A new program will allow Ivy Tech students to learn and earn.
The program called Skill UP Indiana will pay students $12.50 an hour during their enrollment in the 11-week program, which includes five weeks of class time and on-the-job training.
Applications are being accepted via Ivy Tech, and can be found on the community college’s website, ivytech.edu/skillup.
In a news release, Ivy Tech Southwest Chancellor Jonathan Weinzapfel says the college is excited to spearhead the initiative that he says can “potentially change the way employers hire in the future.”
Ivy Tech received a grant for Skill UP Indiana for more than $666,000 from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development to provide sector-focused training and education programs for in-demand occupations in the Southwest Indiana.
Skill UP will focus on the region’s third largest area for employment opportunities – advanced manufacturing.