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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 30, 2023 10:03 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Membiela, Clare (MDE) <MembielaC@michigan.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> PRESS RELEASE: New Career Training Scholarship Program Offers Michiganders an Opportunity to Gain Skills for In-Demand Jobs<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white">The Michigan Achievement Skills Scholarship provides students up to $4,000 over two years to attend an eligible career
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">New Career Training Scholarship Program Offers Michiganders an Opportunity to Gain Skills for In-Demand Jobs</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"> </span></span><span style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">
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<span class="normaltextrun"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">The Michigan Achievement Skills Scholarship provides students up to $4,000 over two years to attend an eligible career training program in Michigan.</span></i></span><span class="eop"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"> </span></i></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">Lansing, Mich.</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">—Today, the
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO)</span></strong> is announcing the launch of the
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Michigan Achievement Skills Scholarship</span></strong>, a new career training scholarship designed to help individuals gain skills needed to prepare for in-demand jobs. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">“Through programs like the Michigan Achievement Skills Scholarship, we are preparing Michiganders for rewarding careers in high-demand industries while supporting businesses with the
highly skilled talent they need to compete and grow,” said <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Susan Corbin,
</span></strong>director of LEO. “Investments like these are critical to helping fuel the jobs that are vital to our state’s economic momentum and our goals to expand economic prosperity to all.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">The Skills Scholarship is backed by a $10 million investment through the state budget and adds on to the
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<span style="color:#1F89C1">Michigan Achievement Scholarship launched by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last year</span></a> to lower the cost of higher education for Michiganders, starting with the class of 2023. Under the program, graduating high school students will
be eligible to receive up to $4,000 over two years to attend an eligible career training program in Michigan. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">Eligible career training programs were selected to ensure students will receive training and skills that will ultimately lead to in-demand jobs with high paying wages. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">“There should be a path for every Michigan high school graduate to pursue education after high school, which is increasingly a necessity for good wages in high-demand jobs. The Michigan
Achievement Skills Scholarship provides yet another opportunity for students to pursue their dreams,” said
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sarah Szurpicki, </span></strong>director of LEO’s Office of Sixty by 30<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.</span></strong> “As we continue to move Michigan forward, it is also helping
get us closer to the state’s <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjA5MjkuNjQzODE4MjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5zaXh0eWJ5MzAub3JnLyJ9.8t4sUTLXpJeH_MZP0tr4PZjWfQGYNPbPF7ajfQSZ_4k/s/1435301801/br/144888488152-l?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#1F89C1">Sixty by 30</span></a> goal of having 60% of adults with an industry-recognized skill certificate or college degree by 2030.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">To apply, interested students must complete an application through the Michigan Student Aid Student Scholarships and Grants portal (MiSSG), administered through the
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">“The Michigan Achievement Scholarship has been a great addition to the breadth of tuition-assistance scholarships managed by MI Student Aid, reducing the costs for students to attend
an eligible Michigan college or university by thousands of dollars,” said <strong>
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Diann Cosme</span></strong>, director of Student Scholarships, Grants and Outreach for the Treasury. “The Skills Scholarship offers another pathway to this program, and I encourage any student who has recently graduated
with their high school diploma or equivalency to take the step to see if they qualify, view eligible programs and apply for this incredible opportunity.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">To be eligible for the Michigan Achievement Skills Scholarship, applicants must: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">Students should review the list of eligible career training programs at
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