Gov. Ned Lamont on Monday announced the launch of CareerConneCT, a job training initiative that provides $70 million to get people who lost their jobs amid COVID-19 back to work.
The program includes 19 job training programs meant to create pathways to employment in high-quality, in-demand careers.
“We are building CareerConneCT to become one of the largest workforce development initiatives ever executed in Connecticut,” Lamont said during Monday’s announcement. “We’ve already received significant commitments from employers that are looking to hire thousands of workers across a broad spectrum of high-quality, good-paying fields.”
The program connects participants to tuition-free training in manufacturing, information technology, health care, infrastructure and clean energy, and CDL.
“This is an opportunity for those who are unemployed or underemployed to receive no-cost training in an in-demand field and get connected to a job opportunity that is waiting to be filled,” Lamont said.
Jobseekers can enroll through an online intake portal at portal.ct.gov/careerconnect.
