Incumbent Worker Training Grant Award

Gulf Coast Workforce Board

Gulf Coast Workforce Board received $141,547 to facilitate training for 241 workers at area companies. The grant will be complemented with an investment of more than $164,000 from the workforce board and its training partners. Under this program, employees in aerospace and defense, renewable energy and information technology occupations will receive job-related training. Participating organizations include ARINC, Coastal Helicopters, Arizona Chemical, Peaden Mechanical, TRANE Manufacturing, Blumanta Technology Group and the Bay County Board of County Commissioners. Employees will train and receive certifications on subjects such as helicopter field maintenance, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system implementation, FSEC Solar Thermal, NABCEP Photovoltaic Entry Level, Commercial Energy Rater, CompTIA Network+, Project Management, Cisco Network Design, Microsoft Exchange Server and Microsoft Certified System Engineer. Gulf Coast Community College is the training provider for the information technology and renewable energy courses.