Zip Code Wilmington gets workforce grant aimed at assisting small businesses
From Delaware Business Now
Zip Code Wilmington was recently selected to receive the Workforce Training Grant from the Delaware Division of Small Business.
The Workforce Training Grant funds training programs for eligible Delaware companies in an effort to attract and retain high-quality jobs. This grant gives small businesses the opportunity to offset the tuition reimbursement fee required of companies when they hire a Zip Code Wilmington graduate.
“We are excited to receive the Workforce Training Grant from the Delaware Division of Small Business as it helps diversify the types of companies that can hire our talented and highly-motivated graduates,” said Desa Burton, executive director, Zip Code Wilmington. “As a self-sustaining nonprofit, we rely on tuition reimbursement paid by our corporate partners when a graduate is placed. With this grant, small businesses seeking to hire our graduateswill have affordable access to the skilled tech talent they need to help their businesses grow and remain competitive in an ever-increasing technical marketplace.”
Zip Code Wilmington is eligible to receive upwards of $100,000 to help small businesses upskill, reskill or acquire tech talent through an affordable and smart process.
“We are thrilled to select Zip Code Wilmington as a recipient of the Workforce Training Grant,” said Damian DeStefano, director of the Delaware Division of Small Business. “Zip Code Wilmington is an important partner to the State of Delaware and has been instrumental in grooming tech talent and connecting that talent to local businesses.”
Read more: https://delawarebusinessnow.com/2020/01/zip-code-wilmington/