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Vidor ISD wins $254,777 JET grant; CTE leaders outline certifications, industry partnerships
Summary
Vidor ISD officials announced a $254,777 JET grant for welding program upgrades and presented an overview of career-and-technical-education (CTE) industry-based certifications and recent student participation, highlighting strong certification rates in several programs and planned equipment and electrical upgrades for welding shops.
Vidor Independent School District officials announced at the Feb. 10 board meeting that the district received a JET grant from the Texas Workforce Commission worth $254,777 to upgrade welding facilities and equipment. The CTE director and instructors presented an update on industry-based certifications (IBCs), dual-credit partnerships and other CTE programming, and they described planned purchases and electrical upgrades needed to install modern downdraft welding tables.
The JET grant award was announced during the district’s Career and Technical Education month recognition. District CTE director L. Singleton (identified in presentation) said the grant was routed through the Texas Workforce Commission and that Vidor planned to use the funds to outfit both welding shops with downdraft welding tables, which pull fumes downward and filter air to remove welding particulates. Singleton said the grant also covers…
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