GOVERNOR ALLOCATES $15 MILLION FROM CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUND TOWARD INNOVATIVE WORKFORCE PROGRAMS CONNECTING WORKERS TO IN-DEMAND JOBS
HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is allocating $15 million from the state’s Coronavirus Relief Fund, which utilizes federal CARES Act money, to fund innovative workforce programs that will provide job training to more than 1,000 displaced workers in the state and connect them to high-growth, in-demand jobs. “This pandemic has drastically impacted the lives and livelihood of so many people in our state, and these workforce development programs are being expanded so that we can provide displaced workers with the skills needed to match them with in-demand jobs,” Governor Lamont said. “Our administration is committed to offering meaningful and lasting support to the workers of Connecticut so that our state and our economy emerge from this…