Auto Repair and Customer Service Consortia Partner
with El Paso Community College for Two Job-Training Grants
WHAT: Check Presentations ⎯ Self Sufficiency Fund Grants
(Photo opportunity ⎯ 2-foot by 4-foot check presentations)
WHO: Texas Workforce Commissioner Andres Alcantar
WHEN: 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 25, 2009
WHERE: El Paso Community College
Administrative Services Center
B-Building Foyer
9050 Viscount Blvd.
El Paso, TX 79925
Two business consortia have partnered with El Paso Community College to provide training for 260 new or upgraded positions using two Self-Sufficiency Fund grants totaling $698,483 from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC).
The 35 jobs created or upgraded in the $160,178 grant to the auto collision and repair consortium include auto body technician, collision tech and prepper. The consortium consists of Advanced Auto Collision Repair Center Inc., Border International Trucks, Rudolph Automotive Corp. and Art Vic Inc., dba Texas Custom. Upon completion of training, workers will earn an average hourly wage of $8.94. The 225 customer service representative jobs created or upgraded using a $538,305 grant are in a partnership with Blood Systems Inc., EchoStar Satellite LLC, El Paso Times and Supreme Laundry & Cleaners. Upon completion of training, workers will earn an average hourly wage of $8.59.
TWC Commissioner Andres Alcantar will present two checks to college and company representatives at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 25, 2009, at El Paso Community College’s Administrative Services Center.
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