The University of Memphis kicks off more than $21M job ‘upskilling’ effort
The grant, part of the $500 million Good Jobs Challenge funds the U.S. government set aside in 2022 to improve the quality of selected workforces, was awarded to the University of Memphis Aug. 23. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
The idea is to offer training sessions as short as four weeks to help people in 42 counties improve job skills.
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Jane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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