The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (LWD) has named Rutgers University, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Camden County College, Rowan College at Burlington County, Rowan College at Gloucester County, and the New Jersey Institute of Technology as the recipients of $8.4 million in state grants to oversee the state’s Talent Development Centers (TDC) – creating innovative career pathways and apprenticeships in the Garden State’s seven key industries.
Each TDC will receive $1.2 million in state funds to serve as a “centers for excellence” as anchors for expanded, high-quality, employer-driven partnerships that involve businesses, high schools, colleges, universities, labor unions, and workforce development boards.
Industry: Institution:
| Advanced Manufacturing | Camden County College |
| Construction & Utilities | New Jersey Institute of Technology |
| Financial Services | Rowan College at Gloucester County |
| Health Care | Rutgers University |
| Life Sciences | Rutgers University |
| Retail, Hospitality & Tourism | Fairleigh Dickinson University |
| Transportation, Logistics & Distribution | Rowan College at Burlington County |
These institutions will be tasked with providing credential-focused education and training to dislocated, disadvantaged, and currently employed workers, developing partnerships with employers and establishing career pathways toward an industry-valued credential or degree.
The Talent Development Centers were launched by LWD in 2016, with three TDCs –Advanced Manufacturing, Health Care, and Transportation, Logistics & Distribution. The expansion now to seven TDCs comes due to the program’s success.
The funding for these grants is provided by the Workforce Development Partnership (WDP) program and the supplemental Workforce Fund for Basic Skills (SWFBS).
New Jersey’s Talent Development Centers are part of the ‘65 by 25: Many Paths, One Future’ initiative, working to build a skilled, competitive workforce by helping New Jerseyans find pathways to careers. The ‘65 by 25: Many Paths, One Future’ initiative is a collaborative effort of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the Department of Education, and the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education, focused on increasing the percentage of New Jersey adults who have earned an industry-valued post-secondary credential or degree from 50 percent to 65 percent by 2025.
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