WASHINGTON-- Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis will host a conference call to announce awards of approximately $183 million to 43 grantees through the H-1B technical skills training grant program competition. The projects funded through these grants will enable workers to update current skills or acquire new ones so they can enter career pathways leading to higher-paying jobs.
WHO: Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training Jane Oates
WHAT:Press conference call to announce round two of H-1B technical skills training grant awards.
Remarks to be followed by a Q-and-A session
HOW: Call-in number: 877-601-4484
Passcode: LABOR
WHEN:Wednesday, Feb. 22
3:30 p.m. EST
Media planning to call in are requested to notify Jason Kuruvilla in the Labor Department's Office of Public Affairs using the contact information below.
Contact: Jason KuruvillaDave Roberts
Phone: 202-693-6587 202-579-6740
Email: kuruvilla.jason@dol.gov
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/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- Feb. 21, 2012/
SOURCE U.S. Department of Labor
