Staff member says accelerated job training program to reach rural Maricopa County

A staff member said an accelerated job training program is being brought to rural communities in Maricopa County to accelerate economic development and give residents job-ready skills. The speaker told the meeting transcript, “They teach you everything you need for the job,” and described the effort as “an accelerated job training program.” The remark tied the effort to local economic development and to providing “another advantage for people here to have in Maricopa County,” according to the transcript. The speaker also said, “Let's do, 28, 29,” but the transcript does not identify whether those numbers refer to agenda items, dates, program modules or something else. The remarks in the transcript are discussion only; no motion, vote, formal direction, program name, funding source, timeline, or lead agency is recorded in the excerpt provided. Further details about the program and next steps were not specified in the transcript.