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Colleges Surveying Community to Ensure New Workforce Needs
Nebraska Ag Connection - 08/11/2020

In response to unemployment and employee dislocation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Governor has launched a new Nebraska Workforce Retraining Initiative, funded by the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Under this initiative, individuals who are unemployed or underemployed due to COVID-19 can receive a scholarship to a Nebraska community college, where they will learn new and improved skills to find a rewarding, high-demand career.

Bryan Slone, president, reports organizers need everyone's help to ensure that the training programs offered by the community colleges align with local workforce needs and provide the skills that our Nebraska businesses will need to grow in a post-pandemic economy. This is an important step in aligning these programs with business needs. So please take a few minutes to complete this survey to assist the community colleges in developing appropriate coursework. Please complete the survey by Aug. 20 at southeast.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bjW48jRzsDCRH3T.

Nebraska community colleges have identified eligible workforce training programs and are already accepting scholarship applications to cover the cost of training.

A summary of the program is included below, and more information can be obtained at www.getnebraskagrowing.nebraska.gov or by contacting the community college in your area (see contact information at the end of the survey).

Going into the crisis, the number one issue constraining Nebraska business growth was a shortage of skilled workers. This program provides our workforce a unique opportunity to pursue education and build skills. Let's support our educational community by giving them information to meet our workforce needs for the next decade by taking the survey. Thank you for helping to shape this critical component of Nebraska's recovery process, Slone said.

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