New Jersey Business Magazine reports the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) is awarding more than $8.6 million in three grant programs that support Apprenticeship and training initiatives: the Growing Apprenticeship In Nontraditional Sectors (GAINS); Pre-Apprenticeship in Career Education (PACE); and New Jersey Builders Utilization Initiative for Labor Diversity (NJBUILD) Women and Minorities in Construction Grant Programs.  William Millea, who serves as Apprentice Coordinator for Roofers Local 4, said: “The New Jersey District Council of Roofers Pre-Apprenticeship Program will utilize the PACE Grant to hire and train twenty-five participants during a ten-week training class.  This program will act as a feeder program for our four-year Apprentice Program, which supplies Apprentices to our signatory contractors.  The funding from the PACE Program allows us to supply participants with tools, CPR certification, OSHA (30) certification, as well as the knowledge needed to safely enter the Roofing Trade.”

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