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Pathways to Prosperity: The Next Step Provides Education Funding for Residents With Foreign Degrees
May 24 2024The Rural Minnesota Concentrated Employment Program, Inc. (RMCEP) is currently accepting applications for education funding to support residents who moved to Minnesota from abroad and struggled to transfer their degrees and certificates. If you moved to the United States and discovered you couldn’t work in your chosen field because your...
Apply Now: $500,000 for Individuals Who Want training in IT, Manufacturing, Healthcare, and Trades
May 15 2024The Rural Minnesota Concentrated Employment Program, Inc. (RMCEP) was recently awarded $500,000 through Governor Tim Walz’s Drive for Five initiative. The goal of this program is to fill in-demand positions in technology, trades, manufacturing, and education. RMCEP will help individuals finance their education and training, along with funding supporting services,...
For more than 50 years the Rural Minnesota Concentrated Employment Program (RMCEP) has provided free career training and development resources to adults and youth. In Spring 2024, RMCEP partnered with motivational speaker Ben Rudrud to spread the message about its free programs and grants across 15 schools, reaching 3,425 students.“We...
Throughout October and November of last year, Rural Minnesota CEP held a Legislative Open House event at each of our CareerForce locations. Each Center had a similar event to showcase what we do to help with grants and funding. We invited many local legislators, community leaders, staff, and several individuals...
Governor Walz Announces Recipients of $20 Million in Training for Five High-Demand Career Areas
Mar 20 2024Governor Tim Walz today announced the recipients of nearly $20 million in grants to grow Minnesota's workforce through the Drive for 5 Workforce initiative, a new effort to prepare more Minnesotans for high-demand jobs in five occupational categories: technology, the trades, caring professions, manufacturing and education."We're partnering with organizations across...
DEED Invests $13.6 Million in Training to Prepare Minnesotans to Enter High-Growth Industries
Jan 20 2024The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced nearly $13.6 million in workforce grants, its latest effort to help grow Minnesota's workforce and connect people to good jobs.DEED is awarding Pathways to Prosperity grant funding to 43 organizations across the state. This Pathways to Prosperity funding is expected...