US EditionGianforte Announces New Workforce Training Initiative at Boeing in Helena
The initiative targets workforce barriers and emphasizes AI skills with public-private partnerships, addressing over 100,000 Montanans not currently employed, state officials said.
- At Boeing’s Helena facility on Aug. 11, Gov. Greg Gianforte launched the 406 JOBS initiative and signed an executive order empowering SWIB to oversee implementation.
- Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor announced $30 million in grants as Montana’s labor force participation rate has been in decline, despite low unemployment.
- Under the plan, 406 JOBS encompasses four pathways to employment, zero barriers to work, and six high-demand sectors including health care, construction, and advanced manufacturing.
- The State Workforce Innovation Board must produce a report within 90 days and will visit 16 cities and towns over the next eight weeks.
- The order tasks DLI with expanding AI training and supporting AI-readiness in K-12 career programs in coming years, targeting six industries projected to face worker shortfalls.
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Gianforte announces new workforce training initiative at Boeing in Helena
Montana's governor signed an executive order Monday to create a statewide workforce training initiative he said would help the state get federal grant funding under Trump administration executive orders and increase the waning labor force participation rate, which has been…
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The Billings GazetteGov. Gianforte announces workforce training initiative to get more Montanans into jobs
Montana's labor force participation rate dropped from 63.4% in June 2024, which was the highest it has been under the Gianforte administration, to 62.1% in June 2024, according to data.
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Gov. Gianforte launches 406 JOBS initiative in Helena
HELENA, Mont. – Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed an executive order designating the State Workforce Innovation Board (SWIB) to implement the 406 JOBS initiative, aimed at improving Montana's workforce system.
Gianforte announces new state workforce development plan
Gov. Greg Gianfortes administration says Montana needs to do more to make sure its workforce development programs are all working together. On Monday, Gianforte announced he had signed an executive order, launching a new initiative to restructure those programs.Historically, there hasn't been coordination across these programs, even though all these disparate programs are serving the same people, he said. That's part of what this executive order…
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