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Up to 200 people in the Omaha area will receive training for customer service jobs under a $2 million federal grant to be announced Monday.
The grant, awarded after a competitive process and funded with federal stimulus dollars, is to be coordinated by Goodwill Industries in collaboration with Metropolitan Community College.
Mayor Jim Suttle and representatives from partnering agencies planned to discuss the new job-training program Monday morning.
Linda Kizzier of Goodwill said it is seeking participants for sessions that will run about 20 weeks, Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Participants will be paid a $50 weekly stipend and will receive customer service training as well as basic reading and writing classes.
Various sessions will be held over the three-year grant period.
Representatives of First National Bank, Mutual of Omaha, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska and Aflac will provide speakers during the courses, Kizzier said.
A career coach will be available to help graduates find jobs, but none of the partnering companies have guaranteed positions, Kizzier said.
Companies have an incentive to hire graduates, she added, as they will be reimbursed up to $2,500 in wages.
For more information, applicants can go to www.goodwillomaha.org.
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444-1224, cindy.gonzalez@owh.com
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