State grants for training

The Minnesota Job Skills Partnership

The Minnesota Job Skills Partnership was created in 1983 to bolster cooperation between business and education. The program, which is offered through the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development provides matching funds to employers who commit to work with educational institutions in trying new training approaches to upskill their workforce. These funds flow directly to a college, university or other non-profit training organization that manages each training project.

Historically, the vast majority of grant funding has been awarded to members of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System.

Recent Minnesota Job Skills Partnerships awarded to Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

Sample listing:

• Andersen Corporation
• Apple Tree Dental and Health Partners, Inc.
• Arctic Cat Inc.
• Chart Industries
• ConAgra Foods, Inc.
• Douglas Machine
• Electrolux
• Fairview Health Services
• Fairview Health Systems
• Honeywell
• JDS Uniphase
• K-Mart
• L&M Radiator
• Metro Dentalcare
• Minnesota Elevator
• Omni-Tract Surgical
• Rural Cellular Corporation
• Synovis Interventional Solutions, Inc.
• Steinwall, Inc.
• TriVirix
• UV Color
• We-no-nah Canoe, Inc.
• Wyoming Machine

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