{"id":21314,"date":"2024-01-16T14:42:11","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T19:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/?post_type=press-releases&#038;p=21314"},"modified":"2024-01-16T14:42:12","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T19:42:12","slug":"sen-ossoff-strengthening-workforce-development-programs-at-ogeechee-technical-college","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-strengthening-workforce-development-programs-at-ogeechee-technical-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Ossoff Strengthening Workforce Development Programs at Ogeechee Technical College\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Statesboro, Ga. \u2014\u00a0<\/strong>U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is delivering Federal funding to strengthen workforce development programs at Ogeechee Technical College.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sens. Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock are delivering a $99,999 grant through the USDA\u2019s Rural Business Development Grant program to help Ogeechee Technical College purchase a new truck for its Commercial Driver\u2019s License (CDL) training program.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The grant will help boost workforce development programs in the area and prepare students for jobs.\u00a0\u201cSenator Warnock and I are pleased to help deliver this\u00a0workforce\u00a0development investment to Ogeechee Technical College to ensure Coastal Georgia\u2019s residents have access to job training programs and to strengthen our supply chains,\u201d\u00a0<strong>Sen. Ossoff said.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOgeechee Technical College is incredibly grateful for the USDA Rural Development Grant that helped fund the purchase of an additional truck for our Commercial Truck Driving program,\u201d\u00a0<strong>said Neal Owens, Dean for Academic Affairs at Ogeechee Technical College.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe truck we purchased has an automatic transmission and allows us to train students that may struggle with a manual transmission. More companies are adding automatic transmission trucks to their fleets and this allows us to expand our efforts of preparing tomorrow\u2019s workforce.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. Ossoff continues to advocate for small businesses and workforce development across Georgia.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In September, Sen. Ossoff\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-expanding-workforce-development-opportunities-in-south-georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">delivered<\/a>\u00a0new resources through the U.S. Department of Commerce\u2019s Economic Development Administration (EDA) for Wiregrass Georgia Technical College to expand their truck driver training program and boost job creation in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In November, Sen. Ossoff also delivered $749,896 through the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to Spelman College as part of the Center for Black Entrepreneurship Launch Incubator for Traction (CBE LIFT) project.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In July, Sen. Ossoff\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-leading-push-to-reopen-atlanta-job-corps-center-expand-workforce-training-in-georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">launched<\/a>\u00a0an inquiry with the Department of Labor (DOL) to reopen the Job Corps Atlanta site, which provided housing and tailored professional training to students seeking jobs in Georgia.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"># # #\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Statesboro, Ga. \u2014\u00a0U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is delivering Federal funding to strengthen workforce development programs at Ogeechee Technical College.\u00a0 Sens. 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