiana Community and Technical College System launches a program designed to help those who may be unemployed due to the pandemic. LCTCS President Monty Sullivan says the Reboot Your Career program aims to train no less than 5000 individuals in the 2021 fiscal year.
“The effort for Reboot Your Career is to give people an opportunity to be skilled in a way that allows then to go to work and take care of their families,” said Sullivan.
Training focuses on skillsets for in-demand jobs such as industrial technology, healthcare, transportation and logistics, manufacturing, and information technology.
Sullivan the training programs for certifications are much quicker than trying to get a degree, with durations between 8 and 12 weeks.
“We understand the circumstance that working adults are in. They need to be able to get in, get the certification, get out, and go to work,” said Sullivan.
The program comes with reduced tuition and no application fees. Sullivan says the funding comes from the federal CARES Act.
“This was a portion of the dollars that were discretionary for the governor to distribute and what is most impressive is that our governor understands this investment in skills training is an investment in Louisiana’s people,” said Sullivan.
More info can be found online at LCTCS.edu/reboot.
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