Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development announced over $410,000 in worker training grant awards through the Wisconsin Fast Forward Program on Tuesday.
The grants will assist three organizations in training more than 600 health care workers and help fill critical workforce needs.
The money will be used to develop and implement strategic industry partnership programs for health sciences, health care and related occupations.
“Ensuring our future health care workforce is resilient, well-supported and equipped to meet the evolving needs of our state and provide the high-quality care Wisconsinites deserve is critical to the future health, safety and success of our communities and our state,” Evers said in a statement.
“With this funding, we can help bring new folks into the field as well as support current health care workers with additional job training to fill in-demand jobs and increase their earnings.”
According to DWD, the health care workforce makes up more than 15% of the state’s jobs.
Administered by DWD, the Wisconsin Fast Forward Program helps Wisconsin businesses train and retain highly skilled workers and support the state’s workforce.
Since the program launched in 2013, more than $54 million in funding has been awarded to 487 projects to support the training of 31,000 workers.
