Triumph Accessory Services partner with Tarrant County College for $166,805 Job-Training Grant

Date: July 11, 2019

Media Contact: Margaret Hession
Phone: 512-463-8942

AUSTIN ⎯ Triumph Accessory Services has partnered with Tarrant County College (TCC) to provide job training using a $166,805 Skills Development Fund grant from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). The grant will benefit workers in the Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County area.

This grant will be used to provide customized training for 87 incumbent workers for aerospace manufacturing topics. Trainees will include mechanics, inspectors, painters, machinists and welders.

 “This partnership between Triumph Accessory Services and Tarrant County College ensures customized training solutions that help Texas workers succeed in the workplace,” said TWC Commissioner Representing Labor Julian Alvarez “This investment builds not only employee skills but is an investment in the Tarrant County Community. We are pleased to make this investment.”

Since its inception in 1996, the Skills Development Fund grants have created or upgraded more than 356,744 jobs throughout Texas. The grants have assisted 4,356 employers with their customized training needs. The Legislature allocated $48 million to the Skills Development Fund for the 2018-19 biennium. Employers seeking more information about the Skills Development Fund may visit the TWC website at www.texasworkforce.org/skills.

TCC contact: Jennifer Villaire, 817-705-3610, 817-515-2561, jennifer.villaire@tccd.edu

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