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DWD Awards Technical Education Equipment Grant
Equipment upgrades enable tech career skills training for high school students
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) has awarded a Wisconsin Fast Forward (WFF) Advanced Manufacturing Technical Education Equipment Grant to Barneveld School District in the amount of $13,141.
A total $1 million were awarded to 35 school districts across Wisconsin for advanced manufacturing initiatives. Many districts took this opportunity to add robotics, laser tools and 3-D printing capabilities to their curricula. Projects ranged from replacing era tools with up-to-date CNC 1970's equipment to outfitting labs with the equipment necessary to teach students skills such as computer-based milling and machining, metals fabrication, welding and engineering, design, drafting, modeling, and prototyping.
The Wisconsin Fast Forward program encourages increased collaboration between Wisconsin’s workforce, employers, local or regional economic development organizations, workforce development boards, post-secondary institutions, and private training providers to develop and execute business-led training programs.
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