NCC Receives $2.5 Million Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor
Nash Community College, as a member of the Mission Critical Operations consortium led by Cleveland Community College, is the recipient of a $2,548,106 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Training Administration. Over $23 million was awarded this week to the consortium of college and university partners for the development of a Mission Critical Operations program.
“Through the grant, Nash Community College will enhance the Electric Line Construction, Electrical Systems, Electronics Engineering, Emergency Management, Healthcare Business Informatics, Networking Technology, and Computer Information Technology programs,” Nash Community College President Bill Carver said. “The program will create career pathways in these areas to meet demand for a mission critical workforce able to anticipate, prevent, mitigate, and respond to crisis and events in the day-to-day critical operations of industries and municipalities.”
The program is aimed at combating the evolving threat of critical infrastructure operations failure and encompasses cyber and physical security, facility management, communications, industrial systems, and any system deemed critical to operations and public safety by an employer. In addition to Nash and Cleveland Community Colleges, consortium members are Wake Technical Community College, Moultrie Technical Community College (GA), and UNC-Charlotte.
According to a U.S. Department of Labor press release, $474.5 million in grants to community colleges and universities was announced by Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez Wednesday. The grants will be used to assist colleges and universities throughout the country with development and growth in innovative training in partnership with local employers. The Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training grant program provided the grants. The program is multi-year, approximately $2 billion initiative to expand training programs for unemployed workers, especially those impacted by foreign trade.
