TRICO, TSC, GET $364,133 JOB-TRAINING GRANT

TWC Chairman Andres Alcantar presents a $364,133 Skills Development Fund grant check to representatives from Trico Products and Texas Southmost College (TSC). Pictured left to right: Dr. Reynaldo Garcia, TSC Board of Trustees; John Hoysick, Plant Manager, Trico Products; TWC Chairman Alcantar; a Trico Products employee, Dr. Lily F. Tercero, President, TSC; Francisco Rendon, Chairman, TSC Board of Trustees; and Rene Torres, TSC Board of Trustees. Pictured in the background are plant workers from Trico Products.

Trico Products has partnered with Texas Southmost College to provide job training using a $364,133 Skills Development Fund grant from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC).
The grant will be used to help workers increase their skills in molding and production, as well as to increase employees’ capacities to eliminate waste and streamline processes, ultimately helping the company remain competitive. Under this grant, 242 incumbent workers will be trained, including material handlers, industrial technicians and machine operators.
Upon completion, the trainees will earn an average hourly wage of $16.52.
“The Skills grants deliver customized training solutions that help Texas employers and workers succeed in the marketplace,” said TWC Chairman Andres Alcantar. “This investment builds not only employee skills, but the capabilities of our community colleges to the benefit of employers and the community. We are pleased to make this investment.”
From the program’s inception in 1996 through 2012, Skills Development Fund grants have created or upgraded more than 286,000 jobs throughout Texas. The grants have assisted 3,901 employers with their customized training needs. The Legislature appropriated $48.5 million to the Skills Development Fund for the 2012-13 biennium. Employers seeking more information about the Skills Development Fund may visit the TWC website at http://skills.texasworkforce.org.
Texas Southmost College contact: Jim Holt, associate vice president and dean of workforce training and continuing education, 956-882-4149 or Jim.holt@utb.edu
The Texas Workforce Commission is a state agency dedicated to helping Texas employers, workers and communities prosper economically. For details on TWC and the services it offers in coordination with its network of local workforce development boards, call 512-463-8942 or visit www.texasworkforce.org.