New from Minnesota Job Skills Partnership: Automation Training Incentive Pilot Program
25 Feb 2020
I am excited to introduce a new pilot program from the Minnesota Job Skills Partnership (MJSP) for small businesses in Minnesota t hat are ramping up new automation equipment and technology.
The Automation Training Incentive Pilot Program offers grants up to $25,000 to Minnesota businesses that have 100 or fewer full-time employees, are in the manufacturing or skilled assembly production industry, and have recently invested in new automation technology or plans to invest in new automation technology.
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