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Region 7 workforce board outlines apprenticeship, training and budget challenges
Summary
Greg Lee of the Region 7 workforce board briefed commissioners on programs including apprenticeships, employer training grants, and staffing; he highlighted a regional funding allocation disparity and cuts to the JAG youth program.
Greg Lee, director associated with the Region 7 workforce board, briefed the county commissioners on local workforce programs, funding streams and recent outcomes, saying the board is "completely grant funded" and runs multiple programs for employers and job seekers across six counties.
Lee said Region 7 serves Vigo, Vermillion, Parke, Clay, Sullivan and Putnam counties and has a 25-member board composed of 13 business representatives and 12 members from nonprofits, education and government. He told the commissioners the board manages 11 grants and offers youth and adult programs,…
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