Stevens Institute of Technology has again been awarded a $563,600 High-Growth Workforce Development training grant from the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (LWD). This is the sixth consecutive year in which Stevens has been awarded a grant to deliver training opportunities to New Jersey companies.
Under the grant, which will be effective from September 2009 through August 2010, Stevens will deliver workshops and training to assist the LWD in maintaining workforce vitality and flexibility.
"The training grants meet industry-specific workforce development challenges by encouraging investment in new technologies and equipment," said Dr. Audrey Curtis, who serves as director of the Stevens training programs. "For example, employers in the healthcare and biotechnology fields will train their workers in effective management techniques, as well as in the implementation of new and efficient operating procedures, by incorporating IT processes and bioinformatics.
"At the same time," she continued, "high-tech manufacturers will provide training for their incumbent workers, to improve efficiency and quality through the implementation of Lean manufacturing applications and continuous improvement strategies. These are skills that employers need their employees to master to be competitive in the global economy."