Work force development funding opportunities
The following funds can be used for training and workforce development:
•Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT)/SkillsCommons Access to Telecommunications Curricula program
•Investments in Apprenticeship to Support the Telecommunications Workforce
Program Website: www.apprenticeship.gov (Department of Labor’s website) The Wireless Infrastructure Association represents the companies that make up the wireless infrastructure ecosystem in the United States. Its members are the businesses that develop, build, own and operate that nation’s wireless infrastructure. WIA member companies include wireless carriers, infrastructure providers, and professional services firms that collectively own and operate more than 135,000 telecommunications facilities around the globe. https://wia.org/ Built by and for telecommunications employers, TIRAP is a competency-based apprenticeship aimed at growing the productivity of the workforce as directly as possible. TIRAP defines career paths in a growing number of critical occupations, including tower technicians, wireless technicians, and utilities workers, along with leads and foremen. By establishing on-the-job training as well as classroom learning, these apprenticeships help you onboard and upskill your workers. This leads to better efficiency and safety —plus higher employee engagement and retention.https://www.tirap.org/
•Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
Program Website: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/wioa Federal Funding Site: Department of Labor - Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
•Investments in Apprenticeship to Support the Telecommunications Workforce
Program Website: www.apprenticeship.gov(Department of Labor’s website) The Wireless Infrastructure Association represents the companies that make up the wireless infrastructure ecosystem in the United States. Its members are the businesses that develop, build, own and operate that nation’s wireless infrastructure. WIA member companies include wireless carriers, infrastructure providers, and professional services firms that collectively own and operate more than 135,000 telecommunications facilities around the globe. https://wia.org/ Built by and for telecommunications employers, TIRAP is a competency-based apprenticeship aimed at growing the productivity of the workforce as directly as possible. TIRAP defines career paths in a growing number of critical occupations, including tower technicians, wireless technicians, and utilities workers, along with leads and foremen. By establishing on-the-job training as well as classroom learning, these apprenticeships help you onboard and upskill your workers. This leads to better efficiency and safety —plus higher employee engagement and retention. https://www.tirap.org/