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WATC Awarded $150K Community Service Block Grant

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City Council members approved a $150,000 community services block grant this week for the Wichita Area Technical College.

The training will focus on four job industries, assembly mechanic, composite fabrication, computer numerical control operator and IT help desk specialist.

The City of Wichita's Housing and Community Services oversees the grant.

"The expected outcomes of this process is to ensure that we reduce barriers to employment, we give individuals relevant job skills attainment that leads to their ability to earn higher wages," says Housing Director John Hall.

WATC’s President Sheree Utash told the council the grant will help place students in high demand jobs after several weeks of training.

"These programs that we're looking at are anywhere from eight to 16 weeks to an employment level of between 14 and 18 dollars an hour,” Utash says.

Classes start at WATC on August 21.

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Carla Eckels is Director of Organizational Culture at KMUW. She produces and hosts the R&B and gospel show Soulsations and brings stories of race and culture to The Range with the monthly segment In the Mix. Carla was inducted into The Kansas African American Museum's Trailblazers Hall of Fame in 2020 for her work in broadcast/journalism.