MCALLEN, TEXAS- Texas Workforce Commissioner Julian Alvarez presents South Texas College with a Skills Development Fund check in the amount of $287,500 at a special ceremony July 6, 2021.
The check presentation is scheduled for a 3:30 p.m. virtual event.
This award provided training for businesses in response to the direct needs of the COVID-19 Pandemic including skills training that was vital to keeping the state and nation’s economy moving forward. Training topics included billing for telehealth services, disinfection training, customer safety, cross-training for employees to fill job demands resulting from workforce reduction as well as methods for managing COIVD-19 related stress.
South Texas College is one of the organizations across the state of Texas that received a portion of $10 million in funding to train employees in essential industries.
