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The Department of Labor is awarding training grants to five
historically black colleges and universities with programs designed to increase
the employability of African American youth, including specialized training in
commercial graphics and metals work.
"We must do everything we can to see that all Americans are
given the opportunities they need to develop their talents and interests," said
Labor Secretary Robert B. Reich. "We cannot afford to lose the contributions of
any workers."
The grants, for 582,733, will also be used to improve the
academic and personal management skills of participants in various campus
programs and for a research project focused on African Americans in
apprenticeship programs.
Awarded to schools in five states, the grants are
authorized under the Jobs Partnership Training Act. The schools, grant amounts
and programs include:
| ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY |
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| LORAN, MISSISSIPPI |
$99,691 |
This grant funds a comprehensive educational and skill
training project to improve the employment and training opportunities for
socio-economically disadvantaged youth and dislocated workers. The program will
integrate academic and industrial skills and basic, job-specific skills needed
to enhance employment opportunities.
| BENEDICT COLLEGE |
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| COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA |
$200,000 |
The proposed project will provide training in academic,
personal management and job-specific skills for the commercial graphic
industry. It is expected to demonstrate that the combination of classroom
instruction and on-the-job training components will enhance the employability
of participants to a greater extent than either component alone.
| LANGSTON UNIVERSITY |
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| LANGSTON, OKLAHOMA |
$99,000 |
Project BEST for LIFE (Basic Education, Skills, Training
for Living in a Functional Environment) is designed to proved African-American
Youth with pre-employment skills and training. There is an academic year
component and a summer program. Participants will create their own micro
society with laws, rules and regulations.
| LINCOLN UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI |
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| JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI |
$83,369 |
The research project will focus on barriers to the
participation of African-American youth in apprenticeship training programs.
Specifically, the research will target three areas of concern: low percentages
of African American involvement in apprenticeship programs; program
development; and recommendations to public leaders at the national and local
levels of apprenticeship policy development and implementation.
| NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY |
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| GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA |
$100,000 |
ASPIRE (African American Students Preparing for Integration
into Regional Employment) is a year-round project to improve the grade point
average and SAT scores of youth who reside in government- subsidized housing
projects. Program components include: counseling, computer literacy training,
SAT preparation, work-place related training and social and cultural
enrichment.
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