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
Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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