PENNSYLVANIA GRANTS APPROVAL OF HIWT FOR STATE FUNDING

By Deb Leedy
Financial Aid Administrator
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology

The Hobart Institute of Welding Technology (HIWT) has recently been approved in the state of Pennsylvania by the Bureau of Workforce Investment due to an increased interest in welding training in that state.  

HIWT continues to be an approved education provider through the Bureau of Workforce Investment on the Statewide Eligible Program/Provider List in the states of Ohio and West Virginia, and we are pleased to announce the addition of Pennsylvania to that list.  As requests come in from applicants in other areas of the country, HIWT will apply with other states to provide this funding for our students.

The Workforce Investment Board offers funding through two programs – the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and the Trade Adjustment Act (TAA).  WIA is an act to consolidate, coordinate, and improve employment, training, literacy, and vocational rehabilitation programs in the United States.

TAA is a federal program that provides aid to workers who lose their jobs or whose hours of work and wages are reduced as a result of increased imports.  TAA offers a variety of reemployment services to assist unemployed workers to prepare for and obtain suitable employment, including training.

To access more information on the Workforce Investment Act go to the Department of Labor’s website at http://www.doleta.gov/usworkforce/wia/act.cfm.

To access more information on the Trade Adjustment Act go to http://www.doleta.gov/tradeact/2002act index.cfm.

You may also direct questions to the Hobart Institute’s Financial Aid Administrator, Deb Leedy at (800) 332-9448 ext. 5221 or (937) 332-5221 or deb.leedy@welding.org.