Tag: TechCred

Ohio Hits Milestone in Funding for Businesses to Train Employees

Ohio Star Staff

Nearly 300 Ohio companies are in line for funding aimed at increasing training for current and new employees.

Lt. Gov. Jon Husted said the state’s TechCred program has reached nearly 1,000 companies after the latest application period. Husted serves as the director of the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation.

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Ohio Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation Seeks Businesses Who Want Up to $2K to Help Train Workers in Credentialed Technical Skills

Jason M. Reynolds

A state program that helps businesses find and train employees with the skills they need is accepting applications from employers interested in joining the effort.

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Senate Passes House Bill 2, a TechCred Bill That Caused Words Between the Two Legislative Leaders

Beth Lear

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Last week the Speaker of the Ohio House and the Senate President exchanged a few words via the media. The Speaker expressed frustration that the House priority bills, House Bills 1 through 14, were not moving fast enough in the Ohio Senate. The most recent bill to cause Householder concern was House Bill 2. It passed the Senate Wednesday.

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